KPop Demon Hunters

Name: KPop Demon Hunters
Director: Chris Appelhans
Genre: Fantasy, Animation, Music, Arts and culture, Action
Released: 2025
Duration: 1 h 35 min
Cast: Arden Cho, May Hong, Ji-young Yoo, Ahn Hyo-seop, Yunjin Kim

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Fantasy
Animation

2025
Chris Appelhans
95 mins
PG

Summary

Animated musical adventure about Rumi, Zoey and Mira, aka Huntr/x, a superstar girl band with a sideline in demon-slaying. When the demonic Jinu forms a rival group, the Saja Boys, he plans to steal Huntr/x's fans and destroy the group's power. But his dark task is complicated by the developing attraction between Jinu and Huntr/x member Rumi.

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Review

A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Jayne Nelson

You don't have to know a thing about the South Korean K-pop phenomenon to enjoy this deliriously silly English-language animated musical. It introduces us to delightful three-piece girl band Huntr/x (voiced by Arden Cho, Ji-young Yoo and May Hong). As global superstars, they wow huge crowds on stage - but also secretly fight demons to save the world. Now the baddies have a plan: they've created an equally talented boy band, Saja Boys, to steal Huntr/x's fans. Led by the evil, yet attractive, Jinu (Ahn Hyo-seop), Saja Boys aim to gain in popularity until they're ready to unleash their demon armies. This is a dazzling watch, with animation reminiscent of the kinetic, colourful Spider-Verse movies but with a bold Korean twist. The jokes are universal but K-pop fans can also enjoy cheeky nods to real-life bands (Saja Boys's six-pack-flaunting member "Abs" could well be San from Ateez, for example). As for the music: there's a reason lead track Golden hit number one across the world, including in the UK.

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7.4/10