This summer, the movie “K-Pop Demon Hunters” became a world wide favorite movie. The movie has over 236 million views. The movie came out on the streaming service Netflix on June 20.
The movie showcases the friendship between Mira, Zoey, and Rumi and they call themselves Huntrix. They battle their closest rivals the Saja Boys to help save the world. Each member of the Huntrix has their specialty, Zoey is the rapper of the group and comes up with the lyrics, Rumi is the leader and main singer of the group, and Mira is the choreographer of the group. Many students in Pockbridge also loved this movie.
Each character has two voice actors. One is the voice and the other is their singing voice. Rumi is voiced by Arden cho. Rumi’s singing voice is Ejae. Mira is voiced by May Hong. Her singing voice is Audrey Nuna. Zoey is voiced by Ji-Young Yoo. Her singing voice is Rei Ami. Lastly Jinu is voiced by Ahn Hyo-Seop. His singing voice is Andrew Choi.
For sophomore Anika McKeever, she enjoys the connection between the character and the audience.
“ I like Zoey because I think that she is the most relatable and the most real. She and I have the same energy. We are both energetic,” McKeever said.
The songs are also a big part of the movie. Students and adults that have seen the movie continue to listen to the music after they watch the movie. The soundtrack has over 3 billion streams on Spotify. Most of the songs are in English but some of them have Korean words in the middle of the song, which sometimes can make it hard to sing along.
For Senior Alison Ranger, she enjoys the musical elements of the songs.
“I like the song “What It Sounds Like” just because I love the harmonies. It is the only song without Korean so I’m not horribly stumbling over words. I feel so embarrassed when I stubble over the words,” Ranger said.
For school counselor Daniel Shelton, he likes the theme of the songs.
“ ‘What It Sounds Like’ because it made me cry like the first 12 times I listened to it. It’s a perfect song to neatly
wrap up the message of the movie, how the best way to overcome shame is with shameless vulnerability,” Shelton said.
If you like a movie with relatable characters and awesome music to jam out to, then “K-Pop Demon Hunters” is the movie for you. The movie is sad and funny and people of all ages enjoy it.
