Serious question: Why hadn't I heard about the famous names associated with the global sensation that is KPop Demon Hunters? Why wasn't my social media feed flooded with mentions of Daniel Dae Kim (Lost), Lee Byung-hun (I Saw the Devil), and Joel Kim Booster (Fire Island)? I realize they're not the point — and certainly not the stars — but I might've streamed this animated musical sooner had I known the talent providing the voices to the supporting cast. I'm loyal to actors I like that way. And since nobody did clue me in, I'm awfully late to this Netflix and chill party. Well, better late than never.
For KPop Demon Hunters justifies its status as the most-viewed original film in the history of Netflix and you won't have a hard-time understanding why its break-out tune "Golden" has been nominated for a MTV Video Music Awards in the category, Song of Summer — Korean lyrics in tact. It's plot is pure popcorn: Three gal pals (Arden Cho, May Hong, Ji-young Yoo) who are rockstars by day, demon-slayers by night find saving the world getting harder when their enemies take the form of an impossibly irresistible boy band, helmed by a dreamy lead singer (Ahn Hyo-seop). Troubled pasts, forbidden romance, catchy tunes, a three-eyed magpie, a clumsy tiger, and some seriously tested loyalties... KPop Demon Hunters has all that while it telling a sing-a-long tale of redemption. You're my soda pop. My little soda pop.
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