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HUNTR/X Biography

KPop Demon Hunters is a 2025 American animated musical urban fantasy film co-written and directed by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans. It was produced by Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix and animated by Sony Pictures Imageworks.

It stars the voices of Arden Cho, Ahn Hyo-seop, May Hong, Ji-young Yoo, Yunjin Kim, Daniel Dae Kim, Ken Jeong, and Lee Byung-hun. The story follows a K-pop girl group, Huntrix, who lead double lives as demon hunters.

They face off against a rival boy band, the Saja Boys, whose members are secretly demons. Kang wanted to create a story inspired by her Korean heritage, drawing on elements of mythology, demonology, and K-pop to craft a visually distinct and culturally rooted film.

It had entered production by March 2021, with the full creative team attached. The visuals were influenced by concert lighting, editorial photography, music videos, and anime and Korean dramas.

The soundtrack features original songs by several musicians and a score by Marcelo Zarvos. KPop Demon Hunters began streaming on Netflix on June 20, 2025, and became the most-watched original title in Netflix history with over 500 million views.

A sing-along version had limited theatrical releases on August 23–24 and October 31 – November 2. Its theatrical release was the widest by number of theaters for a Netflix film, and the first to top the box office in the United States.

The soundtrack was the first film soundtrack to have four songs in the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 simultaneously, and was certified double platinum in the US in October 2025. KPop Demon Hunters received acclaim for its animation, visual style, voice acting, story, and music.

Its accolades include Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song at the 31st Critics' Choice Awards and 83rd Golden Globe Awards, and Time named it the "2025 breakthrough of the year". At the 98th Academy Awards, it is nominated for Best Animated Feature and Best Song Written for Visual Media (for "Golden").

A sequel is in development.