Overview K-pop Demon Hunters Movie
K-pop Demon Hunters is an animated movie produced by Sony Animation and was released on Netflix streaming platform in late June of 2025. The movie already had some anticipation in the K-pop community, but the movie really took off after the initial reactions on social media. Since the movie was available on streaming at home, the movie was very accessible to many people worldwide. It was also summer break for students in the USA, so a lot of children watched it over and over again.
The combination of relatable characters, the musical numbers and the animation style really made the movie appeal to all ages. I watched and it was amazed by the musical songs. It wasn’t just a cartoon, it was a musical and every song was so catchy! The story line also captured my heart. As a K-pop loving adult, I loved how accurate it was for the culture of fandoms. My teenage son was skeptical of the movie, but was soon requesting to watch it again! My pre-teen daughter has it on non-stop repeat.
Synopsis K-pop Demon Hunters Movie
The story line follows a girl group Huntrix with 3 members who sing to fight against demons trying to take over the world. Their enemy is a 5-member boy band, Saja Boys, who are demons in disguise.
Main Characters
- Rumi – the leader of Huntrix. She has the iconic long purple braid.
- Mira – the choreograhpy expert of Huntrix. She has long pink hair.
- Zoey – the songwriter of Huntrix. She has black hair in 2 braided buns.
- Bobby – the older male manager of Huntrix. He keeps the girls on schedule.
- Celine – Rumi’s guardian. She was in a former girl group with Rumi’s mother.
- Jinu – leader of the boy band Saja Boys.
- Abby – member of Saja Boys, known for his washboard abs.
- Mystery – member of Saja Boys. His long hair hides his face.
- Romance – member of Saja Boys. He has long pink hair.
- Baby Saja – member of Saja Boys. He has short mint green hair.
- Derpy Tiger
- Sussie the Magpie
- Dr. Han – a local nature cures doctor
- Gwi-Ma – the lead demon
- The Fans – fans of both Huntrix and Saja Boys
Directors and Writers
Directors – Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans
Writers – Danya Jimenez, Hannah McMechan, Maggie Kang
Voice Actors and Vocalists
The movie used separate voice actors for the script of the movie and separate vocalists for the musical songs. (voice actors are listed first)
- Rumi – Arden Cho and EJAE
- Mira – May Hong and Audrey Nuna
- Zoey – Ji-Young Yoo and Rei Ami
- Bobby – Ken Jeong
- Celine – Yunjin Kim
- Jinu – Ahn Hyo-Seop and Andrew Choi
- Abby – SungWon Cho and Neckwav
- Mystery – Alan Lee and Kevin Woo
- Romance – Joel Kim Booster and Samuil Lee
- Baby Saja – Danny Chung (singing and speaking)
- Dr. Han – Daniel Dae Kim
- Gwi-Ma – Lee Byung-hun
- Only one song “Jinu’s Lament” features voice actor Ahn Hyo-Seop.
Collaborations
The girl group Twice has a couple songs featured on the official movie soundtrack. Twice has 9 members, but only 3 members performed the song Takedown, which was an original song for the movie. All nine members of Twice are featured in the song Strategy, which is featured on their 14th mini album also called Strategy.