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Fictional boy band Saja Boys top Spotify US chart with Your Idol
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Your Idol are performed by Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo and samUIL Lee as Saja Boys in KPop Demon Hunters.
SEOUL – Saja Boys, a fictional boy band from Netflix's hit animation KPop Demon Hunters (2025), has topped the US Spotify chart.
Your Idol, performed by Saja Boys for the film's original soundtrack (OST), reached No. 1 on the Daily Top Songs chart in the US, according to the platform on July 5.
Only three K-pop tracks have reached the top spot on Spotify's US chart: Seven (2023) by Jungkook of K-pop boy band BTS, Who (2024) by BTS' Jimin, and Apt. (2024) by Rose of K-pop girl group Blackpink and American singer Bruno Mars.
Other tracks from KPop Demon Hunters are also climbing the US Spotify charts, with Golden landing at No. 2, How It's Done at No. 8, and Soda Pop at No. 10.
The film follows a popular girl group, Huntrix, as they fight to protect the human world from demons while competing with Saja Boys, a boy band born in the demon realm, with both groups gradually revealing their true identities.
In the soundtrack, Your Idol and Soda Pop are performed by Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo and SamUIL Lee as Saja Boys, while Golden and How It's Done are Huntrix's tracks, performed by Ejae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami.
On Spotify's Global Top 50 chart, Golden was No. 3, while Your Idol placed at No. 5 as of July 7 noon. Five other tracks from the album also entered the Global Top 50.
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The KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack album entered the Billboard 200 at No. 8, while tracks including Your Idol and Golden have charted on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Official Singles Chart Top 100.
The OST features a strong K-pop flavour, backed by an impressive line-up of producers who have shaped the global K-pop scene.
Kush and Vince from South Korean record label The Black Label, led by star producer Teddy Park, known for his work with boy band BigBang and Blackpink, participated in the album. THE KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
