A massively common Ok-pop musical animation has seen songs by its fictional bands zoom to the highest 10 of music charts, rivalling the success of real-life Ok-pop teams.
KPop Demon Hunters is at present probably the most streamed film on Netflix globally, clocking up greater than 33 million views in simply two weeks.
The track Your Idol by a boy band within the movie, Saja Boys, has reached quantity two on Spotify within the US. This makes them the very best charting male Ok-pop group in US Spotify historical past, based on studies – surpassing kings of Ok-pop BTS.
Golden, a monitor by the movie’s fictional lady group Huntr/x, hit quantity three on the chart, equalling Blackpink because the highest-charting feminine Ok-pop group.
The movie’s soundtrack shot into the highest 10 of the Billboard 200 within the US, making it the very best debut for a soundtrack to this point this yr.
Golden is being launched as an official single by Republic Data, and Netflix is submitting it for awards consideration, according to Variety.
KPop Demon Hunters follows the adventures of famous person band Huntr/x.
The three members of the all-female group – Rumi, Mira, and Zoey – are secretly “badass demon hunters” who shield their legions of followers from supernatural risks.
Throughout Huntr/x live shows, their music is used to guard the human world from the forces of darkness.
However rival band the Saja Boys, who’re demons in disguise, are their arch enemies.
Jinu, Abbs, Romance, Child, and Thriller have been despatched by demon king Gwi-ma to steal the souls of Huntr/x’s followers.
KPop Demon Hunters, which was produced by Sony Footage Animation, was directed by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans and was based mostly on a narrative by Ms Kang.
Its success ought to maybe not be too shocking as high producers together with Teddy Park, who has labored with Blackpink, and BTS collaborator Lindgren have been a part of the staff that created the album.
The recognition of KPop Demon Hunters comes as South Korean mega-stars BTS are set to make their highly-anticipated comeback.
The seven-strong group introduced this week that it’s going to head to the US this month to begin engaged on new music.
The band is because of launch a brand new album and go on tour subsequent yr in spite of everything of its members accomplished their obligatory army service.
In the meantime, Blackpink is about to begin its first all-stadium world tour on 5 July.
The band, which has not launched an album collectively since 2022’s Born Pink, is because of reveal a brand new track in the beginning of the Deadline World Tour.
