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'KPop Demon Hunters' Sing-Along Coming to US Theaters: What To Know
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A sing-along version of Netflix's film KPop Demon Hunters is briefly heading to theaters, the streaming platform announced on Tuesday.
Why It Matters
KPop Demon Hunters was released on June 20 and quickly became an instant smash. So far, it's had 184.6 million views, Deadline reported, and the film's single "Golden" reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
What To Know
The film follows HUNTR/X, a fictional K-pop girl group who secretly battle demons to protect their fans. The Saja Boys, a rival boy band of demons, is their new enemy.
The HUNTR/X cast features Arden Cho as Rumi, May Hong as Mira and Ji-young Yoo as Zoey. Other stars in the musical include Ahn Hyo-seop as Jinu, Kim Yunjin as Celine, Ken Jeong as Bobby, Lee Byung-hun as Gwi-Ma and Daniel Dae Kim as Healer Han.
The KPop Demon Hunters sing-along will take place for one weekend only in select theaters across the United States and Canada on August 23 and August 24.
(L-R) Ji-young Yoo, Arden Cho and May Hong attend the "KPop Demon Hunters" special screening at the Netflix Tudum Theater on June 16, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.
(L-R) Ji-young Yoo, Arden Cho and May Hong attend the "KPop Demon Hunters" special screening at the Netflix Tudum Theater on June 16, 2025 in Los Angeles, Netflix
In the United States, theater chains like Cinemark, Regal Cinemas, Marcus and more will be participating, and screenings will be shown in most major U.S. cities.
Fandango described the event on their website as: "We're goin' up, up, up—and now it's YOUR moment! For one weekend only, seal the Honmoon and sing your favorite KPop Demon Hunters songs with HUNTR/X and the Saja Boys in this full-length, sing-along version of the Netflix hit film."
What People Are Saying
Director Maggie Kang said in a Netflix press interview, per the BBC, that she and fellow director Chris Appelhans collaborated with experienced K-pop producers: "Because we wanted the music to be really incredible and really speak to the K-pop fans and be legitimately fit into the K-pop space, we felt that it was important to partner with a Korean label."
Dan Lin, chairman of Netflix Film, told The Hollywood Reporter: "We knew younger female audiences and K-pop [and] anime fans would love this film, but it's been incredibly gratifying to see it embraced by an even broader audience and become a favorite film for both adults and kids. Adults are watching the movie with their friends or other family members, kids are watching with their friends and siblings."
Cho said of her character Rumi to Entertainment Weekly: "She wants to encourage the girls to, obviously, be awesome rock stars and hunt the demons while covering this deep, dark secret and trying to overcome all of her struggles. It was a challenge finding the perfect balance between being grounded and real and honest and vulnerable, especially because Rumi has so many of those moments."
Hong said of her character Mira to Entertainment Weekly: "She's tough as f***, I like that, but also so sensitive and so vulnerable. I do think I've been perceived as someone who's harder on the outside than I actually am with loved ones, and so it resonated with me."
Yoo said of her character Zoey to Entertainment Weekly: "The main thing with Zoey is she's really energetic, which is fun and very lovable, but it's really tiring. A lot of it was just me trying to get as much energy as possible stored up in my system so that I could go into the booth and give that much energy to her voice, which is a ton of fun, but definitely a new kind of stamina challenge for me."
What Happens Next
KPop Demon Hunters sing-along tickets will go on sale on Wednesday, August 13 at 9 a.m. ET.
For a full list of theaters and showtimes, as well as tickets, fans can go to
