Another day means one other alternative to clarify how OkPop has conquered popular culture.
Netflix has a success on their arms with the animated movie “KPop Demon Hunters,” which debuted in June and is on the right track to turn into the platform’s most-watched authentic movie.
Here’s a primer on what you need to know about it:
Ok-pop is brief for Korean pop, which originated in South Korea and has produced international celebrity teams like BTS and BlackPink.
“KPop Demon Hunters” performs on that with their storyline about an all-girl singing group, who, as well as to being stars in that style, additionally hunt demons out to eat human souls in a bid to defend their followers. One of their greatest challenges? A rival boy band which might be really demons in disguise.
Supernatural-themed content material additionally has a robust fan base, so combining the 2 in an animated musical is a particularly algorithm-friendly mixture.
The voices behind the animated characters are stars in their very own proper.
The forged consists of Arden Cho, May Hong, Ji-young Yoo, Ahn Hyo-seop, Ken Jeong and Daniel Dae Kim.
“KPop Demon Hunters” has helped reignite the love for film soundtracks.
Three of its songs, “Golden,” “Your Idol” and “Soda Pop,” have hit the Top 10 on the Hot 100 chart, according to Billboard.
Ian Eisendrath, the movie’s government music producer, just lately spoke with NCS about the success.
“I think you always hope, you know, in a film musical that maybe one song pops and it’s soundtrack [hits] number one in the film/television space,” he mentioned. “But it’s been so gratifying to see these songs really hit with the public at large and globally and live, as songs that people are loving inside the film, but also just listening to on the radio, listening to on Spotify in their cars.”
“KPop Demon Hunters” breaks streaming, music information
Billboard reported that the final film soundtracks to chart three songs within the Top 10 have been 1977’s “Saturday Night Fever” and 1995’s “Waiting To Exhale.”
Bolstered by the success of the movie, the streaming giants are bringng a few of the magic to a theater close to you.
“KPop Demon Hunters: A Sing-Along Event” will reportedly run in film theaters in North America, the UK, Australia and New Zealand this weekend on August 23 and 24.