My Cultural Diet

Rumi, Mira, and Zoey aren’t just Huntr/x, the world’s greatest K-pop group. They’re also the latest in a long line of supernatural warriors tasked with protecting humanity from the predations of the demon king Gwi-Ma and defending the Honmoon, a magical barrier that separates humanity from the demon world. Unbeknownst to her bandmates, though, Rumi is half-demon herself, a fact that threatens their efforts to establish the Honmoon once and for all. Further complicating matters is the arrival of the Saja Boys, a boy band that challenges Huntr/x’s chart dominance — and happen to be demons themselves. Can Rumi come to terms with her demonic heritage? Will Huntr/x defeat the Saja Boys at the upcoming Idol Awards? Can the three friends overcome their deepest fears to defeat Gwi-Ma once and for all? With its vivid artwork, striking animation (by the same studio behind the Spider-Verse films), and of course, a totally banging K-pop soundtrack, it’s no surprise that KPop Demon Hunters is Netflix’s biggest title ever, with 325 million views to date. (2021’s Red Notice comes in second with a measly 231 million views.) Even as it pokes fun at K-drama clichés, the film’s melodrama does get a bit much, and I wish it did more with its demon mythology. Nevertheless, I was totally caught up in the girls’ final showdown with Gwi-Ma, which is set to the sounds of the inspirational “What It Sounds Like.”

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