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Yahoo
5 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
No Need to Hunt: We Found the Best Merch for ‘KPop Demon Hunters' Girl Group HUNTR/X — And It's On Sale
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. The success that is Netflix's KPop Demon Hunters has not gone unnoticed. More from Billboard Sam Smith Yearns 'To Be Free' With New Single Out This Week: 'It's More Than Special to Me' Kelly Clarkson, Adam Levine & John Legend to Return to 'The Voice' As Part of Major Show Revamp How to Get Olivia Rodrigo's Favorite Pair of Touring Tights For 50% Off In this week alone, all eight of the original animated film's songs remain on the Billboard Hot 100. While you might be torn between HUNTR/X and their boy-band counterpart Saja Boys, the animated girl group's success is undeniable. HUNTR/X's uplifting track 'Golden,' sung by EJAE, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami, broke into the top five in its fourth consecutive week on the Hot 100, rising to a new peak of No. 4. If you want to rep your favorite non-existent K-Pop girl group in style, Amazon is currently running a sale on HUNTR/X merch. KPop Demon Hunters HUNTR/X Officially Licensed T-Shirt $19.52 $22.97 15% off Buy Now On Amazon A T-shirt featuring all of the HUNTR/X members on the front. KPop Demon Hunters HUNTR/X Officially Licensed Stainless Steel Insulated Tumbler $21.22 $24.97 15% off Buy Now On Amazon A stainless steel tumbler with the HUNTR/X members on the front. The retailer has a slew of options for everyone, from unisex cotton tees to insulated tumblers, all up to 15% off. This is official licensed merchandise. Some of our favorite pieces include the HUNTR/X sweatshirt with a large graphic on the front depicting members Rumi, Mira and Zoey in purple, blue and pink hues. The sweatshirt, like a majority of the clothing items featured in this article, ranges in size from small to XX-large. You've also got a HUNTR/X iPhone case affixed with a graphic of the members posed in an action shot, ready to battle some demons. The case is a two-parter made from a premium scratch-resistant polycarbonate shell layered over a shock-absorbent TPU liner that protects against drops from high heights. The case fits the iPhone XR. The HUNTR/X hoodie is another winner in our book. It comes in three different colorways and is made of a cozy mix of cotton and polyester. Sizing options range from medium to XX-large. KPop Demon Hunters HUNTR/X Officially Licensed Sweatshirt $35.67 $41.97 15% off Buy Now On Amazon A sweatshirt with all of the HUNTR/X members on the front. KPop Demon Hunters Band Logo Officially Licensed Pullover Hoodie $36.52 $42.97 15% off Buy Now On Amazon A hoodie with the HUNTR/X logo on the front. This film aptly capitalizes on the success that the K-pop genre has seen not only in South Korea, but all over the world. You've got crisp and colorful animation brought to you by the same crew that did Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, along with punchy action sequences and foot-tapping original music tracks that take inspo from the best of K-Pop, and you've got a clear recipe for success. So we know the inspiration for this film was K-Pop, but how did it all come about? Demons and K-Pop aren't really the first two things we think of when playing word association. Well, the film draws heavily from director Maggie Kang's South Korean roots along with South Korean folklore surrounding demons and mythology. Of course, Kang's love of K-pop was also a huge inspiration. The film is currently available to stream exclusively on Netflix. If you've missed the viral phenomenon, we'll catch you up to speed: The movie centers around world-renowned K-pop girl group HUNTR/X, as the members balance their lives in the spotlight with their secret identities as demon hunters. Each group and musical number was based loosely on some of your favorite K-pop acts, including MONSTA X and BLACKPINK to Itzy and EXO. K-Pop is interwoven throughout this endeavor. In fact, tracks featured in the film are even sung by former and current K-pop idols such as Kevin Woo from UKISS to Twice's track 'Takedown,' sung by members Jeongyeon Jihyo and Chaeyoung. KPop Demon Hunters HUNTR/X Key Art Officially Licensed Case for iPhone XR $21.22 $24.97 15% off Buy Now On Amazon A iPhone phone case with all of the HUNTR/X members on it. Watch the KPop Demon Hunters trailer below:
Malay Mail
6 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Malay Mail
‘Golden' from ‘KPop Demon Hunters' breaks into Official UK Singles Chart top 10
KUALA LUMPUR, July 24 — Golden, a track from the Netflix animated film KPop Demon Hunters, has broken into the top 10 of the United Kingdom's Official Singles Chart. Golden — performed by the fictional K-pop girl group HUNTR/X featured in the film — rose to No. 9 this week, up by 11 spots from No. 20 the week before. The song has spent four consecutive weeks on the chart. Two other tracks from the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack are also performing strongly in the UK. Your Idol by fictional boy band Saja Boys charted at No. 23, while How It's Done, another HUNTR/X song, placed at No. 29. The film premiered globally on Netflix on June 20 and follows a pair of K-pop idols who secretly battle demons. Its fictional music acts, especially HUNTR/X, have garnered widespread attention, with Golden also topping the Billboard Global 200 earlier this month.
Forbes
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Can Netflix Make ‘KPop Demon Hunters' Into A Grammy Favorite?
The KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack and hit single 'Golden' will surely be submitted for Grammy ... More consideration. Can they earn historic nods? LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 16: (L-R) Audrey Nuna, EJAE and Rei Ami attend the KPop Demon Hunters Special Screening at Netflix Tudum Theater on June 16, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo byfor Netflix) It's been less than a month since Netflix unveiled KPop Demon Hunters, an animated film that hops on the continually-growing wave of popularity K-pop has enjoyed for the past decade around the world. The film centers around two fictional K-pop groups, blending the melodies and dance moves that make the genre so massively popular with superhero tropes and the kind of action that's become ubiquitous in today's movies. In just a few weeks, KPop Demon Hunters has become not only hugely successful on Netflix, but also on the Billboard charts. With any luck, the project may earn K-pop some much-needed visibility at the Grammy Awards in a few months. Both the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack album and the songs featured on its tracklist are eligible for consideration, but the cultural phenomenon may be too big to pass over. KPop Demon Hunters Could Compete for Best Soundtrack As always, competition will be fierce, and there are only a few spots in every vertical. It seems unlikely that KPop Demon Hunters or any of its tracks will end up in major categories like Album or Record of the Year. Even the pop and dance verticals may not be quite the right fit. But there are a few fields where the hugely popular full-length and its songs may be real contenders. KPop Demon Hunters could compete in the Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media field. In fact, that seems like a perfect fit for what has turned out to be one of the most commercially successful soundtracks in recent memory. As of the time of writing, KPop Demon Hunters sits at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and remains inside the top 10 on several other Billboard tallies. Commercial success isn't the only factor that matters when it comes to Grammy nominations, but visibility certainly helps. Several Songs Are Contenders for One Category Any number of the tracks created for the Netflix movie could be submitted for Best Song Written for Visual Media. The likely choice is "Golden," which this week becomes the soundtrack's first top 10 hit on the Hot 100, as it jumps from No. 23 to No. 6. The same tune also becomes the biggest song in the world this frame, lifting from the runner-up spot to No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 and the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. "Golden" is likely what Netflix will lead with when it comes time for the Golden Globes and Academy Awards, so it makes sense that it will be the choice for the Grammys as well. The Grammys Have Yet to Recognize K-Pop When it comes to K-pop earning nominations, the Grammys lag far behind the charts. BTS remains the only act from that part of the world to score chances to win. So far, the boy band has collected several nominations, but never won. KPop Demon Hunters earning some love would show that K-pop has a space at music's biggest night, and that voters understand how to recognize greatness in what younger audiences are consuming. Timing is Key The timing of KPop Demon Hunters' success couldn't be better, as eligibility for the upcoming Grammys closes at the end of August. With a little more than a month to go, the album and its songs are climbing higher and higher, and people all across the country are hearing and seeing it for the first time. As Recording Academy officials prepare to select the nominees, KPop Demon Hunters, along with the fictional groups and the vocalists behind the popular tunes, should be top of mind.
Forbes
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
‘KPop Demon Hunters' Has Set Yet Another Netflix Movie Record
KPop Demon Hunters Netflix has a mega-hit on its hands with KPop Demon Hunters, the animated film where a KPop group…hunts demons, per a centuries old, song-based tradition. The film has put out actual musical hits, topping Billboard charts for both its groups, HUNTR/X and Saja Boys, which is certainly a first for any Netflix movie. Now? It's set what I believe is a second one. Well, third, if we're talking about the performance of an animated movie, but that one has come and gone. Rather, no, KPop Demon Hunters will not set the record for the longest stretch of time at #1 on Netflix's top 10 list, at least in the US. That honor belongs to Carry-On, which was there for 21 days in a row or Don't Look Up in second place with 18 days. But here, almost exactly a month after its June 20 release, KPop Demon Hunters has once again become the #1 movie on Netflix in the US. While no, it hasn't been planted there permanently, it has never left the top 3 and about six times now, a movie has come along to beat it, then fallen in the next 1-2 days and KPop Demon Hunters returns to #1 again. This just does not happen, and should be a record for the latest amount of time post-release a movie has hit #1, even if it's not consistent. We are approaching a full month in just two more days. Top 10 Why? Well, the movie is great, but word of mouth here has been positively wild. The songs keep charting, and more and more people say 'wait what songs are these?' then go check out the movie. Or people just watch the movie over and over like they would an album. It's only 90 minutes long and a large chunk of that is singing these hit songs. The visuals certainly add to the experience as well, and these full cuts of all the songs are not available on YouTube. They're also better in the context of the actual movie. One thing KPop Demon Hunters has not done is enter Netflix's most-watched movies of all time list, where it would need 137 million views to top We Can Be Heroes. It is hauling in dozens of views a week, but it's not quite there yet. We also do not know what Netflix's plan for future KPop Demon Hunters content is. It's…something, certainly, whether a sequel or a show or even a rumored live-action adaptation. But no one predicted this level of a hit, so nothing was fully planned and it would take a long while for more to be released. These killer songs don't write themselves. Follow me on Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram. Pick up my sci-fi novels the Herokiller series and The Earthborn Trilogy.
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Sing like Jinu: ‘KPop Demon Hunters' lead vocalist Andrew Choi to host workshops in Singapore end-July (VIDEO)
SINGAPORE, July 17 — Whether they swooned over Jinu in KPop Demon Hunters or hit repeat on 'Soda Pop', Singapore fans are in for a treat. The smooth vocals behind the animated heartthrob, Andrew Choi, is making his way to Singapore to share his secrets — one high note at a time. Hot on the heels of KPop Demon Hunters becoming a global streaming sensation — it's been topping Netflix charts and launching its fictional K-pop bands Saja Boys and Huntrix into real-world Spotify stardom — Singapore is set to get a double dose of Demon Hunter energy this July. Fans can catch Ahn Hyo-seop, the voice actor behind Jinu, at a promo event for his new film Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy on July 29. But before that, it's all about the vocals. Choi, who provided Jinu's singing voice and has worked with heavy-hitters like NCT 127 and Shinee, will be hosting exclusive vocal workshops at SM Universe (Singapore), the K-pop training academy launched by SM Entertainment. For those dreaming of singing just like Jinu, Choi's got options. One-on-one lessons — a full hour of personalised training — will run from July 25 to 29, priced at S$300/RM1,000 (before GST). Group classes will be held on July 26 and 27, from 11am to 12.30pm, where participants will dive into the vocal techniques behind 'Soda Pop' for S$420 (before GST). So whether you're a hardcore KPop Demon Hunters fan or just want to belt out 'Soda Pop' like a pro, this might just be your chance to get one step closer to K-pop stardom — demon style.
