KPop Demon Hunters
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When K-pop superstars Rumi, Mira and Zoey aren't selling out stadiums, they're using their secret powers to protect their fans from supernatural threats.
When K-pop superstars Rumi, Mira and Zoey aren't selling out stadiums, they're using their secret powers to protect their fans from supernatural threats.
In 'KPop Demon Hunters,' Sony Pictures Animation endearingly imagines three pest control pros working undercover as an arena-filling girl band.The trio’s weapons are so sharp, they slice clean through the demons (easily identified by jagged purple markings on their zombie-like skin), or else cause them to explode into a burst of confetti. Later, they swarm through a rift in the Honmoon, galloping on all fours like so many Gollums as they suck the souls from the nearby humans (implied more than seen, so as to preserve the film’s PG rating).
The film is all about fandom, and this unprecedented move from the streaming-first media company suggests that Netflix recognized that the film’s millions-strong audience were craving the collective experience that only cinemas can provide. Maybe theaters aren’t quite as obsolete as Ted Sarandos would have us believe . Nor is this singular event likely to change how Netflix does business. First, it’s important to understand what “KPop Demon Hunters” is.
