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KPop Demon Hunters · Verbal Diorama

2:37
Hi,
2:37
everyone.
2:37
I'm
2:37
Em,
2:38
and
2:38
welcome
2:38
to
2:38
Verbal
2:39
Diorama,
2:39
episode
2:39
328,
2:41
KPop
2:42
Demon
2:42
Hunters.
2:43
This
2:43
is
2:44
a
2:44
podcast
2:44
that's
2:44
all
2:44
about
2:44
the
2:44
history
2:45
and
2:45
legacy
2:45
of
2:45
movies
2:46
you
2:46
know,
2:46
and
2:46
movies
2:47
you
2:47
don't.
2:47
That
2:48
tells
2:48
you
2:49
how
2:49
movies
2:50
are
2:50
done,
2:50
done,
2:51
done.
2:52
Welcome
2:52
to
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Verbal
2:53
Diorama.
2:53
Whether
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you're
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a
2:54
brbrand-newandnewlistenertothispodcast,whetheryou're
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aregularreturning
2:56
listener,
2:57
thank
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you
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for
2:58
being
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here.
2:58
Thank
2:58
you
2:58
for
2:58
choosing
2:59
to
2:59
listen
2:59
to
2:59
this
2:59
podcast.
3:00
I
3:00
am
3:01
so
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happy
3:01
to
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have
3:01
you
3:02
here.
3:02
And
3:02
I
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don't
3:02
know
3:03
if
3:03
you've
3:03
realized
3:03
my
3:03
voice
3:04
is
3:04
very
3:04
excited
3:05
for
3:05
the
3:06
history
3:06
and
3:06
legacy
3:07
of
3:07
KPop
3:08
Demon
3:08
Hunters.
3:09
And
3:09
just
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to
3:09
say
3:10
if
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you
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are
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a
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regular
3:10
returning
3:11
listener,
3:12
thank
3:12
you
3:12
for
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continuing
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to
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listen
3:13
and
3:14
support
3:14
this
3:14
podcast.
3:15
This
3:15
podcast
3:15
is
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seven
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years
3:16
old
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this
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year,
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and
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one
3:18
of
3:18
the
3:18
things
3:19
that
3:19
I
3:19
love
3:19
to
3:19
do
3:20
during
3:20
this
3:20
period
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of
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the
3:22
podcast
3:22
is
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almost
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having
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a
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birthday
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is.
3:25
I
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do
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something
3:26
called
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animation
3:26
season
3:27
and
3:27
it's
3:27
something
3:27
that
3:28
I
3:28
do
3:28
every
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January
3:29
and
3:30
February.
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The
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podcast's
3:31
birthday
3:31
is
3:32
in
3:32
February.
3:33
So
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welcome
3:33
once
3:34
again
3:34
to
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the
3:34
sixth
3:34
annual
3:35
animation
3:35
season.
3:37
I
3:37
am
3:37
a
3:37
huge
3:37
fan
3:38
of
3:38
animated
3:38
movies.
3:39
I
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really
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genuinely
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believe
3:40
that
3:41
more
3:41
podcasts
3:41
should
3:42
talk
3:42
about
3:42
animated
3:43
movies.
3:44
And
3:44
what
3:44
I
3:44
want
3:44
to
3:45
do
3:45
with
3:45
this
3:45
season
3:45
is
3:46
make
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it
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a
3:47
celebration
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of
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animation
3:48
in
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all
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its
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forms.
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So
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traditional,
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2D,
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hand
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drawn,
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stop
3:52
motion,
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CGI,
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a
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mix
3:54
of
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everything.
3:55
The
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verbal
3:56
diorama.
3:56
Animation
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season
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mantras
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are
3:58
that
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animation
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is
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not
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just
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for
4:00
children.
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Animation
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is
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also
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not
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a
4:02
genre.
4:03
Even
4:03
though
4:03
Netflix
4:04
will
4:04
tell
4:04
you
4:04
otherwise,
4:05
it's
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not.
4:06
Animation
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is
4:07
the
4:07
perfect
4:08
art
4:08
form.
4:08
It
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is
4:08
capable
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of
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depicting
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anything,
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anyone,
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even
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demon
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hunters
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singing
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K
4:14
Pop
4:14
while
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flying
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in
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the
4:15
sky
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without
4:16
the
4:16
limitations
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of
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live
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action
4:18
cinema.
4:18
And
4:19
this
4:19
is
4:19
why
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animation
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season
4:20
is
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so
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important
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to
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me,
4:22
to
4:22
this
4:23
podcast,
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maybe
4:24
not
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to
4:24
everyone,
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but
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definitely
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to
4:25
me.
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To
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highlight
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incredible
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animated
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movies
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that
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you
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may
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have
4:30
discounted
4:30
for
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whatever
4:31
reason.
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Maybe
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including
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this
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one,
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actually.
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Although
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to
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be
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honest,
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I
4:35
don't
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think
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many
4:35
people
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have
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discounted
4:36
this
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because
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as
4:37
I'm
4:37
gonna
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come
4:38
to,
4:38
it's
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quite
4:39
popular,
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but
4:40
there's
4:40
some
4:40
incredible
4:41
storytelling
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in
4:42
animation.
4:43
And
4:44
this
4:44
is
4:44
why
4:44
I
4:44
love
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to
4:45
do
4:45
this
4:45
particular
4:46
season.
4:46
This
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is
4:46
the
4:47
newest
4:47
movie
4:47
in
4:48
the
4:48
season,
4:49
but
4:49
it
4:49
was
4:49
a
4:50
movie
4:50
that
4:50
I
4:50
knew
4:50
immediately
4:51
had
4:51
to
4:51
go
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in.
4:52
As
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soon
4:52
as
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I
4:52
saw
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it
4:53
last
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summer.
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I
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absolutely
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fell
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in
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love
4:55
with
4:55
this
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movie.
4:56
It's
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full
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of
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rich
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visuals.
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Korean
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culture
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has
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a
5:00
relatable
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story
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and
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an
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absolutely
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banging
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soundtrack.
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And
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when
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original
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animation
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is
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struggling
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and
5:07
studios
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rely
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more
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on
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sequels,
5:10
prequels,
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and
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shoulder
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live
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action
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remakes,
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somehow
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a
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story
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about
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a
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KPop
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girl
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group
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fighting
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demons
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became
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the
5:19
most
5:19
watched
5:20
movie
5:20
on
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Netflix
5:22
ever.
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And
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Netflix
5:24
didn't
5:24
even
5:25
see
5:25
it
5:25
coming.
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Here's
5:26
the
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trailer
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for
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K
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Pop
5:28
Demon
5:28
Hunters.
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For
8:44
generations,
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a
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trio
8:45
of
8:45
female
8:46
pop
8:46
singers
8:47
would
8:47
use
8:47
their
8:48
musical
8:48
abilities
8:48
to
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protect
8:49
the
8:49
innocent
8:50
from
8:50
demons
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and
8:51
keep
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them
8:52
from
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entering
8:52
the
8:52
human
8:53
world.
8:54
In
8:54
the
8:54
present
8:54
day,
8:55
Huntrix
8:56
consisting
8:56
of
8:56
Rumi,
8:57
Mira
8:58
and
8:58
Zoey
8:58
have
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taken
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on
8:59
the
8:59
mantle
9:00
of
9:00
pop
9:00
singers
9:00
and
9:01
demon
9:01
hunters,
9:02
keeping
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the
9:02
Hon
9:03
Moon
9:03
sealed.
9:04
Frustrated
9:05
with
9:05
the
9:05
inability
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to
9:06
devour
9:06
human
9:07
souls,
9:07
the
9:07
demon
9:08
King
9:08
Gwma
9:09
enlists
9:09
rogue
9:10
demon
9:10
Jinu
9:11
and
9:11
four
9:11
others
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to
9:12
create
9:12
the
9:12
one
9:13
thing
9:13
that
9:13
could
9:13
take
9:14
down
9:14
a
9:14
K
9:14
Pop
9:15
girl
9:15
group.
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A
9:16
K
9:16
Pop
9:17
boy
9:17
band
9:18
with
9:18
abs.
9:20
Let's
9:20
run
9:21
through
9:21
the
9:21
cast
9:21
of
9:21
this
9:22
movie.
9:22
We
9:22
have
9:22
Arden
9:23
Cho
9:23
as
9:24
Rumi
9:24
EJAE
9:25
as
9:25
the
9:26
singing
9:26
voice
9:26
of
9:26
Rumi
9:27
May
9:28
Hong
9:28
as
9:28
Mira
9:29
Audrey
9:30
Nuna
9:30
as
9:31
the
9:31
singing
9:31
voice
9:31
of
9:32
Mira
9:33
Ji
9:33
Young
9:34
Yoo
9:34
as
9:34
Zoe
9:35
Rei
9:35
Ami
9:36
as
9:36
the
9:36
singing
9:36
voice
9:37
of
9:37
Zoey
9:38
Ahn
9:38
Hyo
9:38
Seok
9:39
as
9:39
Jinu
9:40
Andrew
9:41
Choi
9:41
as
9:41
the
9:41
singing
9:42
voice
9:42
of
9:42
Jinu
9:43
Yunjin
9:44
Kim
9:44
as
9:44
Celine
9:45
Lea
9:46
Salonga
9:46
as
9:47
the
9:47
singing
9:47
voice
9:47
of
9:47
Celine
9:49
Daniel
9:49
Dae
9:49
Kim
9:50
as
9:50
He
9:50
La
9:50
Han,
9:51
Ken
9:51
Jeong
9:52
as
9:52
Bobby
9:53
and
9:53
Lee
9:54
Byung
9:54
Hun
9:54
as
9:54
Gwi-ma
9:56
K
9:56
Pop
9:57
Demon
9:57
Hunters
9:57
has
9:57
a
9:58
screenplay
9:58
by
9:58
Danya
9:59
Jimenez,
9:59
Hannah
10:00
McMechen,
10:01
Maggie
10:01
Kang
10:01
and
10:02
Chris
10:02
Applehans
10:03
Story
10:04
by
10:04
Maggie
10:04
Kang
10:05
and
10:05
was
10:05
directed
10:06
by
10:06
Maggie
10:07
Kang
10:07
and
10:07
Chris
10:08
Applehans.
10:10
Couple
10:10
of
10:10
things
10:10
before
10:11
we
10:11
start.
10:11
I
10:11
am
10:12
as
10:12
always,
10:12
very
10:13
sorry
10:13
for
10:13
any
10:13
mispronunciations
10:14
of
10:15
Korean
10:15
names
10:16
or
10:16
words.
10:17
I
10:17
promise
10:17
I
10:17
do
10:18
always
10:18
try
10:18
to
10:18
get
10:18
them
10:19
right,
10:19
but
10:19
sometimes
10:20
I'm
10:21
English
10:21
and
10:21
sometimes
10:22
I
10:22
get
10:22
it
10:22
wrong,
10:23
so
10:23
apologies
10:24
if
10:24
I
10:24
mispronounce
10:25
anything.
10:26
Hyundrix
10:27
are
10:27
the
10:27
current
10:27
in
10:28
a
10:28
long
10:28
line
10:28
of
10:28
Korean
10:29
female
10:29
girl
10:29
groups
10:30
across
10:30
the
10:30
decade,
10:31
all
10:31
responsible
10:32
for
10:32
maintaining
10:33
the
10:33
Honmoon,
10:34
a
10:34
magical
10:34
barrier
10:35
that
10:35
prevents
10:35
the
10:35
demons
10:36
from
10:36
entering
10:36
our
10:36
world.
10:38
K
10:38
Pop
10:38
is
10:39
a
10:39
phenomenon
10:39
with
10:40
some
10:40
of
10:40
the
10:40
most
10:40
successful
10:41
bands
10:41
in
10:41
the
10:41
world
10:42
being
10:42
K
10:43
pop
10:43
groups.
10:44
Now,
10:44
we
10:45
in
10:45
the
10:45
west
10:45
might
10:45
think
10:46
that
10:46
this
10:46
Craze
10:47
started
10:47
in
10:47
2012
10:48
with
10:48
Psy's
10:48
Gangnam
10:49
Style,
10:50
but
10:50
K
10:50
pop
10:50
is
10:51
nothing
10:51
new.
10:51
And
10:52
while
10:52
the
10:52
movie
10:52
depicts
10:53
a
10:53
90s
10:54
girl
10:54
group
10:54
starring
10:55
Celine
10:55
and
10:56
Rumi's
10:56
mother,
10:57
they're
10:57
not
10:57
the
10:57
only
10:58
generational
10:59
legacy
10:59
within
11:00
Korean
11:00
pop
11:00
music
11:00
or
11:01
Korean
11:01
girl
11:01
groups
11:02
who
11:02
have
11:03
been
11:03
literally
11:03
strengthening
11:04
the
11:04
Hon
11:04
Moon
11:05
in
11:05
real
11:06
life
11:06
for
11:07
decades.
11:08
The
11:08
Jeogori
11:09
Sisters
11:09
are
11:10
considered
11:10
Korea's
11:11
first
11:11
girl
11:11
group.
11:12
Formed
11:12
in
11:13
1935
11:14
and
11:14
debuting
11:14
on
11:15
stage
11:15
in
11:15
1939,
11:17
the
11:17
group
11:17
had
11:17
a
11:18
rotating
11:18
lineup,
11:18
but
11:19
at
11:19
its
11:19
core
11:19
was
11:20
Lee
11:20
Nan
11:20
Young,
11:21
mostly
11:22
known
11:22
for
11:22
her
11:22
song
11:23
Tears
11:23
of
11:23
Mokpo
11:24
at
11:25
the
11:25
time,
11:25
Korea
11:26
was
11:26
ruled
11:26
by
11:26
Japan,
11:27
and
11:27
the
11:27
Jeogori
11:28
sisters
11:29
served
11:29
as
11:29
a
11:29
form
11:29
of
11:30
cultural
11:30
resistance
11:31
during
11:31
the
11:32
colonial
11:32
era.
11:33
They
11:33
performed
11:34
wearing
11:34
traditional
11:35
Korean
11:35
hanbok
11:36
while
11:36
Japan
11:37
was
11:37
suppressing
11:37
Korean
11:38
culture.
11:39
When
11:39
they
11:39
faced
11:40
pressure
11:40
to
11:40
remove
11:41
the
11:41
iconic
11:41
Korean
11:42
folk
11:42
song
11:43
Arirang
11:43
from
11:44
their
11:44
repertoire,
11:45
Lee
11:45
cleverly
11:46
wove
11:46
the
11:46
song
11:47
into
11:47
their
11:47
performance
11:48
of
11:48
Maiden
11:48
Chorus,
11:49
persuading
11:50
Japanese
11:50
officials
11:51
that
11:51
the
11:51
two
11:51
pieces
11:52
harmonized
11:53
perfectly.
11:54
They
11:54
covered
11:54
traditional
11:55
Korean
11:55
songs
11:56
on
11:56
stage
11:56
and
11:57
didn't
11:57
release
11:57
original
11:58
music.
11:59
The
11:59
group
12:00
was
12:00
active
12:00
for
12:00
six
12:01
years
12:01
until
12:01
they
12:02
disbanded
12:02
in
12:02
1945
12:04
during
12:04
the
12:04
liberation
12:05
of
12:05
Korea
12:05
from
12:06
Japanese
12:06
colonial
12:07
rule.
12:08
They
12:08
were
12:08
the
12:08
first
12:08
organized
12:09
girl
12:09
group
12:10
in
12:10
Korean
12:10
music
12:11
history
12:11
and
12:11
preserved
12:12
Korean
12:13
musical
12:13
identity
12:14
during
12:14
a
12:14
period
12:15
of
12:15
cultural
12:16
suppression.
12:17
But
12:18
Lee
12:18
Nan
12:19
Young
12:19
would
12:19
also
12:19
shape
12:20
Korean
12:20
music
12:21
going
12:21
forward.
12:22
She
12:22
married
12:23
renowned
12:23
conductor
12:24
Kim
12:24
Hae
12:24
SEO
12:25
and
12:25
had
12:26
seven
12:26
children
12:26
with
12:27
him,
12:27
including
12:28
Sukja,
12:29
Sue
12:30
and
12:30
Aija,
12:31
along
12:31
with
12:31
their
12:32
cousin
12:32
Minja
12:33
Mia,
12:34
whom
12:34
Lee
12:35
Nan
12:35
Young
12:35
would
12:35
legally
12:36
adopt
12:36
as
12:36
her
12:36
own
12:37
daughter.
12:38
Kim
12:38
Hye
12:38
Song
12:39
tragically
12:39
died
12:40
in
12:40
1950
12:41
during
12:41
the
12:41
Korean
12:42
War,
12:42
leaving
12:43
Lee
12:43
Nan
12:43
Young
12:44
to
12:44
support
12:44
her
12:45
children
12:45
alone.
12:46
But
12:46
she
12:47
had
12:47
a
12:47
plan.
12:48
She
12:48
would
12:48
end
12:49
up
12:49
forming
12:49
the
12:49
Kim
12:50
Sisters,
12:50
made
12:51
up
12:51
of
12:51
her
12:51
daughters,
12:52
Sister
12:52
Sue,
12:53
Aija
12:53
and
12:53
Mia,
12:54
and
12:54
they
12:55
would
12:55
become
12:55
the
12:55
first
12:56
Korean
12:56
music
12:56
group
12:57
to
12:57
achieve
12:58
success
12:58
in
12:58
the
12:58
US
12:59
Market
12:59
and
13:00
created
13:00
a
13:01
direct
13:01
lineage
13:02
between
13:02
Korea's
13:03
first
13:03
girl
13:03
group
13:04
and
13:04
the
13:04
first
13:05
Korean
13:05
girl
13:05
group
13:06
to
13:06
succeed
13:06
in
13:07
America.
13:08
Lee
13:08
Nan
13:08
Young
13:09
taught
13:09
her
13:09
daughters
13:10
to
13:10
sing
13:10
using
13:11
black
13:11
market
13:12
American
13:12
pop
13:12
records
13:13
to
13:13
perform
13:14
for
13:14
US
13:14
Soldiers
13:15
stationed
13:15
in
13:16
Korea.
13:17
The
13:17
girls
13:17
learned
13:18
to
13:18
sing
13:18
phonetically
13:19
without
13:19
understanding
13:20
English
13:20
at
13:20
first.
13:21
From
13:21
1953
13:22
to
13:22
1958,
13:23
they
13:24
performed
13:24
at
13:24
military
13:25
camps
13:25
and
13:25
clubs
13:26
for
13:26
American
13:26
troops,
13:27
earning
13:27
food
13:28
rations
13:28
and
13:28
money
13:29
to
13:29
support
13:29
their
13:30
family.
13:30
American
13:31
GIs
13:32
spread
13:32
word
13:32
about
13:33
the
13:33
group
13:33
to
13:34
entertainment
13:34
producer
13:35
Tom
13:35
Ball,
13:36
who
13:36
flew
13:36
to
13:36
South
13:36
Korea
13:37
in
13:37
1958
13:38
to
13:38
hear
13:38
them
13:39
perform.
13:40
The
13:40
Kim
13:40
Sisters
13:41
signed
13:41
with
13:41
Ball
13:41
while
13:42
they
13:42
were
13:42
still
13:42
teenagers
13:43
and
13:43
after
13:44
a
13:44
long
13:44
wait
13:44
for
13:44
visas,
13:45
they
13:45
arrived
13:46
in
13:46
Las
13:46
Vegas
13:47
in
13:47
1959.
13:48
They
13:49
would
13:49
perform
13:49
over
13:49
20
13:50
times
13:50
on
13:50
the
13:50
Ed
13:50
Sullivan
13:51
show
13:52
wearing
13:52
traditional
13:53
Korean
13:53
hanbok
13:54
while
13:54
singing
13:55
American
13:55
hits,
13:56
acting
13:56
as
13:57
cultural
13:57
ambassadors.
13:58
They
13:59
even
13:59
had
13:59
a
13:59
Las
13:59
Vegas
14:00
residency,
14:01
spending
14:01
15
14:02
years
14:02
performing
14:03
at
14:03
the
14:03
Stardust,
14:04
five
14:04
years
14:05
at
14:05
the
14:05
Las
14:05
Vegas
14:06
Hilton
14:06
and
14:07
15
14:07
years
14:07
at
14:07
the
14:08
Holiday
14:08
Casino.
14:09
Their
14:09
shows
14:10
featured
14:10
their
14:10
vocal
14:11
harmonies,
14:12
impressive
14:12
instrumental
14:13
skills
14:13
and
14:14
energetic
14:14
performances
14:15
that
14:15
blended
14:16
Korean
14:16
and
14:16
American
14:17
entertainment
14:18
styles.
14:18
Their
14:19
discipline,
14:19
versatility
14:20
and
14:20
survival
14:21
driven
14:21
determination
14:22
foreshadowed
14:23
the
14:24
intense
14:24
training
14:25
system
14:25
that
14:25
would
14:26
later
14:26
define
14:26
K
14:27
pop.
14:27
The
14:28
group
14:28
would
14:28
retire
14:29
in
14:29
1975.
14:31
The
14:31
success
14:31
of
14:31
the
14:32
Kim
14:32
Sisters
14:32
led
14:33
to
14:33
a
14:33
number
14:33
of
14:34
sisters
14:35
type
14:35
girl
14:35
bands
14:36
in
14:36
Korea,
14:37
including
14:37
the
14:38
Silver
14:38
Bell
14:38
sisters
14:39
in
14:39
1954,
14:40
the
14:41
Hyun
14:41
sisters
14:42
in
14:42
the
14:42
mid-1950s,
14:43
the
14:44
Jung
14:44
sisters
14:44
in
14:45
the
14:45
mid-1950s,.
14:45
The
14:46
Lee
14:46
sisters
14:47
in
14:47
1962,
14:48
the
14:49
Lily
14:49
sisters
14:50
in
14:50
1969,
14:51
Buddy
14:51
Girls
14:52
in
14:52
1971,
14:53
and
14:54
National
14:54
Treasure
14:55
sisters
14:55
in
14:56
1981.
14:57
So
14:58
the
14:58
Sunlight
14:58
Sisters
14:59
would
15:00
be
15:00
in
15:00
the
15:00
tradition
15:01
of
15:01
the
15:01
sorts
15:01
of
15:02
naming
15:02
conventions
15:03
of
15:03
Korean
15:04
girl
15:04
groups
15:04
of
15:05
the
15:05
past.
15:05
But
15:06
K
15:06
Pop
15:06
isn't
15:06
the
15:07
only
15:07
way
15:07
this
15:07
movie
15:08
intertwines
15:08
with
15:08
Korean
15:09
culture.
15:10
It's
15:10
also
15:10
deeply
15:11
rooted
15:11
in
15:11
Korean
15:12
shamanism,
15:13
Korea's
15:13
indigenous
15:14
folk
15:14
religion
15:15
and
15:15
one
15:15
of
15:15
the
15:15
oldest
15:16
spiritual
15:16
traditions
15:17
on
15:17
the
15:17
peninsula,
15:18
with
15:18
evidence
15:19
dating
15:19
back
15:19
as
15:19
far
15:20
as
15:20
5,000
15:20
years
15:21
ago.
15:21
But
15:22
it's
15:22
not
15:22
a
15:22
religion
15:23
in
15:23
the
15:23
traditional
15:23
sense.
15:24
There's
15:24
no
15:25
doctrine,
15:25
no
15:26
central
15:26
authority,
15:27
and
15:27
no
15:27
overarching
15:28
hierarchy.
15:29
It
15:30
revolves
15:30
around
15:30
deities
15:31
and
15:31
ancestral
15:32
spirits,
15:32
the
15:33
belief
15:33
that
15:33
the
15:33
spirit
15:34
world
15:34
directly
15:35
influences
15:35
human
15:36
affairs,
15:36
with
15:37
complex
15:37
hierarchies
15:38
of
15:38
spirits,
15:38
including
15:39
sky
15:39
gods,
15:40
nature
15:40
spirits,
15:41
ancestral
15:42
spirits,
15:42
and
15:42
guardian
15:43
deities.
15:44
The
15:44
ritual
15:45
specialists
15:46
are
15:46
mostly
15:46
female
15:47
and
15:47
are
15:47
called
15:48
Mudang.
15:49
They
15:49
serve
15:49
as
15:49
mediators
15:50
between
15:50
our
15:51
world
15:51
and
15:51
the
15:51
spirit
15:52
realm.
15:52
The
15:52
shamanic
15:53
roles
15:53
are
15:54
either
15:54
bestowed
15:54
upon
15:55
someone
15:55
possessed
15:55
by
15:55
the
15:56
spirits
15:56
or
15:57
are
15:57
given
15:57
the
15:57
gifts
15:58
through
15:58
matrilineal
15:59
lines,
16:00
basically
16:00
a
16:00
child
16:01
inheriting
16:01
it
16:01
from
16:02
their
16:02
mother.
16:03
Director
16:03
Maggie
16:04
Kang
16:04
has
16:04
confirmed
16:05
in
16:05
interviews
16:05
that
16:06
the
16:06
idea
16:06
of
16:06
protectors
16:07
drawing
16:07
supernatural
16:08
powers
16:08
from
16:09
song
16:09
and
16:09
dance
16:10
was
16:10
inspired
16:11
by
16:11
gut,
16:11
the
16:12
name
16:12
of
16:12
the
16:12
rituals
16:13
where
16:13
the
16:13
mudan
16:13
used
16:14
song
16:14
and
16:14
dance,
16:15
as
16:15
well
16:15
as
16:15
offerings
16:16
of
16:16
food
16:16
and
16:16
drink
16:17
and
16:17
storytelling,
16:18
all
16:18
while
16:19
wearing
16:19
traditional
16:19
clothing
16:20
to
16:20
protect
16:21
communities
16:21
from
16:22
demons
16:22
and
16:22
evil
16:23
spirits.
16:24
So
16:25
Maggie
16:25
Kang,
16:25
she
16:26
really
16:26
was
16:26
the
16:26
catalyst
16:27
to
16:27
get
16:27
this
16:27
movie
16:28
made.
16:28
She
16:29
was
16:29
born
16:29
in
16:29
Seoul,
16:30
but
16:30
moved
16:30
to
16:30
Toronto
16:31
when
16:31
she
16:31
was
16:31
five.
16:32
Kang
16:32
worked
16:33
in
16:33
Hollywood
16:33
animation
16:34
since
16:34
2006
16:35
when
16:36
she
16:36
worked
16:36
as
16:36
a
16:36
storyboard
16:37
artist
16:37
on
16:37
over
16:38
the
16:38
Hedgehog,
16:39
and
16:39
she
16:39
noticed
16:39
that
16:40
after
16:40
working
16:40
in
16:40
the
16:40
industry
16:41
for
16:41
a
16:41
decade,
16:42
she
16:42
had
16:42
never
16:43
encountered
16:43
a
16:44
Korean
16:44
based
16:44
animated
16:45
project.
16:46
Which
16:46
is
16:46
weird
16:47
when
16:47
you
16:47
realize
16:48
just
16:48
how
16:48
celebrated
16:49
Korean
16:50
cinema
16:51
actually
16:51
is
16:52
now.
16:53
Korean
16:53
cinema
16:53
is
16:54
nothing
16:54
new.
16:55
Experienced
16:55
somewhat
16:56
of
16:56
a
16:56
resurgence
16:57
in
16:57
2019
16:58
when
16:58
Bong
16:58
Joon
16:59
host
16:59
Parasite
17:00
won
17:00
several
17:00
Academy
17:01
Awards,
17:01
but
17:02
Korean
17:02
experiences
17:03
are
17:04
popular
17:04
in
17:05
live
17:05
action
17:05
movies.
17:06
Director
17:07
Bomb
17:07
has
17:07
always
17:07
been
17:08
a
17:08
particular
17:08
favorite
17:09
of
17:09
mine,
17:09
but
17:10
there's
17:10
also
17:10
the
17:10
works
17:10
of
17:11
Park
17:11
Chan
17:11
Wook,
17:12
Lee
17:12
Chang,
17:12
Dong,
17:13
Yoon
17:13
Sang
17:14
Ho
17:14
and
17:14
Hwang
17:15
Dong
17:15
Hyuk.
17:16
I've
17:16
featured
17:17
a
17:17
few
17:17
Korean
17:17
movies
17:18
on
17:18
this
17:18
podcast
17:18
in
17:18
the
17:19
past,
17:19
Snowpiercer,
17:20
the
17:20
Host,
17:20
Train
17:21
to
17:21
Busan,
17:21
and
17:22
all
17:22
of
17:22
them
17:22
include
17:22
social
17:23
commentary,
17:24
blend
17:24
genres
17:25
and
17:25
are
17:25
just
17:25
really
17:26
great
17:26
movies.
17:27
In
17:27
reality,
17:28
this
17:29
all
17:29
forms
17:29
part
17:30
of
17:30
the
17:30
Hallyu
17:31
Wave
17:31
or
17:31
Korean
17:32
wave.
17:33
A
17:33
global
17:33
surge
17:34
in
17:34
popularity
17:35
of
17:35
South
17:35
Korean
17:36
culture,
17:36
which
17:37
encompasses
17:38
things
17:38
like
17:38
K
17:38
pop,
17:39
K
17:39
dramas,
17:40
films,
17:41
fashion,
17:41
K
17:42
beauty,
17:43
food
17:43
and
17:43
video
17:44
games,
17:44
which
17:45
started
17:45
in
17:45
the
17:45
late
17:46
1990s
17:47
and
17:47
expanded
17:48
worldwide
17:48
to
17:48
become
17:49
a
17:49
significant
17:50
cultural
17:50
and
17:50
economic
17:51
force.
17:52
Korean
17:52
companies
17:53
became
17:54
billion
17:54
dollar
17:54
industries
17:55
and
17:56
South
17:56
Korea
17:56
transformed
17:57
into
17:57
a
17:58
major
17:58
cultural
17:58
superpower,
18:00
challenging
18:00
Western
18:01
centric
18:01
media.
18:02
That
18:03
K
18:03
pop
18:03
demon
18:04
hunters
18:04
has
18:04
come
18:05
now
18:05
is
18:06
in
18:06
many
18:06
ways.
18:07
How
18:07
did
18:08
it
18:08
take
18:08
so
18:08
long
18:09
for
18:09
Western
18:09
animation
18:10
to
18:10
celebrate
18:11
Korean
18:12
culture?
18:13
But
18:13
going
18:14
back
18:14
to
18:14
Maggie
18:14
Kang,
18:15
she
18:15
was
18:15
asked
18:16
by
18:16
Sony
18:16
executive
18:17
Aron
18:17
Warner,
18:18
who
18:18
was
18:18
looking
18:18
for
18:19
another
18:19
project
18:19
after
18:20
their
18:20
animated
18:20
film
18:21
Wish
18:21
Dragon
18:21
that
18:22
was
18:22
very
18:22
international
18:23
and
18:23
director
18:24
focused.
18:25
She
18:25
was
18:25
invited
18:26
to
18:26
pitch
18:26
in
18:26
2018
18:27
and
18:27
she
18:28
said
18:28
that
18:28
she
18:28
did
18:28
have
18:28
an
18:29
idea,
18:29
but
18:30
she
18:30
actually
18:30
didn't.
18:31
So
18:31
that
18:31
night,
18:32
Kang
18:32
and
18:32
her
18:33
husband,
18:33
Radford
18:33
Secrest,
18:34
were
18:35
in
18:35
a
18:35
car
18:35
driving
18:36
around
18:36
the
18:36
neighborhood
18:36
while
18:37
their
18:37
baby
18:37
daughter
18:38
was
18:38
sleeping
18:38
in
18:38
the
18:38
back
18:39
seat.
18:39
And
18:40
together
18:40
they
18:40
started
18:40
spitballing
18:41
ideas
18:42
about
18:43
demon
18:43
hunter
18:44
girls
18:44
with
18:44
Korean
18:45
demons.
18:46
She
18:46
liked
18:47
the
18:47
idea,
18:47
but
18:47
it
18:47
needed
18:48
another
18:48
Korean
18:49
element
18:49
and
18:49
they
18:50
settled
18:50
on
18:50
K
18:50
Pop,
18:51
which
18:51
would
18:51
also
18:52
make
18:52
the
18:52
movie
18:52
a
18:53
musical.
18:53
And
18:53
it
18:53
meant
18:54
they
18:54
could
18:54
visually
18:54
represent
18:55
demon
18:55
hunting
18:56
sequences
18:56
as
18:57
music
18:57
videos,
18:58
which
18:58
added
18:58
layers
18:59
of
18:59
visual
18:59
opportunity
19:00
that
19:00
you
19:00
just
19:01
don't
19:01
get
19:01
in
19:02
live
19:02
action
19:02
filmmaking.
19:04
Having
19:04
the
19:04
movie
19:05
rooted
19:05
in
19:05
Korean
19:06
mythology
19:06
and
19:06
literal
19:07
demons
19:08
as
19:08
well
19:08
as
19:08
K
19:08
pop
19:09
meant
19:09
the
19:09
creative
19:10
team
19:10
felt
19:11
they
19:11
were
19:11
limited
19:11
to
19:12
the
19:12
levels
19:12
of
19:12
negativity
19:13
they
19:13
could
19:13
portray.
19:15
The
19:15
music
19:16
industry
19:17
is
19:17
its
19:17
own
19:17
demon,
19:18
the
19:18
K
19:18
pop
19:19
industry
19:19
even
19:20
more
19:20
so.
19:21
Maggie
19:21
Kang
19:22
would
19:22
say
19:22
in
19:22
an
19:22
interview
19:23
that
19:23
she
19:23
didn't
19:23
want
19:23
to
19:23
lead
19:24
with
19:24
negativity,
19:25
that
19:25
the
19:25
demon
19:26
hunting
19:26
aspect
19:26
naturally
19:27
became
19:27
a
19:28
metaphor
19:28
for
19:29
the
19:29
messier
19:29
parts
19:30
of
19:30
the
19:30
industry.
19:30
The
19:31
pressure
19:31
to
19:31
be
19:31
perfect,
19:32
to
19:32
hide
19:32
your
19:33
flaws,
19:33
to
19:33
perform
19:34
a
19:34
polished
19:34
version
19:35
of
19:35
yourself,
19:36
not
19:36
just
19:36
for
19:36
the
19:36
public,
19:37
but
19:37
even
19:37
within
19:38
your
19:38
own
19:38
group.
19:39
The
19:39
rabid
19:40
fans
19:40
are
19:40
still
19:40
there
19:41
and
19:41
the
19:41
parasocial
19:42
relationships
19:43
to
19:43
their
19:43
K
19:43
pop
19:43
idols.
19:44
But
19:44
for
19:45
Kang,
19:45
this
19:45
was
19:46
the
19:46
first
19:46
animated
19:46
movie
19:47
set
19:47
in
19:47
Korean
19:48
culture.
19:48
And
19:49
she
19:49
felt
19:49
focusing
19:50
on
19:50
the
19:50
darker
19:51
aspects
19:51
of
19:51
the
19:51
K
19:51
pop
19:52
industry
19:52
would
19:53
lead
19:53
to
19:53
the
19:53
movie
19:54
becoming
19:54
unbalanced.
19:55
And
19:55
so
19:56
they
19:56
were
19:56
left
19:56
out.
19:57
The
19:58
irony
19:58
of
19:58
course,
19:59
being
19:59
that
20:00
EJAE,
20:00
,whowrote
20:01
many
20:01
of
20:01
the
20:02
songs
20:02
for
20:02
the
20:02
movie,
20:02
as
20:03
well
20:03
as
20:03
providing
20:03
the
20:04
singing
20:04
voice
20:04
of
20:04
Rumi,
20:05
was
20:05
signed
20:06
to
20:06
a
20:06
K
20:06
pop
20:07
idol
20:07
contract
20:08
at
20:08
the
20:08
age
20:08
of
20:08
11
20:09
years
20:09
old.
20:10
And
20:10
she
20:10
stayed
20:10
with
20:11
SM
20:11
Entertainment,
20:12
one
20:12
of
20:13
the
20:13
first
20:13
K
20:13
pop
20:13
companies,
20:14
for
20:14
over
20:14
10
20:15
years.
20:15
She
20:16
was
20:16
never
20:16
approved
20:17
as
20:17
an
20:17
artist
20:17
and
20:18
never
20:18
assigned
20:19
a
20:19
group
20:19
or
20:19
solo
20:20
deal.
20:21
So
20:21
EJAE
20:21
lived
20:22
this
20:22
life
20:22
that
20:23
a
20:23
lot
20:23
of
20:23
unsigned
20:24
K
20:24
pop
20:25
idols
20:25
live.
20:26
Many
20:26
of
20:27
these
20:27
contracts
20:27
are
20:28
strict,
20:28
with
20:28
extensive
20:29
training
20:29
in
20:30
singing,
20:30
dancing
20:31
and
20:31
foreign
20:31
languages,
20:32
with
20:32
the
20:33
company
20:33
maintaining
20:34
Idol's
20:34
image,
20:35
social
20:35
media
20:36
presences
20:37
and
20:37
prioritizing
20:38
fan
20:38
relationships
20:39
through
20:39
concerts
20:39
and
20:40
meetups.
20:41
The
20:41
founder
20:41
of
20:42
SM
20:42
Entertainment
20:43
modeled
20:43
the
20:44
business
20:44
model
20:44
on
20:45
90s
20:45
US
20:45
boy
20:46
band
20:46
New
20:46
Kids
20:46
on
20:46
the
20:47
Block.
20:47
Working
20:48
conditions
20:48
are
20:49
harsh,
20:49
with
20:50
companies
20:50
like
20:50
SM
20:51
Entertainment
20:51
being
20:52
called
20:52
factories
20:53
and
20:53
refusing
20:53
to
20:54
share
20:54
adequate
20:54
profits
20:55
with
20:55
the
20:55
idols.
20:56
Nevertheless,
20:57
SM
20:58
Entertainment
20:58
receives
20:59
300,000
21:00
applicants
21:00
from
21:01
nine
21:01
countries
21:02
every
21:02
year,
21:03
so
21:03
people
21:03
still
21:03
want
21:04
to
21:04
become
21:04
K
21:04
Pop
21:05
Idols.
21:06
But
21:06
anyway,
21:06
the
21:07
information
21:07
about
21:07
the
21:07
K
21:07
Pop
21:08
industry
21:08
and
21:09
what
21:09
it's
21:09
like
21:09
out
21:10
there,
21:10
the
21:10
faults
21:10
and
21:11
fears
21:11
must
21:11
never
21:11
be
21:11
seen,
21:12
etc.
21:12
Is
21:13
available
21:13
on
21:13
the
21:13
Internet,
21:14
as
21:14
is
21:14
a
21:14
lot
21:14
of
21:14
the
21:15
information
21:15
I'm
21:15
going
21:15
to
21:15
go
21:16
through
21:16
in
21:16
this
21:16
episode
21:17
available
21:17
in
21:18
more
21:18
detail
21:18
on
21:19
the
21:19
Internet.
21:19
But
21:20
Maggie
21:20
Kan
21:21
had
21:21
this
21:21
idea.
21:21
She
21:22
pitched
21:22
it
21:22
to
21:22
Sony,
21:23
the
21:23
pitch
21:23
was
21:24
successful
21:24
and
21:25
Kang
21:25
continued
21:26
working
21:26
on
21:26
the
21:26
project
21:27
for
21:27
a
21:27
year.
21:28
And
21:28
then
21:28
Wish
21:28
Dragons
21:29
director
21:29
Chris
21:30
Applehance
21:31
got
21:31
in
21:31
touch
21:31
with
21:32
as
21:32
she
21:32
told
21:32
him
21:32
what
21:32
she
21:33
was
21:33
working
21:33
on.
21:34
He'd
21:34
just
21:35
finished
21:35
Wish
21:35
Dragon,
21:36
a
21:36
project
21:36
he'd
21:37
moved
21:37
to
21:37
China
21:38
for
21:38
two
21:38
years
21:38
for,
21:39
and
21:39
planned
21:39
to
21:40
take
21:40
a
21:40
break.
21:40
But
21:41
he
21:41
loved
21:41
the
21:42
idea
21:42
of
21:42
K
21:42
Pop
21:43
Demon
21:43
Hunters
21:43
and
21:44
was
21:44
on
21:44
board
21:44
from
21:45
their
21:45
first
21:45
conversation
21:47
while
21:47
they
21:47
were
21:48
working
21:48
on
21:48
the
21:48
story
21:48
and
21:49
themes,
21:49
with
21:49
Kang
21:50
specifically
21:50
wanting
21:51
to
21:51
not
21:51
only
21:51
focus
21:52
on
21:52
Korean
21:52
culture
21:53
but
21:53
also
21:54
female
21:54
representation.
21:56
She
21:56
wanted
21:57
this
21:57
trio
21:57
to
21:57
be
21:58
sexy,
21:58
aspirational
21:59
pop
21:59
star
22:00
superheroes,
22:01
but
22:01
also
22:01
goofy
22:02
and
22:02
messy
22:02
and
22:03
funny.
22:03
She
22:04
wanted
22:04
to
22:04
take
22:04
inspiration
22:05
from
22:05
how
22:05
Bong
22:06
Joon
22:06
Ho
22:07
Ju
22:07
juggles
22:07
different
22:07
themes
22:08
in
22:08
his
22:08
movies
22:09
than
22:09
blending
22:10
darkness
22:10
and
22:11
light.
22:11
And
22:12
if
22:12
this
22:12
movie
22:12
could
22:13
be
22:13
summed
22:13
up
22:13
in
22:13
one
22:13
single
22:14
word,
22:14
it
22:15
would
22:15
probably
22:15
be
22:16
authenticity,
22:17
trying
22:17
to
22:18
make
22:18
every
22:18
element
22:19
authentic
22:20
as
22:20
well
22:20
as
22:20
supernatural
22:21
and
22:21
comical.
22:22
Nicole
22:23
Perlman
22:23
would
22:24
join
22:24
as
22:24
a
22:24
story
22:25
consultant,
22:26
contributing
22:26
to
22:26
character
22:27
and
22:27
story
22:27
elements.
22:28
And
22:28
if
22:28
you
22:28
don't
22:29
know
22:29
who
22:29
Nicole
22:29
Perlman
22:30
is,
22:30
she
22:30
co
22:30
wrote
22:31
Guardians
22:31
of
22:31
the
22:31
Galaxy
22:32
and
22:32
also
22:33
wrote
22:33
the
22:33
story
22:33
for
22:34
Captain
22:34
Marvel.
22:35
It
22:35
was
22:35
Perlman
22:36
who
22:36
discovered
22:36
screenwriters
22:37
Danya
22:38
Jimenez
22:38
and
22:39
Hannah
22:39
McMechen
22:40
and
22:40
suggested
22:41
them
22:41
to
22:41
co
22:42
write
22:42
the
22:42
screenplay
22:43
for
22:43
K
22:43
Pop
22:43
Demon
22:44
Hunters.
22:45
After
22:45
meeting
22:45
at
22:46
University,
22:46
Jimenez
22:47
and
22:47
McMecan
22:48
began
22:48
their
22:49
partnership
22:49
with
22:50
a
22:50
shared
22:50
love
22:50
for
22:50
comedy
22:51
and
22:51
of
22:52
exploring
22:52
the
22:52
messier
22:53
side
22:53
of
22:53
womanhood.
22:54
After
22:54
their
22:55
first
22:55
script
22:55
got
22:56
into
22:56
the
22:56
Sundance
22:56
Feature
22:57
Lab,
22:57
they
22:58
were
22:58
approached
22:58
by
22:58
Nicole
22:59
Perlman
23:00
who
23:00
told
23:00
them
23:00
about
23:01
a
23:01
movie
23:01
she
23:01
was
23:01
working
23:02
on
23:02
called
23:03
K
23:03
Pop
23:03
Demon
23:04
Hunters.
23:04
They
23:05
knew
23:05
nothing
23:05
about
23:05
K
23:06
Pop,
23:06
but
23:07
they
23:07
did
23:07
know
23:07
about
23:07
female
23:08
friendships
23:09
and
23:09
we
23:09
love
23:10
when
23:10
movies
23:10
focusing
23:11
on
23:11
women
23:11
get
23:11
female
23:12
screenwriters.
23:13
Uncredited
23:13
writers
23:14
on
23:14
screenplay
23:15
included
23:15
Bo
23:16
Yeong
23:16
Kim
23:16
and
23:17
Erica
23:17
Lipoldt.
23:18
In
23:19
March
23:19
2021,
23:20
the
23:20
film
23:21
under
23:21
the
23:21
working
23:22
title
23:22
K
23:22
Pop
23:23
Demon
23:23
Hunters
23:24
was
23:24
announced
23:24
to
23:24
be
23:25
underway
23:25
at
23:25
Sony
23:26
with
23:27
Kang
23:27
and
23:28
Chris
23:28
Applehant
23:29
directing
23:30
and
23:30
the
23:30
writing
23:30
duo
23:31
of
23:31
Hannah
23:31
McMechan
23:32
and
23:32
Danya
23:33
Jimenez
23:33
writing
23:33
the
23:34
script.
23:35
During
23:35
development,
23:35
Aron
23:36
Warner
23:36
and
23:36
left
23:36
the
23:37
production
23:37
and
23:37
was
23:37
replaced
23:38
by
23:38
Michelle
23:39
Wong.
23:40
This
23:40
movie
23:41
was
23:41
seven
23:41
years
23:42
in
23:42
the
23:42
making
23:42
and
23:43
early
23:43
on
23:43
in
23:43
the
23:43
process,
23:44
earlier
23:44
than
23:45
you
23:45
might
23:45
think,
23:46
singer
23:46
songwriter
23:47
EJAE
23:47
joined
23:48
the
23:48
movie
23:48
to
23:48
consult
23:49
on
23:49
the
23:49
music
23:50
and
23:50
I
23:50
am
23:50
going
23:51
to
23:51
come
23:51
back
23:51
to
23:51
EJ
23:52
and
23:52
the
23:52
music
23:52
later.
23:53
But
23:53
her
23:53
involvement
23:54
lends
23:55
such
23:55
credibility
23:56
and
23:56
this
23:56
was
23:57
something
23:57
else
23:57
that
23:57
Maggie
23:58
Kang
23:58
has
23:58
always
23:58
spoken
23:59
of.
23:59
The
23:59
fact
24:00
that
24:00
Sony
24:00
and
24:01
Netflix,
24:01
who
24:01
would
24:01
end
24:02
up
24:02
partnering
24:02
on
24:02
this
24:02
movie,
24:03
were
24:03
very
24:04
keen
24:04
to
24:04
keep
24:05
it
24:05
authentically
24:06
and
24:06
unapologetically
24:07
Korean,
24:08
with
24:08
the
24:08
aesthetic
24:09
woven
24:10
into
24:10
the
24:10
narrative
24:11
visuals
24:11
and
24:12
indeed
24:12
the
24:12
songs,
24:13
which
24:13
had
24:13
to
24:14
be
24:14
proper
24:14
K
24:15
pop
24:15
hits,
24:16
not
24:16
just
24:16
pretend
24:16
to
24:17
be
24:17
as
24:17
well
24:18
as
24:18
be
24:18
a
24:18
love
24:18
letter
24:19
to
24:19
K
24:19
Pop
24:19
and
24:19
its
24:20
fans.
24:20
Almost
24:21
as
24:21
if
24:21
this
24:21
movie
24:22
predicts
24:23
its
24:23
band's
24:24
own
24:24
real
24:24
world
24:24
success.
24:26
Even
24:27
the
24:27
designs
24:27
of
24:27
Hunt
24:28
Tricks
24:28
and
24:28
the
24:28
Saja
24:29
Boys
24:29
were
24:29
based
24:29
on
24:30
real
24:30
K
24:30
pop
24:31
groups,
24:31
with
24:32
2ne1
24:33
and
24:33
Blackpink
24:33
an
24:34
early
24:34
reference
24:34
for
24:34
Hyun
24:35
Tricks
24:35
and
24:35
K
24:36
Pop
24:36
boy
24:36
group
24:36
archetypes
24:37
for
24:37
the
24:37
Sasha
24:38
Boys.
24:39
Obviously
24:40
K
24:40
Pop
24:40
idols
24:40
are
24:40
all
24:41
gorgeous,
24:41
but
24:41
each
24:41
member
24:42
tends
24:42
to
24:42
bring
24:42
a
24:43
different
24:43
look
24:43
or
24:44
style.
24:44
The
24:45
main
24:45
idea
24:45
for
24:45
Huntrix
24:46
was
24:46
beautiful
24:47
but
24:47
not
24:47
overtly
24:48
sexualized,
24:49
but
24:49
still
24:49
strong
24:50
and
24:50
feminine,
24:51
and
24:51
the
24:51
sheer
24:52
number
24:52
of
24:52
references
24:53
to
24:53
Korean
24:53
culture,
24:54
food
24:54
and
24:55
mythology
24:55
are
24:56
impossible
24:56
to
24:56
list
24:57
in
24:57
one
24:57
episode
24:58
of
24:58
this
24:58
podcast,
24:59
but
24:59
some
24:59
notable
25:00
ones
25:00
include
25:00
the
25:00
fact
25:01
that
25:01
each
25:01
Huntrix
25:02
member
25:02
wields
25:03
a
25:03
weapon
25:04
inspired
25:04
by
25:04
traditional
25:05
Korean
25:06
objects.
25:06
So
25:07
Rumi's
25:07
blade
25:07
references
25:08
a
25:08
Sangyong
25:09
or
25:09
four
25:10
tiger
25:10
sword,
25:11
Mira
25:11
uses
25:12
the
25:12
Gokdo
25:13
curved
25:13
moon
25:14
sword,
25:14
and
25:14
Zoey's
25:15
twin
25:15
blades
25:16
are
25:16
based
25:16
on
25:16
sinkal
25:17
or
25:17
divine
25:18
knife,
25:19
a
25:19
spiritual
25:19
weapon
25:20
used
25:20
by
25:20
shamans.
25:22
The
25:22
tiger
25:23
Derpy
25:24
and
25:24
the
25:24
magpie
25:24
Sussy
25:25
symbolize
25:26
strength
25:26
and
25:27
good
25:27
fortune,
25:27
respectively.
25:29
The
25:29
character's
25:30
design
25:30
is
25:30
directly
25:31
inspired
25:31
by
25:31
Minhwa
25:32
traditional
25:33
Korean
25:33
folk
25:34
paintings,
25:35
especially
25:35
the
25:36
Jakodo
25:36
or
25:37
Hojakdo
25:38
tiger
25:38
and
25:38
magpie
25:39
paintings.
25:40
These
25:40
paintings,
25:41
popular
25:41
during
25:42
the
25:42
Joseon
25:43
dynasty,
25:43
used
25:44
satirical
25:45
imagery
25:45
of
25:45
comical
25:46
tigers
25:46
and
25:47
dignified
25:47
magpies
25:48
to
25:48
offer
25:49
social
25:49
commentary
25:50
representing
25:51
authority
25:51
and
25:52
the
25:52
hope
25:52
for
25:52
positive
25:53
tidings.
25:54
No
25:54
word
25:54
on
25:54
whether
25:55
the
25:55
magpie
25:55
wore
25:56
the
25:56
tiger's
25:56
hats,
25:56
though.
25:57
The
25:57
tiger
25:58
would
25:58
be
25:58
a
25:58
bit
25:58
clumsy
25:59
and
25:59
silly
25:59
and
26:00
the
26:00
magpie
26:00
was
26:01
a
26:01
genius.
26:02
Generally
26:03
those
26:03
magpies
26:04
aren't
26:04
six
26:04
eyed
26:05
though,
26:05
and
26:06
the
26:06
team
26:06
knew
26:07
that
26:07
they
26:07
would
26:07
probably
26:07
get
26:08
pulled
26:08
up
26:08
on
26:08
these
26:09
depictions
26:09
of
26:09
Korean
26:10
mythology
26:11
and
26:11
tradition.
26:12
So
26:12
they
26:12
also
26:12
had
26:13
a
26:13
cultural
26:13
advisor,
26:14
Professor
26:15
Mijong
26:15
Mimi
26:16
Kim,
26:16
who
26:17
teaches
26:17
at
26:17
Washington
26:18
University
26:18
in
26:19
St.
26:19
Louis,
26:20
who
26:20
helped
26:20
the
26:20
team
26:21
integrate
26:21
cultural
26:22
specificities
26:23
authentically
26:24
in
26:24
both
26:24
storytelling
26:25
and
26:25
character,
26:26
environment
26:27
and
26:27
prop
26:28
design,
26:28
and
26:29
would
26:29
flag
26:29
any
26:30
cultural
26:30
inaccuracies.
26:32
Some
26:32
people
26:32
on
26:32
the
26:32
crew
26:33
were
26:33
of
26:33
Korean
26:34
heritage,
26:34
but
26:35
many
26:35
were
26:35
not
26:36
Korean.
26:36
But
26:36
those
26:37
that
26:37
weren't
26:37
were
26:38
so
26:38
excited
26:38
to
26:39
dive
26:39
into
26:39
a
26:39
culture
26:40
that
26:40
they
26:40
didn't
26:41
know
26:41
and
26:41
learn
26:42
it.
26:43
While
26:44
much
26:44
in
26:44
this
26:44
movie
26:45
came
26:45
from
26:45
Korean
26:46
legends
26:46
and
26:46
mythology,
26:47
the
26:47
Honmoon
26:48
was
26:48
completely
26:49
made
26:49
up
26:50
in
26:50
the
26:50
sense
26:50
that
26:50
originally
26:51
it
26:51
was
26:51
just
26:52
called
26:52
the
26:52
barrier
26:53
or
26:53
the
26:53
shield,
26:54
but
26:54
they
26:54
realized
26:54
it
26:55
needed
26:55
a
26:55
name,
26:56
and
26:56
a
26:56
name
26:56
that
26:57
worked
26:57
in
26:57
Korean
26:58
and
26:58
English.
26:59
Maggie
26:59
Kang
27:00
wrote
27:00
down
27:00
a
27:00
bunch
27:00
of
27:01
Korean
27:01
words
27:01
that
27:02
mean
27:02
barrier
27:02
or
27:03
door,
27:03
but
27:04
the
27:04
words
27:04
were
27:04
hard
27:04
to
27:05
say
27:05
in
27:05
English,
27:06
so
27:06
she
27:06
came
27:06
up
27:07
with
27:07
honmoon,
27:08
literally
27:08
meaning
27:09
spirit
27:09
gate
27:09
or
27:10
spirit
27:10
door.
27:11
It
27:11
was
27:11
initially
27:12
temporary,
27:13
but
27:13
just
27:13
like
27:13
the
27:13
title
27:14
K
27:14
Pop
27:14
Demon
27:14
Hunters,
27:15
Honmoon
27:16
just
27:16
stuck.
27:17
And
27:17
the
27:17
term
27:18
saja
27:18
duly
27:19
alludes
27:20
to
27:20
the
27:20
Joseon
27:21
saja,
27:22
a
27:22
figure
27:22
in
27:22
Korean
27:23
folklore
27:23
which
27:23
is
27:24
comparable
27:24
to
27:24
the
27:24
Grim
27:25
Reaper
27:26
and
27:26
also
27:26
the
27:26
Korean
27:26
word
27:27
for
27:27
lion
27:28
saja,
27:28
with
27:29
their
27:29
mascot
27:29
being
27:30
a
27:30
lion's
27:30
head
27:30
and
27:31
their
27:31
fans
27:31
being
27:31
called
27:32
Pride.
27:33
The
27:33
film
27:33
features
27:34
iconic
27:35
Seoul
27:35
landmarks
27:36
such
27:36
as
27:36
the
27:36
N
27:37
Seoul
27:37
Tower
27:38
on
27:38
Mount
27:38
Nam,
27:39
Bukchon,
27:39
Hanok
27:40
Village,
27:41
Naksan
27:41
park,
27:42
and
27:42
sweeping
27:43
cityscapes.
27:44
The
27:44
very
27:45
first
27:45
design
27:45
art
27:46
director
27:46
Celine
27:46
Da
27:47
Yoo
27:47
Kim
27:47
worked
27:48
on
27:48
was
27:48
Hyundtric's
27:49
Looking
27:49
Over
27:50
Seoul
27:50
from
27:50
the
27:50
End
27:51
Seoul
27:51
Tower
27:52
Seoul
27:52
provided
27:53
the
27:53
excuse,
27:54
the
27:54
bad
27:54
pun
27:55
soul
27:55
of
27:55
the
27:56
movie.
27:56
In
27:57
2022,
27:57
Kang
27:58
and
27:58
the
27:58
core
27:58
creative
27:59
team,
27:59
including
28:00
co
28:00
director
28:01
Chris
28:01
Appelhans,
28:02
embarked
28:02
on
28:02
an
28:03
extensive
28:03
research
28:04
trip
28:04
to
28:04
South
28:05
Korea.
28:05
They
28:06
visited
28:06
locations
28:07
including
28:07
Gwangjang
28:08
Market,
28:09
Namsan
28:09
Tower,
28:10
the
28:10
Olympic
28:11
Stadium,
28:11
Myeongdong
28:12
shopping
28:13
district,
28:13
and
28:13
Seonsan
28:14
Folk
28:14
Village.
28:15
Bukchon
28:16
Harok
28:16
Village
28:17
was
28:17
chosen
28:17
for
28:17
the
28:18
meeting
28:18
between
28:18
the
28:19
main
28:19
characters
28:19
of
28:19
Rumi
28:20
and
28:20
Jinu,
28:20
where
28:21
they
28:21
sing
28:21
the
28:21
song
28:21
free
28:22
with
28:22
the
28:22
juxtaposition
28:23
of
28:23
traditional
28:24
and
28:24
contemporary
28:25
architecture
28:26
reflecting
28:26
the
28:27
characters
28:27
themselves.
28:28
Even
28:29
the
28:29
food
28:29
became
28:29
a
28:30
character
28:30
in
28:30
its
28:30
own
28:31
right,
28:31
with
28:31
scenes
28:32
showing
28:32
beloved
28:33
Korean
28:33
dishes
28:34
like
28:34
gimbap
28:35
seaweed
28:35
rice
28:36
rolls,
28:36
ramyeon
28:37
instant
28:37
noodles
28:38
and
28:38
guk
28:39
bap
28:39
rice
28:39
in
28:40
soup,
28:40
showing
28:41
international
28:41
audiences
28:42
the
28:43
flavors
28:43
of
28:43
everyday
28:44
Korean
28:44
life.
28:45
The
28:45
members
28:46
of
28:46
Hunt
28:46
Tricks
28:47
even
28:47
eat
28:47
guk
28:47
bap
28:48
with
28:48
their
28:48
chopsticks
28:49
neatly
28:49
placed
28:49
on
28:50
a
28:50
napkin,
28:51
which
28:51
is
28:51
a
28:51
familiar
28:51
habit
28:52
among
28:52
Koreans
28:53
at
28:53
restaurants.
28:54
Then
28:54
there's
28:55
the
28:55
very
28:55
specific
28:55
animation
28:56
styles,
28:57
Heart
28:57
eyes,
28:58
popcorn
28:58
eyes,
28:59
chibi
28:59
art
28:59
moments
29:00
which
29:00
intentionally
29:01
were
29:02
meant
29:02
to
29:02
feel
29:02
very
29:03
anime
29:03
and
29:03
k
29:04
drama.
29:04
They
29:05
intentionally
29:05
referenced
29:06
coming
29:06
of
29:06
age
29:07
sports
29:07
drama,
29:07
weightlifting
29:08
fairy
29:09
Kim
29:09
Bok
29:09
Ju
29:10
and
29:10
the
29:10
way
29:10
the
29:10
character
29:11
would
29:11
go
29:11
from
29:11
over
29:12
the
29:12
top
29:12
silly
29:13
to
29:13
heartbreaking
29:14
sincerity
29:14
in
29:15
seconds.
29:16
They
29:16
had
29:17
to
29:17
treat
29:17
the
29:17
two
29:17
casts
29:18
for
29:18
the
29:19
music
29:19
and
29:19
the
29:19
acting
29:20
separately
29:20
because
29:21
music
29:21
was
29:21
needed
29:22
early
29:22
on
29:22
in
29:22
the
29:23
process,
29:23
but
29:24
voice
29:24
actors
29:24
were
29:24
needed
29:25
much
29:25
later
29:26
and
29:26
finding
29:26
voice
29:27
actors
29:27
for
29:27
the
29:27
roles
29:28
proved
29:28
challenging
29:29
since
29:29
Maggie
29:30
Kang
29:30
insisted
29:31
on
29:31
hiring
29:31
Korean
29:32
actors
29:32
for
29:32
authenticity,
29:34
but
29:34
they
29:34
also
29:34
needed
29:35
to
29:35
be
29:35
fluent
29:35
in
29:35
English.
29:36
While
29:36
watching
29:37
Business
29:37
Proposal,
29:38
she
29:38
saw
29:39
Ahn
29:39
Hyo
29:39
Seop
29:40
answering
29:40
the
29:41
phone
29:41
in
29:41
English
29:42
and
29:42
knew
29:42
immediately
29:43
she
29:43
wanted
29:43
him
29:43
for
29:44
Jinu.
29:44
Jinu
29:45
would
29:45
actually
29:46
be
29:46
AHN's
29:46
first
29:47
English
29:47
speaking
29:47
role.
29:48
Even
29:49
the
29:49
name
29:49
Jinu
29:50
has
29:50
significance.
29:51
It's
29:51
a
29:51
nod
29:51
to
29:52
a
29:52
Korean
29:52
hip
29:53
hop
29:53
group
29:53
called
29:53
JinuSean.
29:55
Jinu
29:55
is
29:56
apparently
29:56
a
29:56
very
29:56
popular
29:57
name
29:57
in
29:57
Korea,
29:58
but
29:58
Maggie
29:59
Kang's
29:59
father
30:00
is
30:00
called
30:00
Sean,
30:01
which
30:01
is
30:01
very
30:02
uncommon
30:02
in
30:02
Korea
30:03
as
30:03
a
30:03
given
30:03
name.
30:04
So
30:04
the
30:04
name
30:04
Jinu
30:05
came
30:05
from
30:06
JinuSean.
30:08
Both
30:08
Maggie
30:08
Kang
30:09
and
30:09
Chris
30:09
Appelheart's
30:10
favorite
30:10
character
30:10
is
30:11
Mira,
30:11
and
30:12
out
30:12
of
30:12
all
30:12
of
30:12
the
30:12
cast
30:13
they
30:13
found
30:13
casting
30:14
Mira
30:14
the
30:14
easiest
30:15
because
30:15
they
30:16
met
30:16
with
30:16
Mae
30:16
Hong
30:17
and
30:17
she
30:17
just
30:18
was
30:18
Mira.
30:19
She
30:19
had
30:19
the
30:19
same
30:19
nonchalant
30:20
energy
30:21
and
30:21
they
30:21
loved
30:21
her
30:22
voice.
30:22
Casting
30:23
Rumi
30:24
was
30:24
the
30:24
most
30:24
difficult
30:24
out
30:25
of
30:25
all
30:25
of
30:25
the
30:25
Huntrix
30:26
girls.
30:26
They'd
30:27
looked
30:27
at
30:27
casting
30:28
Koreans
30:28
in
30:28
Korea,
30:29
but
30:29
there
30:29
was
30:29
a
30:30
language
30:30
barrier.
30:31
They
30:31
knew
30:31
of
30:32
Arden
30:32
Cho
30:32
because
30:33
she'd
30:33
already
30:33
worked
30:34
with
30:34
Netflix
30:34
before.
30:35
Cho
30:36
auditioned
30:37
for
30:37
the
30:37
role
30:37
of
30:37
Celine
30:38
and
30:38
never
30:39
considered
30:39
herself
30:39
as
30:40
Rumi.
30:41
She
30:41
was
30:41
born
30:42
in
30:42
America
30:42
but
30:43
struggled
30:43
to
30:43
find
30:43
her
30:44
identity
30:44
as
30:44
an
30:45
Asian
30:45
American
30:45
and
30:46
struggled
30:46
with
30:46
being
30:47
treated
30:47
as
30:47
not
30:48
American
30:49
because
30:49
of
30:49
her
30:49
Korean
30:50
heritage
30:50
and
30:50
being
30:51
the
30:51
daughter
30:51
of
30:51
immigrants.
30:52
Rooney
30:53
coming
30:53
to
30:53
terms
30:54
with
30:54
her
30:54
own
30:54
mixed
30:55
heritage
30:55
as
30:55
part
30:56
human,
30:56
part
30:56
demon
30:57
really
30:57
resonated
30:58
with
30:58
Cho,
30:59
who
30:59
felt
30:59
she
30:59
didn't
31:00
see
31:00
the
31:00
Korean
31:00
representation
31:01
on
31:01
film
31:02
and
31:02
TV
31:02
when
31:02
she
31:03
was
31:03
younger
31:04
and
31:04
relished
31:04
the
31:04
idea
31:05
of
31:05
now
31:05
being
31:05
that
31:06
representation
31:07
for
31:07
viewers
31:07
of
31:08
Korean
31:08
descent.
31:09
Ji
31:10
Young
31:10
Yoo
31:10
was
31:11
also
31:11
born
31:12
and
31:12
raised
31:12
in
31:12
America
31:13
as
31:13
the
31:13
daughter
31:13
of
31:13
immigrant
31:14
Korean
31:14
parents,
31:15
and
31:15
Zoey
31:16
is
31:16
the
31:16
only
31:16
member
31:17
of
31:17
Huntrix
31:18
in
31:18
that
31:18
situation.
31:19
Torn
31:20
between
31:20
two
31:20
worlds,
31:21
being
31:21
both
31:21
Korean
31:22
and
31:22
American
31:23
but
31:23
not
31:23
feeling
31:24
like
31:24
you
31:24
fit
31:24
in
31:24
with
31:24
either.
31:25
Yu
31:26
brought
31:26
a
31:26
lot
31:26
of
31:27
her
31:27
own
31:27
experiences
31:28
to
31:28
Zuri,
31:28
but
31:29
also
31:29
her
31:29
optimism.
31:30
In
31:31
fact,
31:31
all
31:31
of
31:31
this
31:31
cast
31:32
are
31:32
literally
31:32
the
31:32
same
31:33
as
31:33
the
31:33
Huntrix
31:33
trio,
31:34
except
31:34
Arden
31:35
Cho
31:35
is
31:35
a
31:35
part
31:36
demon.
31:36
Each
31:37
of
31:37
the
31:37
actors
31:37
relates
31:38
to
31:38
their
31:38
character
31:38
in
31:38
some
31:39
way
31:39
and
31:39
they
31:39
share
31:40
personality
31:40
traits.
31:42
Gwi-ma
31:42
was
31:43
originally
31:43
going
31:43
to
31:43
be
31:43
more
31:44
of
31:44
a
31:44
comedic
31:44
character
31:45
and
31:45
more
31:45
flamboyant
31:46
and
31:46
also
31:47
had
31:47
a
31:47
past
31:47
as
31:48
a
31:48
wannabe
31:48
idol.
31:49
They
31:49
envisioned
31:50
jypark,
31:51
the
31:51
founder
31:52
of
31:52
JYP
31:52
Entertainment,
31:53
as
31:53
the
31:53
character,
31:54
but
31:55
as
31:55
he
31:55
changed
31:55
and
31:56
became
31:56
more
31:56
sinister
31:57
and
31:57
more
31:57
of
31:57
a
31:57
traditional
31:58
villain,
31:59
they
31:59
went
31:59
with
31:59
Lee
32:00
Byung
32:00
Hun,
32:00
who
32:01
most
32:01
people
32:01
will
32:01
know
32:02
from
32:02
Squid
32:02
Game
32:03
but
32:03
has
32:03
also
32:04
starred
32:04
in
32:04
both
32:04
Korean
32:05
and
32:05
Hollywood
32:05
blockbusters.
32:07
Gwi-ma
32:07
also
32:08
doesn't
32:08
appear
32:08
in
32:08
Korean
32:09
myths
32:09
himself,
32:10
but
32:10
the
32:10
name
32:11
Gwi
32:11
means
32:11
ghost,
32:12
spirit
32:12
or
32:13
demon
32:13
and
32:14
Ma
32:14
means
32:14
evil
32:15
spirit
32:15
or
32:15
demon,
32:16
so
32:16
Gwi-ma
32:17
translates
32:17
to
32:18
demon,
32:18
ghost
32:18
or
32:19
evil
32:19
spirit.
32:20
Lee
32:21
Byung
32:21
Hun
32:21
was
32:21
Maggie
32:22
Kang's
32:22
ideal
32:23
choice
32:23
as
32:23
she
32:24
considers
32:24
meeting
32:24
him
32:25
a
32:25
highlight
32:25
of
32:26
her
32:26
career,
32:27
and
32:27
it's
32:28
no
32:28
coincidence
32:28
that
32:29
the
32:29
young
32:29
Rumi
32:30
is
32:30
played
32:31
by
32:31
a
32:31
young
32:31
girl
32:31
called
32:32
Rumi.
32:33
Rumi
32:33
Oak
32:34
voices
32:34
young
32:35
Rumi
32:35
and
32:36
she
32:36
also
32:36
happens
32:37
to
32:37
be
32:37
Maggie
32:37
Kang's
32:38
daughter.
32:39
She
32:39
named
32:40
the
32:40
character
32:40
of
32:40
Rumi
32:41
after
32:41
her
32:42
daughter
32:42
and
32:43
Rumi
32:43
was
32:44
the
32:44
baby
32:44
in
32:45
the
32:45
car
32:45
in
32:45
the
32:46
story
32:46
of
32:47
how
32:47
the
32:47
pitch
32:47
for
32:48
K
32:48
Pop
32:48
Demon
32:48
Hunters
32:49
came
32:49
to
32:49
be,
32:50
Josh
32:51
Beveridge
32:51
was
32:51
the
32:51
animation
32:52
director,
32:53
and
32:53
while
32:53
Sony's
32:54
Spider
32:54
Verse
32:54
movies
32:55
had
32:55
wowed
32:55
with
32:56
their
32:56
2D
32:56
3D
32:57
hybrid
32:57
style,
32:58
Maggie
32:58
Kang
32:59
declined
32:59
to
32:59
use
33:00
the
33:00
same.
33:00
Prioritizing
33:01
the
33:01
look
33:02
and
33:02
feel
33:02
of
33:02
anime,
33:03
but
33:03
with
33:03
a
33:03
bold
33:03
graphic
33:04
look
33:04
and
33:04
bright
33:04
colors,
33:05
great
33:06
effort
33:06
was
33:06
taken
33:07
to
33:07
authentically
33:07
represent
33:08
Korean
33:08
identity
33:09
through
33:09
character
33:10
animation,
33:11
such
33:11
as
33:11
through
33:11
eye
33:12
and
33:12
mouth
33:12
shapes.
33:13
Although
33:14
the
33:14
characters
33:14
speak
33:15
English,
33:15
the
33:15
film's
33:16
animators
33:16
designed
33:17
the
33:17
characters
33:17
to
33:18
use
33:18
mouth
33:18
shapes
33:19
specific
33:19
to
33:20
the
33:20
Korean
33:20
language
33:21
while
33:21
speaking.
33:22
Obviously,
33:22
the
33:22
hyper
33:23
ridiculous
33:23
Chibi
33:24
or
33:24
demi
33:24
Chibi
33:25
with
33:25
its
33:25
super
33:25
cute
33:26
and
33:26
exaggerated
33:27
features
33:27
was
33:28
something
33:28
new
33:28
for
33:28
the
33:28
animation
33:29
team
33:29
at
33:29
Sony
33:30
imageworks,
33:30
but
33:31
they
33:31
built
33:31
a
33:31
tool
33:31
of
33:32
interchangeable
33:32
facial
33:33
features.
33:33
They
33:33
could
33:34
swap
33:34
in
33:34
and
33:34
out,
33:35
and
33:35
the
33:35
human
33:35
characters
33:36
are
33:36
animated
33:37
on
33:37
twos
33:38
or
33:38
12
33:38
frames
33:39
per
33:39
second
33:39
to
33:40
give
33:40
them
33:40
a
33:40
choppier
33:41
and
33:41
more
33:41
anime
33:42
feel,
33:42
with
33:42
the
33:42
demons
33:43
animated
33:43
on
33:44
1
33:44
or
33:44
24
33:45
frames
33:45
per
33:45
second
33:46
to
33:46
make
33:46
them
33:46
more
33:47
fluid
33:47
and
33:47
with
33:48
smoother
33:48
motion.
33:49
This
33:49
was
33:49
also
33:49
something
33:50
that
33:50
they
33:50
did
33:50
in
33:51
Spider
33:51
man
33:51
into
33:52
the
33:52
Spider
33:52
Verse
33:53
as
33:53
well,
33:54
and
33:54
this
33:54
is
33:55
a
33:55
good
33:55
time
33:55
actually
33:55
to
33:55
segue
33:56
into
33:56
the
33:56
obligatory
33:57
Keanu
33:57
reference
33:58
for
33:58
this
33:58
episode.
33:59
This
33:59
is
33:59
a
33:59
part
34:00
of
34:00
the
34:00
podcast
34:00
where
34:00
I
34:00
try
34:01
and
34:01
link
34:01
every
34:01
movie
34:02
that
34:02
I
34:02
feature
34:02
with
34:02
Keanu
34:03
Reeves
34:03
for
34:04
no
34:04
reason
34:04
other
34:04
than
34:05
he
34:05
is
34:05
literally
34:05
the
34:06
best
34:06
of
34:06
men.
34:07
And
34:07
this
34:07
was
34:07
a
34:07
really
34:08
tough
34:08
one
34:08
because
34:08
how
34:09
do
34:09
you
34:09
link
34:09
Keanu
34:10
Reeves
34:10
to
34:10
K
34:10
Pop?
34:11
And
34:11
the
34:11
only
34:12
way
34:12
I
34:12
could
34:12
do
34:12
it
34:13
was
34:13
through
34:13
the
34:14
demon
34:14
hunter
34:15
aspect,
34:15
and
34:16
that
34:16
was
34:16
to
34:16
link
34:16
him
34:17
through
34:18
this
34:18
movie
34:18
as
34:19
a
34:19
demon
34:19
hunter.
34:20
In
34:20
the
34:21
movie
34:21
Constantine
34:22
where
34:22
he
34:23
is
34:23
also
34:23
a
34:23
demon
34:24
hunter
34:24
but
34:24
without
34:24
the
34:25
K
34:25
Pop
34:25
I
34:26
really
34:26
do
34:26
feel
34:26
like
34:27
Constantine
34:27
is
34:28
one
34:28
of
34:28
his
34:28
most
34:29
underrated
34:29
roles.
34:30
I
34:30
really
34:30
do
34:30
love
34:31
that
34:31
movie
34:31
a
34:31
lot.
34:31
It
34:32
is
34:32
nothing
34:32
like
34:32
K
34:33
pop
34:33
Demon
34:33
Hunters,
34:34
but
34:35
I
34:35
mean
34:35
Demon
34:36
Hunter
34:36
Link
34:37
is
34:37
really
34:38
the
34:38
only
34:38
place
34:38
I
34:39
can
34:39
go
34:40
now.
34:40
I've
34:41
purposefully
34:41
put
34:41
off
34:42
talking
34:42
about
34:42
the
34:42
music
34:43
until
34:43
now
34:44
because
34:44
this
34:45
is
34:45
a
34:45
movie
34:46
that
34:46
literally
34:47
lives
34:47
and
34:47
dies
34:48
on
34:48
its
34:48
soundtrack
34:49
and
34:49
the
34:49
K
34:49
pop
34:50
element
34:50
is
34:51
so
34:51
linked
34:51
to
34:51
the
34:51
story.
34:52
They
34:53
didn't
34:53
just
34:53
want
34:53
to
34:54
create
34:54
fake
34:55
K
34:55
pop
34:56
music,
34:57
this
34:57
girl
34:57
group
34:58
had
34:58
to
34:58
be
34:58
legit.
34:59
They
35:00
needed
35:00
absolute
35:01
bangers.
35:01
The
35:01
songs
35:02
couldn't
35:02
just
35:02
be
35:03
hits
35:03
in
35:03
the
35:03
realm
35:03
of
35:04
the
35:04
movie,
35:05
but
35:05
they
35:05
had
35:06
to
35:06
have
35:06
bonafide
35:07
chart
35:07
success
35:08
in
35:08
the
35:08
real
35:08
world.
35:09
And
35:09
making
35:10
a
35:10
hit
35:10
song
35:11
from
35:11
a
35:11
hit
35:11
animated
35:12
movie
35:12
isn't
35:13
easy
35:14
because
35:14
for
35:15
every
35:15
We
35:15
Don't
35:16
Talk
35:16
about
35:16
Bruno
35:16
from
35:17
Encanto,
35:17
which
35:18
obviously
35:18
was
35:18
a
35:18
huge
35:19
hit
35:19
a
35:19
few
35:20
years
35:20
back.
35:21
There's
35:21
also
35:22
things
35:22
like
35:22
Reflection
35:23
from
35:23
Mulan,
35:24
which
35:24
was
35:24
actually
35:25
a
35:25
modest
35:25
hit,
35:26
but
35:26
Christina
35:27
Aguilera
35:27
released
35:28
that
35:28
before
35:28
Genie
35:29
in
35:29
a
35:29
Bottle.
35:30
But
35:30
no
35:30
one
35:31
talks
35:31
about
35:31
Reflection
35:32
because
35:32
no
35:33
one
35:33
remembers
35:34
reflection.
35:35
Singer
35:35
songwriter
35:36
EJAE's
35:36
K
35:37
pop
35:37
career
35:37
as
35:37
an
35:37
idol
35:38
may
35:38
have
35:39
been
35:39
behind
35:39
her,
35:39
but
35:40
she
35:40
had
35:40
spent
35:40
years
35:41
becoming
35:41
well
35:42
respected
35:42
in
35:42
the
35:43
K
35:43
pop
35:43
industry
35:44
as
35:44
a
35:44
writer
35:45
and
35:45
a
35:45
producer.
35:46
She
35:47
joined
35:47
K
35:47
pop
35:48
demon
35:48
hunters
35:48
in
35:49
2019
35:50
after
35:50
Kang's
35:51
husband's
35:51
friend,
35:52
composer
35:52
Daniel
35:52
Rojas,
35:53
suggested
35:54
EJAE
35:55
as
35:55
a
35:55
new
35:55
York
35:55
based
35:56
K
35:56
pop
35:56
artist.
35:57
They
35:57
reached
35:58
out
35:58
to
35:58
her
35:58
and
35:59
she
35:59
spent
35:59
months
35:59
creating
36:00
various
36:00
demos
36:01
from
36:02
scratch
36:02
that
36:02
aligned
36:03
with
36:03
the
36:03
director's
36:04
visions.
36:04
It
36:05
was
36:05
her
36:05
original
36:06
demos
36:06
that
36:06
helped
36:07
get
36:07
the
36:07
movie
36:07
green
36:08
lit.
36:09
Some
36:09
sequences
36:09
required
36:10
nearly
36:10
60
36:11
demo
36:11
versions,
36:12
most
36:12
of
36:12
which
36:13
were
36:13
discarded
36:14
or
36:14
heavily
36:14
reworked.
36:15
One
36:15
track
36:16
survived
36:16
the
36:17
workshopping
36:17
and
36:18
that
36:18
was
36:18
the
36:18
opener.
36:19
How
36:19
It's
36:19
Done
36:20
as
36:20
the
36:21
project
36:21
grew,
36:21
additional
36:22
collaborators
36:23
joined.
36:24
Musical
36:24
director
36:24
Ian
36:25
Eisendraft
36:25
worked
36:26
alongside
36:26
producers
36:27
and
36:27
songwriters
36:28
from
36:28
the
36:28
Black
36:29
Label,
36:29
the
36:30
team
36:30
behind
36:30
acts
36:30
such
36:31
as
36:31
Blackpink
36:31
and
36:32
Meow.
36:32
The
36:33
Black
36:33
Label
36:33
contributed
36:34
to
36:34
nearly
36:34
half
36:35
of
36:35
the
36:35
film's
36:35
original
36:36
songs,
36:36
including
36:37
youg
36:37
Idol
36:38
and
36:38
Soda
36:39
Pop,
36:39
helping
36:40
fuse
36:40
traditional
36:40
Korean
36:41
instrumentation
36:42
with
36:42
modern
36:42
K
36:43
pop
36:43
sensibilities.
36:45
The
36:45
directors
36:46
would
36:46
outline
36:46
the
36:46
scene's
36:47
mood
36:47
and
36:47
share
36:47
reference
36:48
tracks.
36:48
The
36:49
Black
36:49
Label
36:49
would
36:49
produce
36:50
the
36:50
instrumental
36:51
track,
36:51
after
36:52
which
36:52
EJAE
36:52
and
36:53
co
36:53
writer
36:53
Mark
36:54
Sonnenblick
36:54
crafted
36:55
the
36:55
lyrics,
36:56
melody
36:56
and
36:56
overall
36:57
concept.
36:58
EJAE
36:58
recorded
36:59
the
36:59
demos
36:59
herself,
37:00
from
37:00
lead
37:01
vocals
37:01
to
37:01
harmonies
37:02
and
37:02
backgrounds,
37:03
even
37:03
standing
37:04
in
37:04
for
37:04
the
37:04
male
37:05
idol
37:05
characters.
37:07
Remi's
37:07
story
37:08
also
37:08
reflects
37:09
EJAE's
37:09
and
37:10
it's
37:10
safe
37:10
to
37:10
say
37:10
from
37:11
various
37:11
interviews
37:12
that
37:12
she
37:12
put
37:12
her
37:13
heart
37:13
and
37:13
soul
37:13
into
37:14
these
37:14
songs,
37:15
not
37:15
just
37:15
the
37:15
writing
37:16
of
37:16
but
37:16
the
37:16
performances
37:17
too.
37:18
Golden's
37:19
melodies
37:19
were
37:19
written
37:20
while
37:20
she
37:20
was
37:20
on
37:20
the
37:20
way
37:21
to
37:21
the
37:21
dentist,
37:21
and
37:22
the
37:22
core
37:22
concept
37:23
came
37:23
together
37:24
quickly.
37:24
After
37:24
that,
37:25
the
37:25
directors
37:26
gave
37:26
specific
37:27
guidance
37:27
the
37:28
song
37:28
needed
37:28
to
37:28
include
37:29
the
37:29
word
37:29
Gold
37:30
and
37:30
capture
37:30
what
37:31
the
37:31
character
37:31
Rumi
37:32
was
37:32
going
37:32
through
37:33
while
37:33
introducing
37:34
each
37:34
member's
37:34
struggles
37:35
in
37:35
the
37:35
verses.
37:37
She
37:37
cried
37:38
while
37:38
writing
37:38
the
37:38
lyrics
37:39
and
37:39
recording
37:39
the
37:39
demo
37:40
for
37:40
golden,
37:41
recalling
37:41
her
37:42
own
37:42
idol
37:42
training
37:43
and
37:43
being
37:43
perfect.
37:44
Being
37:44
such
37:45
a
37:45
big
37:45
thing
37:45
when
37:45
you're
37:46
training
37:47
her,
37:47
not
37:47
aligning
37:48
with
37:48
her
37:48
management
37:49
company's
37:49
ideals
37:50
and
37:50
getting
37:50
dropped
37:51
broke
37:52
her
37:52
heart,
37:52
but
37:53
she
37:53
channeled
37:53
it
37:53
into
37:54
her
37:54
performance
37:54
of
37:54
golden,
37:55
finally
37:56
embracing
37:56
her
37:57
abilities,
37:57
releasing
37:58
herself
37:58
the
37:59
burden
37:59
of
37:59
perfection,
38:00
accepting
38:01
her
38:01
vulnerabilities
38:02
and
38:02
realizing
38:03
she
38:03
wasn't
38:04
alone.
38:05
EJAE
38:05
or
38:06
Rumi?
38:07
EJ
38:07
has
38:07
also
38:08
said
38:08
she
38:08
was
38:08
delighted
38:09
at
38:09
being
38:09
able
38:09
to
38:10
integrate
38:10
Korean
38:11
and
38:11
English
38:11
lyrics,
38:12
allowing
38:12
Korean
38:13
to
38:13
appear
38:13
not
38:13
just
38:14
in
38:14
verses
38:15
but
38:15
throughout
38:15
the
38:16
songs
38:16
organically,
38:17
which
38:17
was
38:17
important
38:17
to
38:18
co
38:18
director
38:18
Maggie
38:19
Kang's
38:19
vision.
38:20
They
38:20
wanted
38:21
the
38:21
Saja
38:21
Boys
38:22
songs
38:22
to
38:22
be
38:22
super
38:22
catchy
38:23
but
38:23
slightly
38:24
hollow,
38:24
representing
38:25
the
38:25
lack
38:25
of
38:26
soul
38:26
underneath.
38:27
In
38:27
contrast,
38:28
the
38:28
Huntrix
38:29
songs
38:29
are
38:29
emotionally
38:30
vulnerable
38:30
and
38:31
honest.
38:32
Of
38:32
course
38:32
we
38:33
know
38:33
Jinu
38:33
does
38:34
have
38:34
a
38:34
soul,
38:34
he
38:35
gives
38:35
it
38:35
to
38:35
Rooney
38:35
to
38:36
protect
38:36
her,
38:36
but
38:36
it's
38:37
something
38:37
he's
38:37
got,
38:38
not
38:38
something
38:38
he
38:38
already
38:39
had.
38:40
Three
38:40
members
38:41
of
38:41
K
38:41
Pop
38:41
girl
38:42
group
38:42
Twice
38:43
Jeongyeong,
38:44
Jihyo
38:45
and
38:45
Chaeyoung
38:46
covered
38:46
the
38:46
track
38:47
Takedown
38:47
for
38:47
the
38:48
album
38:48
as
38:48
well
38:49
as
38:49
providing
38:49
their
38:50
own
38:50
song
38:50
strategy
38:51
and
38:51
their
38:52
involvement
38:52
really
38:53
validated
38:54
what
38:54
the
38:54
creative
38:55
team
38:55
was
38:55
trying
38:55
to
38:55
achieve
38:56
and
38:56
accomplish
38:57
in
38:57
the
38:57
K
38:57
Pop
38:58
space.
38:59
The
38:59
team
38:59
also
39:00
worked
39:00
with
39:00
two
39:00
temp
39:01
tracks
39:01
during
39:01
the
39:02
animation
39:02
phase.
39:03
One
39:03
was
39:04
EXO's
39:04
Love
39:05
Me
39:05
Right,
39:05
which
39:06
is
39:06
used
39:06
to
39:06
introduce
39:06
the
39:07
Saja
39:07
Boys,
39:08
and
39:08
the
39:08
next
39:08
was
39:09
Love
39:09
maybe
39:10
from
39:10
the
39:10
Korean
39:11
drama
39:11
Business
39:11
Proposal.
39:12
Those
39:13
two
39:13
songs
39:13
stuck
39:14
and
39:14
they
39:14
fought
39:14
to
39:15
license
39:15
them
39:15
for
39:15
the
39:16
movie.
39:16
All
39:17
of
39:17
the
39:17
original
39:17
songs
39:18
were
39:18
written
39:18
by
39:18
Danny
39:19
Chung,
39:19
Ido,
39:20
Vince,
39:21
Kush,
39:21
EJAE,
39:22
Jenna
39:23
Andrews,
39:23
Stephen,
39:24
Kirk
39:24
Lindgren,
39:25
Mark
39:26
Sonnenblick
39:26
and
39:26
Daniel
39:27
Rojas
39:28
and
39:28
Marcelo
39:29
Zavos
39:29
composed
39:30
the
39:30
score
39:30
for
39:30
the
39:31
movie.
39:32
And
39:32
of
39:32
course
39:33
the
39:33
movie's
39:33
musical
39:34
numbers
39:34
were
39:34
also
39:34
choreographed
39:35
for
39:35
the
39:35
animation
39:36
team
39:37
by
39:37
Jam
39:37
Republic's
39:38
Jo
39:38
Na
39:38
in
39:39
the
39:39
Black
39:39
Label's
39:40
Lee
39:40
Jung
39:41
Lee
39:41
and
39:41
the
39:41
group
39:42
K
39:42
Tigers.
39:43
Jo,
39:43
a
39:44
South
39:44
Korean
39:44
dancer
39:45
and
39:45
choreographer,
39:46
created
39:46
the
39:47
sequences
39:47
for
39:47
golden
39:48
and
39:48
Takedown.
39:49
The
39:49
choreography
39:50
for
39:50
How
39:50
It's
39:51
Done
39:51
was
39:51
done
39:51
by
39:52
Lee
39:52
and
39:52
the
39:52
choreography
39:53
for
39:53
your
39:53
Idol
39:54
was
39:54
done
39:54
by
39:54
K
39:55
Tiger's
39:55
Ha
39:56
Seon
39:56
Jin.
39:57
Choreography
39:58
for
39:58
Soda
39:58
Pop
39:59
was
39:59
worked
39:59
on
39:59
by
39:59
Lee
40:00
and
40:00
Ha
40:00
and
40:01
the
40:01
movements
40:01
were
40:01
made
40:02
bigger
40:02
and
40:02
more
40:02
expansive
40:03
than
40:03
usual
40:04
to
40:04
express
40:04
the
40:05
lyrics
40:05
and
40:05
emotions.
40:06
I
40:07
love
40:07
this
40:07
soundtrack.
40:08
I
40:08
love
40:08
that
40:08
they
40:08
went
40:09
so
40:09
hard
40:09
with
40:09
it.
40:10
Your
40:10
idol
40:11
basically
40:11
says
40:11
the
40:12
quiet
40:12
part
40:12
out
40:13
loud.
40:13
Every
40:14
song
40:14
is
40:14
a
40:14
legitimate
40:15
banger
40:15
and
40:16
golden
40:16
is
40:16
a
40:16
certified
40:17
smash
40:17
hit,
40:18
peaking
40:18
at
40:19
number
40:19
one
40:19
in
40:19
the
40:19
charts
40:20
in
40:20
30
40:20
countries
40:21
including
40:22
the
40:22
US,
40:23
Canada,
40:23
Australia,
40:24
South
40:25
Korea,
40:25
New
40:25
Zealand
40:26
and
40:26
here
40:26
in
40:27
the
40:27
UK
40:27
where
40:28
it
40:28
spent
40:28
10
40:28
non
40:29
consecutive
40:29
weeks
40:30
at
40:30
number
40:30
one
40:31
in
40:31
the
40:31
charts.
40:32
And
40:32
it
40:32
is
40:32
still
40:33
in
40:33
the
40:33
charts
40:34
because
40:34
I
40:34
was
40:35
listening
40:35
to
40:35
the
40:35
charts
40:36
earlier
40:36
while
40:36
I
40:36
was
40:37
prepping
40:37
this
40:37
episode
40:38
and
40:38
golden
40:39
is
40:39
still
40:39
in
40:40
the
40:40
charts
40:40
here.
40:41
K
40:41
Pop
40:41
Demon
40:42
Hunters
40:42
was
40:42
released
40:43
on
40:43
Netflix
40:44
on
40:44
20
40:44
June
40:45
2025.
40:46
In
40:47
addition
40:47
to
40:47
streaming
40:48
on
40:48
Netflix,
40:48
it
40:49
had
40:49
a
40:49
limited
40:49
theatrical
40:50
release
40:50
at
40:51
selected
40:51
cinemas
40:52
in
40:52
California
40:53
and
40:53
New
40:53
York
40:54
from
40:54
the
40:54
20th
40:54
to
40:55
the
40:55
26th
40:56
June
40:56
2025
40:57
and
40:58
this
40:58
was
40:58
to
40:58
make
40:58
it
40:59
eligible
40:59
for
40:59
Academy
41:00
Awards
41:00
consideration
41:02
as
41:02
of
41:02
December
41:03
2025.
41:04
Netflix
41:05
has
41:05
said
41:05
that
41:06
K
41:06
Pop
41:06
Demon
41:06
Hunters
41:07
has
41:07
been
41:07
watched
41:08
500
41:09
million
41:09
times
41:10
on
41:10
the
41:10
streaming
41:10
service,
41:11
passing
41:12
red
41:12
notice
41:13
from
41:13
2021
41:14
as
41:14
its
41:15
most
41:15
watched
41:15
film.
41:16
It
41:17
was
41:17
also
41:17
re
41:17
released
41:18
into
41:18
US
41:18
cinemas
41:19
for
41:19
a
41:19
limited
41:19
period
41:20
on
41:20
23rd
41:21
August
41:22
2025,
41:22
becoming
41:23
Netflix's
41:24
best
41:24
performing
41:24
cinema
41:25
release
41:26
since
41:26
glass
41:26
onion
41:27
in
41:27
2022.
41:28
It
41:28
finished
41:29
in
41:29
first
41:29
place
41:30
that
41:30
weekend.
41:30
It
41:31
was
41:31
also
41:31
released
41:32
here
41:32
in
41:32
the
41:32
UK,
41:33
Australia
41:33
and
41:34
New
41:34
Zealand
41:34
from
41:35
the
41:35
23rd
41:35
to
41:35
the
41:36
24th
41:36
of
41:36
August
41:37
as
41:37
a
41:37
sing
41:37
along
41:37
version
41:38
which
41:38
was
41:39
subsequently
41:39
also
41:40
released
41:40
as
41:40
a
41:41
separate
41:41
version
41:41
on
41:42
Netflix.
41:43
Through
41:43
its
41:44
various
41:44
limited
41:44
cinema
41:45
releases,
41:46
K
41:46
Pop
41:46
Demon
41:47
hunters
41:47
has
41:47
made
41:47
$24.6
41:49
million
41:49
worldwide
41:50
on
41:51
a
41:51
budget
41:51
of
41:52
$100
41:52
million.
41:54
But
41:54
this
41:54
is
41:54
a
41:55
Netflix
41:55
movie,
41:55
so
41:56
it's
41:56
not
41:56
about
41:57
the
41:57
money.
41:58
What
41:58
it
41:58
is
41:58
about
41:59
is
41:59
the
41:59
deal
42:00
that
42:00
Sony
42:00
made
42:01
with
42:01
Netflix.
42:02
So
42:02
let's
42:02
talk
42:02
about
42:03
the
42:03
deal,
42:03
the
42:04
whys
42:04
and
42:04
hows,
42:05
what
42:05
it
42:05
meant
42:05
for
42:05
them
42:06
financially
42:07
and
42:07
what
42:07
it
42:07
means
42:07
for
42:08
future
42:08
sequels.
42:09
So
42:10
Sony
42:10
spent
42:10
$100
42:11
million
42:11
creating
42:12
an
42:12
actual
42:13
global
42:13
phenomenon,
42:14
but
42:14
they
42:15
only
42:15
walked
42:15
away
42:15
at
42:16
the
42:16
time
42:16
with
42:16
$25
42:17
million.
42:18
The
42:18
reason
42:19
is
42:19
a
42:19
distribution
42:20
deal
42:20
with
42:20
Netflix
42:21
which
42:21
was
42:21
struck
42:21
in
42:22
2021.
42:23
At
42:23
the
42:24
time
42:24
the
42:24
movie
42:25
industry
42:25
was
42:25
struggling
42:26
with
42:26
the
42:26
outcome
42:27
of
42:27
the
42:27
COVID
42:27
19
42:28
pandemic.
42:29
People
42:29
weren't
42:30
going
42:30
to
42:30
the
42:30
cinema
42:31
and
42:31
the
42:31
studios
42:32
needed
42:32
to
42:32
guarantee
42:33
returns.
42:34
So
42:35
Sony
42:35
agreed
42:36
to
42:36
a
42:36
direct
42:36
to
42:37
platform
42:37
arrangement
42:38
with
42:38
Netflix
42:38
where
42:39
Netflix
42:39
would
42:40
pay
42:40
back
42:40
the
42:40
film's
42:41
production
42:41
budget
42:42
plus
42:42
an
42:43
additional
42:43
fee
42:43
capped
42:44
at
42:44
$20
42:44
million
42:45
per
42:45
project
42:46
plus
42:47
a
42:47
$5
42:47
million
42:48
first
42:48
auction
42:49
rights
42:49
for
42:49
Netflix
42:50
to
42:50
retain
42:51
the
42:51
movie
42:51
on
42:51
its
42:51
platform.
42:52
In
42:52
exchange,
42:53
Netflix
42:54
retained
42:54
all
42:54
of
42:55
the
42:55
rights
42:55
to
42:55
the
42:55
property
42:56
and
42:56
owes
42:57
no
42:57
additional
42:57
profit
42:58
participation
42:59
even
42:59
if
43:00
the
43:00
Film
43:00
Becomes
43:01
a
43:01
Massive
43:01
Hit
43:02
at
43:02
the
43:03
time,
43:03
the
43:03
deal
43:03
made
43:04
a
43:04
lot
43:04
of
43:04
sense.
43:05
Cinemas
43:06
were
43:06
still
43:06
recovering
43:07
from
43:07
pandemic
43:07
closures,
43:08
animated
43:09
films
43:09
were
43:09
struggling
43:10
at
43:10
the
43:10
box
43:10
office,
43:11
and
43:11
Sony
43:12
didn't
43:12
have
43:12
its
43:12
own
43:13
streaming
43:13
platform.
43:14
The
43:14
deal
43:15
guaranteed
43:15
Sony
43:16
would
43:16
make
43:16
a
43:16
profit
43:17
without
43:17
risking
43:18
a
43:18
theatrical
43:19
flop.
43:20
But
43:20
nobody,
43:21
not
43:21
even
43:22
Netflix,
43:22
predicted
43:23
K
43:24
Pop
43:24
Demon
43:24
Hunters
43:25
would
43:25
become
43:26
as
43:26
big
43:26
as
43:26
it
43:26
did.
43:28
Netflix
43:28
essentially
43:29
funded
43:29
the
43:29
production
43:30
while
43:30
Sony
43:30
handled
43:31
the
43:31
creative
43:31
work.
43:32
Both
43:32
companies
43:33
were
43:33
involved
43:33
in
43:34
the
43:34
day
43:34
to
43:34
day
43:34
decision
43:34
making.
43:35
It
43:35
wasn't
43:36
Sony
43:36
trying
43:37
to
43:37
sell
43:37
a
43:37
finished
43:38
film
43:38
like
43:38
they'd
43:39
done
43:39
in
43:39
2021
43:40
for
43:40
the
43:40
Mitchells
43:41
versus
43:41
the
43:41
machines.
43:42
Of
43:42
course,
43:43
the
43:43
irony
43:44
is
43:44
if
43:44
that
43:44
Sony
43:45
kept
43:45
the
43:45
rights
43:45
to
43:46
K
43:46
Pop
43:46
Demon
43:46
Hunters,
43:47
the
43:47
company
43:48
would
43:48
be
43:48
sitting
43:48
on
43:49
something
43:49
potentially
43:50
worth
43:50
billions.
43:51
K
43:52
Pop
43:52
Demon
43:52
Hunters
43:53
has
43:53
become
43:53
the
43:54
rare
43:54
original
43:55
property
43:55
to
43:56
become
43:56
a
43:56
globally
43:57
appealing
43:58
future
43:58
ip
43:59
and
43:59
Sony
44:00
don't
44:00
have
44:00
any
44:01
of
44:01
the
44:01
rights.
44:02
They
44:02
do
44:03
however
44:03
have
44:03
a
44:04
piece
44:04
of
44:04
soundtrack
44:05
sales
44:05
as
44:06
well
44:06
as
44:06
music
44:06
publishing
44:07
fees
44:07
for
44:07
certain
44:08
songs.
44:09
So
44:09
what
44:09
they
44:09
did
44:09
end
44:10
up
44:10
with
44:10
for
44:10
the
44:10
sequel
44:11
deal
44:11
was
44:11
a
44:12
$15
44:12
million
44:13
cash
44:13
bonus
44:14
from
44:14
Netflix
44:14
for
44:14
the
44:15
first
44:15
movie's
44:15
success,
44:16
and
44:16
that
44:17
probably
44:17
sweetened
44:18
the
44:18
deal
44:18
to
44:18
get
44:18
a
44:18
sequel
44:19
moving.
44:20
So
44:20
Sony
44:21
ended
44:21
up
44:21
making
44:22
$14
44:22
million
44:23
plus
44:24
Sony
44:24
Pictures
44:25
image
44:25
Works
44:25
also
44:26
receiving
44:26
money
44:26
from
44:27
Netflix.
44:28
Merchandising
44:29
rights,
44:29
however,
44:30
belong
44:30
solely
44:31
to
44:31
Netflix,
44:32
and
44:32
this
44:33
movie
44:33
being
44:33
on
44:33
Netflix
44:34
and
44:34
being
44:34
rewatchable
44:35
almost
44:36
definitely
44:36
added
44:37
to
44:37
its
44:37
appeal
44:38
and
44:38
would
44:38
have
44:38
made
44:39
it
44:39
more
44:39
popular.
44:40
The
44:40
chances
44:41
of
44:41
it
44:41
doing
44:41
as
44:42
well
44:42
with
44:42
a
44:42
theatrical
44:43
release
44:43
are
44:44
unknown,
44:44
but
44:45
taking
44:45
into
44:45
account
44:46
the
44:46
lack
44:46
of
44:46
availability
44:47
that
44:47
Netflix
44:48
provides
44:48
families
44:49
with
44:49
the
44:49
ability
44:49
to
44:50
binge
44:50
watch,
44:51
we
44:51
have
44:51
no
44:51
idea
44:52
of
44:52
knowing
44:52
if
44:52
K
44:52
Pop
44:53
Demon
44:53
Hunters
44:54
would
44:54
have
44:54
been
44:54
financially
44:55
successful
44:56
at
44:56
cinemas
44:57
without
44:57
Netflix.
44:58
It
44:58
was
44:58
a
44:59
niche
44:59
topic,
44:59
an
45:00
original
45:00
idea,
45:00
and
45:01
had
45:01
a
45:01
high
45:01
budget,
45:02
so
45:02
most
45:03
experts
45:03
believe
45:03
it
45:04
wouldn't
45:04
have
45:04
done
45:04
well
45:05
theatrically,
45:06
but
45:06
its
45:06
later
45:07
theatrical
45:07
release
45:08
proved
45:08
that
45:09
fans
45:09
would
45:09
pay
45:09
for
45:10
the
45:10
cinema
45:10
experience
45:11
with
45:11
a
45:11
movie
45:12
they
45:12
loved
45:13
critically.
45:14
K
45:14
Pop
45:14
Demon
45:15
hunters
45:15
currently
45:15
has
45:16
94%
45:16
of
45:17
rotten
45:17
tomatoes
45:18
with
45:18
a
45:18
consensus
45:19
of
45:19
animated
45:20
with
45:20
infectious
45:21
energy
45:21
and
45:21
vibrant
45:22
colors,
45:22
K
45:23
Pop
45:23
Demon
45:23
Hunters
45:24
is
45:24
jaunty
45:24
family
45:25
entertainment
45:26
with
45:26
a
45:26
terrific
45:27
soundtrack
45:27
to
45:27
boot.
45:28
It's
45:29
been
45:29
nominated
45:29
for
45:29
Best
45:30
Animated
45:30
feature
45:31
at
45:31
the
45:31
83rd
45:31
Golden
45:32
Globes,
45:33
but
45:33
the
45:33
subsequent
45:34
theatrical
45:34
releases
45:35
didn't
45:35
meet
45:35
the
45:36
requirements
45:36
to
45:36
qualify
45:37
the
45:37
film
45:37
for
45:38
the
45:38
BAFTA
45:38
Awards.
45:39
Netflix
45:40
attempted
45:40
to
45:40
appeal,
45:41
but
45:41
the
45:41
British
45:41
Academy
45:42
declined,
45:43
saying
45:43
that
45:43
the
45:43
film
45:44
would
45:44
have
45:44
qualified
45:45
if
45:45
Netflix
45:46
had
45:46
released
45:46
K
45:47
Pop
45:47
Demon
45:47
Hunters
45:48
simultaneously
45:49
in
45:49
British
45:50
cinemas
45:50
and
45:50
on
45:51
its
45:51
streaming
45:51
platform
45:52
like
45:52
it
45:53
did
45:53
in
45:53
America.
45:54
The
45:54
film's
45:55
SoundTrack
45:55
has
45:55
received
45:56
five
45:56
nominations
45:57
at
45:57
the
45:57
68th
45:58
Grammy
45:58
Awards.
45:59
The
45:59
song
45:59
golden
46:00
has
46:00
been
46:00
nominated
46:01
for
46:01
Best
46:01
Original
46:01
Song
46:02
at
46:02
the
46:02
Golden
46:02
Globes.
46:03
It's
46:03
been
46:03
shortlisted
46:04
for
46:04
the
46:04
same
46:05
category
46:05
at
46:05
the
46:05
98th
46:06
Academy
46:06
Awards,
46:07
and
46:07
nominations
46:08
for
46:08
the
46:08
98th
46:09
Academy
46:10
Awards
46:10
will
46:10
be
46:11
announced
46:11
on
46:11
22
46:12
January
46:13
2026,
46:14
the
46:14
week
46:15
after
46:15
this
46:16
episode
46:16
is
46:16
released.
46:17
But
46:18
secretly
46:18
I
46:19
am
46:19
hoping
46:19
for
46:20
at
46:20
least
46:21
a
46:21
Best
46:21
Animated
46:22
Feature
46:22
nomination
46:23
and
46:23
fingers
46:24
crossed
46:24
for
46:24
a
46:24
win
46:25
because
46:25
I
46:25
genuinely
46:26
believe
46:26
this
46:26
movie
46:27
can
46:27
do
46:27
it.
46:28
Originally,
46:28
of
46:28
course,
46:29
there
46:29
were
46:29
no
46:29
plans
46:29
for
46:30
a
46:30
sequel
46:30
because
46:31
the
46:31
success
46:31
of
46:31
this
46:31
movie
46:32
just
46:32
exceeded
46:33
all
46:33
of
46:33
Sony
46:34
and
46:34
Netflix's
46:34
expectations.
46:36
But
46:36
they
46:36
did
46:36
quickly
46:37
enter
46:37
sequel
46:37
discussion
46:38
talks
46:38
after
46:39
the
46:39
movie
46:39
started
46:39
breaking
46:40
records
46:41
left,
46:41
right
46:41
and
46:41
center
46:42
and
46:42
the
46:42
music
46:43
topped
46:43
charts
46:43
all
46:44
over
46:44
the
46:44
world.
46:45
Netflix
46:45
don't
46:46
need
46:46
Sony
46:46
and
46:47
its
46:47
creative
46:47
teams
46:48
to
46:48
make
46:48
the
46:48
sequel,
46:49
but
46:49
they'd
46:49
have
46:49
been
46:50
very
46:50
silly
46:50
to
46:50
not
46:51
enter
46:51
talks
46:51
with
46:51
Maggie
46:52
Kang
46:52
and
46:52
Chris
46:52
Appelhans.
46:54
It's
46:54
safe
46:54
to
46:54
say
46:55
though,
46:55
that
46:55
all
46:55
the
46:55
power
46:55
and
46:56
leverage
46:56
sits
46:56
with
46:57
Netflix
46:57
and
46:58
whether
46:58
they
46:58
will
46:58
leave
46:59
the
46:59
team
46:59
to
46:59
come
46:59
up
46:59
with
46:59
the
47:00
sequel
47:00
or
47:00
whether
47:00
they'll
47:01
be
47:01
a
47:01
bit
47:01
more
47:01
involved
47:02
is
47:02
yet
47:02
to
47:02
be
47:02
seen.
47:04
However,
47:04
K
47:04
pop
47:04
demon
47:05
hunters
47:05
2
47:05
has
47:06
been
47:06
announced
47:07
with
47:07
Maggie
47:07
Kang
47:08
and
47:08
Chris
47:08
Applehans
47:09
returning
47:10
for
47:10
a
47:10
2029
47:11
release
47:12
and
47:12
this
47:12
is
47:12
how
47:12
we
47:13
know
47:13
there
47:13
was
47:13
no
47:13
original
47:14
sequel
47:14
plan
47:15
because
47:15
we'll
47:15
have
47:16
to
47:16
wait
47:16
four
47:16
years
47:17
for
47:17
this
47:17
sequel.
47:19
There
47:19
were
47:19
also
47:19
reports
47:20
for
47:20
potential
47:20
live
47:21
action
47:21
remake,
47:22
but
47:22
both
47:22
Maggie
47:23
Kang
47:23
and
47:23
Chris
47:23
Applehans
47:24
have
47:24
stated
47:24
they're
47:25
against
47:25
the
47:25
idea
47:26
and
47:26
to
47:26
be
47:26
honest,
47:27
we
47:27
already
47:28
have
47:28
a
47:28
live
47:28
action
47:29
remake
47:30
in
47:30
the
47:30
form
47:30
of
47:30
Hunt
47:30
Tricks
47:31
appearing
47:31
live
47:32
at
47:32
events,
47:32
singing
47:33
together.
47:33
That's
47:34
literally
47:34
the
47:35
only
47:35
live
47:35
action
47:36
remake.
47:36
I'll
47:36
accept
47:37
a
47:37
performance
47:38
by
47:38
EJAE,
47:39
Audrey
47:39
Nuna
47:40
and
47:40
Rei
47:40
Ami.
47:41
Maggie
47:42
Kang
47:42
has
47:42
mentioned
47:43
in
47:43
interviews
47:43
about
47:44
how
47:44
this
47:44
movie
47:44
was
47:45
partially
47:45
inspired
47:45
by
47:46
her
47:46
love
47:46
of
47:46
Buffy
47:47
the
47:47
Vampire
47:47
Slayer,
47:48
and
47:48
you
47:48
can
47:48
see
47:49
it.
47:49
Buffy
47:50
also
47:50
hides
47:50
the
47:51
fact
47:51
she's
47:51
a
47:51
slayer
47:52
at
47:52
first
47:52
and
47:52
the
47:53
slayers
47:53
that
47:53
came
47:53
before
47:54
her
47:54
had
47:54
no
47:55
family
47:55
or
47:55
friends.
47:56
Buffy
47:56
was
47:57
the
47:57
first
47:57
slayer
47:57
with
47:58
a
47:58
support
47:58
network
47:59
that
47:59
wasn't
48:00
just
48:00
her
48:00
watcher,
48:01
and
48:01
Meera
48:01
and
48:02
Zoe
48:02
are
48:02
that
48:03
support
48:03
network
48:03
for
48:03
Rumi.
48:04
And
48:05
honestly,
48:05
if
48:05
you're
48:05
going
48:06
to
48:06
be
48:06
inspired
48:06
by
48:06
anything,
48:07
be
48:07
inspired
48:08
by
48:08
Buffy.
48:09
But
48:10
what's
48:10
the
48:10
most
48:10
impressive
48:11
about
48:11
K
48:11
Pop
48:11
Demon
48:12
Hunters
48:12
is
48:13
that
48:13
by
48:13
the
48:13
title
48:14
it
48:14
doesn't
48:15
sound
48:15
like
48:15
anything
48:16
particularly
48:16
deep
48:17
or
48:17
heartfelt.
48:18
I
48:18
guess
48:19
another
48:19
nod
48:19
to
48:19
Buffy
48:20
there.
48:20
But
48:20
while
48:21
some
48:21
movies
48:21
you
48:21
can
48:22
predict
48:22
their
48:22
success
48:23
with
48:23
a
48:23
banging
48:23
soundtrack
48:24
like
48:24
Encanto
48:25
and
48:26
the
48:26
involvement
48:26
of
48:26
Lin-Manuel
48:27
Miranda
48:28
or
48:28
bright
48:28
colored
48:29
sidekicks
48:29
like
48:29
Despicable
48:30
Me's
48:31
Minions,
48:31
basically
48:32
an
48:32
excuse
48:32
to
48:33
print
48:33
money.
48:34
K
48:34
Pop
48:34
Demon
48:35
Hunters
48:35
doesn't
48:36
immediately
48:36
scream
48:37
huge
48:37
hit.
48:38
K
48:39
Pop
48:39
is
48:39
niche.
48:40
Demons
48:40
are
48:41
niche.
48:41
The
48:41
whole
48:42
thing
48:42
sounds
48:42
kind
48:42
of
48:43
weird.
48:43
When
48:43
I
48:44
saw
48:44
it
48:44
on
48:44
Netflix,
48:44
I
48:45
wasn't
48:45
immediately
48:45
attracted
48:46
to
48:46
it.
48:46
It
48:47
was
48:47
my
48:47
nephew
48:47
who
48:48
told
48:48
me
48:48
about
48:48
it
48:49
and
48:49
suggested
48:50
I
48:50
watch
48:50
it
48:50
because
48:51
he
48:51
loved
48:51
it.
48:52
He's
48:52
nine,
48:53
so
48:53
really
48:53
this
48:54
episode
48:54
is
48:54
dedicated
48:55
to
48:55
him
48:55
and
48:55
his
48:56
fine
48:56
taste
48:56
in
48:56
movies
48:57
because
48:57
I've
48:58
now
48:58
seen
48:58
this
48:58
movie
48:59
five
48:59
times.
49:00
Big
49:00
up
49:00
Harrison
49:01
but
49:02
what
49:02
we
49:02
want
49:02
from
49:03
our
49:03
animated
49:03
movies
49:03
has
49:04
changed
49:04
and
49:04
evolved
49:05
over
49:05
time,
49:06
and
49:06
remaking
49:07
classic
49:07
fairy
49:08
tales
49:08
doesn't
49:08
cut
49:08
it
49:09
anymore.
49:09
We
49:10
want
49:10
our
49:10
stories
49:10
to
49:11
be
49:11
grounded,
49:11
to
49:12
be
49:12
honest
49:12
and
49:12
relatable.
49:13
Any
49:14
movie
49:14
can
49:14
have
49:15
some
49:15
fun
49:15
music
49:15
tracks
49:16
and
49:16
bright
49:16
colors,
49:17
but
49:17
we
49:17
need
49:17
more
49:18
than
49:18
that.
49:19
This
49:19
movie
49:19
delivers
49:20
so
49:20
much
49:20
more
49:20
than
49:20
we
49:21
expect
49:21
from
49:21
our
49:22
animated
49:22
movies,
49:22
and
49:22
I'm
49:23
so
49:23
grateful
49:23
for
49:24
that.
49:25
I'm
49:25
so
49:25
grateful
49:26
for
49:26
Maggie
49:26
Kang
49:27
for
49:27
wanting
49:27
to
49:28
depict
49:28
Korean
49:28
culture
49:29
and
49:29
life
49:29
on
49:29
screen
49:30
and
49:30
doing
49:31
it
49:31
in
49:31
an
49:31
authentic
49:32
way
49:32
that
49:32
didn't
49:33
bend
49:33
to
49:33
white
49:34
audiences
49:34
except
49:35
for
49:35
the
49:35
movie
49:35
being
49:36
in
49:36
English.
49:36
I'm
49:37
so
49:37
grateful
49:37
Chris
49:38
Applehans
49:38
was
49:38
so
49:39
on
49:39
board
49:39
with
49:39
her
49:39
ideas
49:40
that
49:40
he
49:40
dropped
49:41
his
49:41
planned
49:41
break
49:41
and
49:42
dove
49:42
straight
49:42
into
49:43
co
49:43
directing
49:43
this
49:44
and
49:44
I'm
49:44
so
49:45
grateful
49:45
Sony
49:46
and
49:46
Netflix
49:46
were
49:47
happy
49:47
for
49:47
them
49:47
to
49:47
just
49:48
make
49:48
it
49:48
so
49:49
unapologetically
49:50
authentic,
49:51
but
49:51
also
49:51
childish
49:52
and
49:52
playful.
49:53
To
49:53
make
49:53
its
49:54
characters
49:54
complicated
49:55
humans
49:55
and
49:55
demons,
49:56
but
49:56
also
49:57
make
49:57
them
49:57
joyful
49:58
and
49:58
fun
49:59
so
49:59
they
49:59
can
49:59
quip,
50:00
but
50:00
they
50:00
can
50:00
also
50:00
fight.
50:01
And
50:01
the
50:01
animation
50:02
on
50:02
the
50:02
fight
50:02
scenes
50:03
is
50:03
so
50:04
good
50:04
and
50:05
the
50:05
music
50:05
just
50:05
elevates
50:06
everything.
50:07
Where
50:07
unlike
50:08
most
50:08
other
50:08
animated
50:09
films,
50:09
when
50:09
music
50:10
is
50:10
used
50:10
as
50:10
a
50:10
filler
50:11
or
50:11
or
50:11
to
50:12
promote
50:12
a
50:12
pop
50:12
star,
50:13
the
50:13
songs
50:13
here
50:14
are
50:14
woven
50:15
into
50:15
the
50:15
narrative
50:15
that
50:16
enhances
50:16
the
50:17
story
50:17
without
50:17
taking
50:18
away
50:18
from
50:18
it.
50:19
The
50:19
fans
50:19
of
50:19
Huntrix
50:20
and
50:20
the
50:20
Saja
50:21
Boys
50:21
aren't
50:21
just
50:22
teenage
50:22
girls,
50:23
but
50:23
a
50:23
wide
50:23
demographic
50:24
of
50:24
people
50:25
who
50:25
are
50:25
all
50:25
just
50:26
as
50:26
passionate
50:26
about
50:27
their
50:27
groups
50:27
as
50:27
everyone
50:28
else.
50:29
It's
50:29
very
50:29
similar
50:29
to
50:30
Turning
50:30
Red
50:30
in
50:31
many
50:31
ways,
50:32
but
50:32
K
50:32
Pop
50:32
Demon
50:33
Hunters
50:33
takes
50:34
the
50:34
fandom
50:34
a
50:34
little
50:34
more
50:35
seriously.
50:36
It
50:36
links
50:36
to
50:36
the
50:36
parasocial
50:37
relationships
50:38
the
50:38
fandom
50:38
has
50:39
with
50:39
its
50:39
idols,
50:40
how
50:40
they
50:40
profess
50:40
to
50:41
love
50:41
someone
50:41
they've
50:42
never
50:42
actually
50:42
met
50:43
and
50:43
are
50:43
overly
50:44
invested
50:44
in
50:44
their
50:44
lives
50:45
and
50:45
careers.
50:46
There
50:47
is
50:47
enormous
50:47
pressure
50:48
on
50:48
these
50:48
girls
50:49
to
50:49
perform
50:49
and
50:50
keep
50:50
producing
50:50
music,
50:51
and
50:51
the
50:51
lull
50:52
of
50:52
Couch
50:53
couch
50:53
couch
50:53
can
50:54
only
50:54
last
50:54
so
50:55
long.
50:55
I
50:56
relate
50:56
to
50:56
Rumi
50:57
and
50:57
the
50:57
inability
50:57
to
50:58
stop
50:58
working
50:58
and
50:58
start
50:59
relaxing
50:59
because
51:00
whenever
51:01
I
51:01
arrange
51:01
a
51:01
break
51:01
week
51:02
for
51:02
this
51:02
podcast,
51:03
one
51:03
of
51:03
the
51:03
first
51:03
things
51:04
I
51:04
tend
51:04
to
51:04
do
51:04
on
51:04
that
51:05
break
51:05
week
51:05
is
51:05
is
51:06
think
51:06
of
51:06
this
51:06
podcast
51:07
and
51:07
think
51:07
of
51:07
movies
51:08
I
51:08
can
51:08
schedule.
51:09
I
51:09
struggle
51:10
to
51:10
stop
51:10
and
51:10
so
51:11
does
51:11
she
51:11
and
51:12
it
51:12
affects
51:12
her
51:12
voice,
51:13
her
51:13
demon
51:13
markings
51:14
and
51:14
her
51:15
relationships
51:15
with
51:16
her
51:16
friends
51:16
Mira
51:17
and
51:17
Zoey.
51:18
Your
51:18
Idol,
51:19
such
51:20
a
51:20
great
51:20
song,
51:21
literally
51:21
about
51:21
toxic
51:22
fandom,
51:23
keeping
51:23
you
51:23
in
51:23
check,
51:24
keeping
51:24
you
51:24
obsessed.
51:25
Fans
51:26
keep
51:26
artists
51:27
going,
51:27
feeding
51:28
their
51:28
cravings
51:28
for
51:29
attention
51:30
likes
51:30
on
51:30
social
51:30
media
51:31
or
51:31
I
51:31
love
51:32
that
51:32
your
51:32
idol
51:33
takes
51:33
it
51:33
to
51:33
a
51:33
religious
51:34
fervor
51:35
where
51:35
they
51:35
are
51:35
literally
51:36
deities
51:36
with
51:36
their
51:37
fans
51:37
devoted
51:38
followers.
51:38
I
51:39
wish
51:39
I
51:39
could
51:40
clip
51:40
the
51:40
music
51:40
for
51:41
this
51:41
episode,
51:41
however.
51:42
Spotify
51:43
goes
51:43
hard
51:44
to
51:44
take
51:44
down.
51:45
No
51:45
pun
51:45
intended
51:46
copyrighted
51:47
music.
51:47
But
51:48
I
51:48
adore
51:48
this
51:48
soundtrack.
51:49
I
51:49
own
51:49
this
51:50
soundtrack
51:50
and
51:50
I
51:50
sing
51:51
it
51:51
far
51:51
too
51:51
often
51:52
in
51:52
my
51:52
kitchen
51:52
while
51:53
I
51:53
cook
51:53
my
51:54
favorites.
51:54
Your
51:55
idol
51:55
golden
51:56
and
51:56
this
51:56
Is
51:57
what
51:57
It
51:57
Sounds
51:57
Like
51:58
Anthems.
52:00
This
52:00
is
52:00
a
52:00
movie
52:00
that
52:00
didn't
52:01
need
52:01
to
52:01
go
52:01
so
52:02
hard
52:02
and
52:02
yet
52:02
it
52:03
did.
52:03
I
52:04
appreciate
52:04
it
52:04
didn't
52:04
dwell
52:05
too
52:05
much
52:05
on
52:05
the
52:05
negativity
52:06
of
52:06
being
52:06
a
52:06
K
52:07
pop
52:07
idol.
52:07
The
52:08
movie's
52:08
balance
52:08
would
52:08
have
52:09
been
52:09
off.
52:09
It
52:10
has
52:10
more
52:10
to
52:10
say
52:11
and
52:11
this
52:11
is
52:11
a
52:11
world
52:11
ripe
52:12
for
52:12
more
52:12
stories
52:13
on
52:13
more
52:14
characters.
52:14
We
52:15
find
52:15
out
52:15
a
52:15
little
52:15
about
52:16
Mira
52:16
and
52:16
Zoey,
52:17
but
52:17
not
52:17
much.
52:18
Several
52:18
scenes
52:19
from
52:19
this
52:19
movie
52:20
relating
52:20
to
52:20
Rumi's
52:21
backstory
52:21
were
52:21
cut
52:21
for
52:22
time,
52:22
but
52:22
having
52:23
a
52:23
sunlight
52:24
sister
52:24
for
52:24
a
52:24
mother
52:25
and
52:25
a
52:25
demon
52:26
for
52:26
a
52:26
father
52:27
raises
52:27
more
52:27
questions
52:28
than
52:28
it
52:28
answers.
52:30
It's
52:30
deeply
52:30
rooted
52:31
in
52:31
Korean
52:31
mythology
52:32
and
52:32
culture,
52:33
but
52:33
also
52:33
carries
52:34
a
52:34
universal
52:34
message
52:35
about
52:35
characters
52:36
who
52:36
struggle
52:36
with
52:37
self
52:37
acceptance
52:38
but
52:38
ultimately
52:38
reclaim
52:39
their
52:39
true
52:40
identities.
52:41
That
52:41
empathy
52:42
and
52:42
acceptance
52:43
creates
52:43
a
52:43
literal
52:44
shield
52:44
against
52:44
the
52:44
darkness
52:45
and
52:46
the
52:46
complete
52:46
power
52:47
of
52:47
music.
52:48
It's
52:48
a
52:48
coming
52:48
of
52:49
age
52:49
journey
52:49
that
52:49
resonates
52:50
across
52:50
cultures.
52:51
Your
52:52
inner
52:52
demons
52:52
will
52:52
never
52:53
truly
52:53
be
52:53
gone,
52:53
but
52:54
being
52:54
your
52:54
authentic
52:55
self
52:55
by
52:56
using
52:56
your
52:56
voice
52:57
to
52:57
connect
52:57
with
52:57
people
52:58
will
52:58
help.
52:59
Even
52:59
those
52:59
unfamiliar
53:00
with
53:00
K
53:00
pop
53:01
or
53:01
Korean
53:02
traditions
53:02
can
53:03
connect
53:03
with
53:03
these
53:04
themes.
53:05
The
53:05
fact
53:06
it
53:06
has
53:06
a
53:06
sequel
53:06
coming
53:07
is
53:07
pretty
53:07
obvious,
53:08
but
53:08
the
53:08
fact
53:08
Netflix
53:09
didn't
53:09
even
53:09
preempt
53:10
the
53:10
merchandise
53:11
and
53:11
toys
53:12
would
53:12
suggest
53:13
they
53:13
had
53:13
no
53:13
idea
53:14
the
53:14
level
53:14
of
53:14
success
53:15
that
53:15
was
53:15
coming.
53:16
Dolls,
53:17
toys
53:17
and
53:17
merchandise
53:18
have
53:18
only
53:18
recently
53:18
gone
53:19
into
53:19
production
53:20
and
53:20
won't
53:20
actually
53:21
land
53:21
in
53:21
stores
53:22
until
53:22
this
53:23
year.
53:23
2026
53:24
Mattel
53:25
is
53:25
working
53:26
on
53:26
a
53:26
full
53:26
set
53:27
of
53:27
Mattel
53:27
Creations
53:28
Huntrix
53:28
dolls
53:29
available
53:30
by
53:30
October
53:30
2026.
53:32
Expected
53:32
to
53:33
retail
53:33
for
53:33
$150
53:35
for
53:35
the
53:35
three
53:35
dolls,
53:37
Maggie
53:37
Kang's
53:38
seven
53:38
year
53:39
journey,
53:39
EJAE's
53:40
six
53:40
year
53:41
journey
53:41
all
53:42
on
53:42
screen
53:42
and
53:43
while
53:43
you
53:43
can
53:43
criticize
53:44
aspects
53:44
of
53:44
the
53:44
pacing
53:45
or
53:45
plot,
53:46
I
53:46
think
53:46
overall
53:47
this
53:47
is
53:47
just
53:47
such
53:47
an
53:48
incredible
53:48
accomplishment.
53:49
And
53:49
I
53:50
love
53:50
that
53:50
Korean
53:50
culture
53:51
is
53:51
front
53:51
and
53:51
center
53:52
and
53:52
watching
53:53
EJAE
53:53
and
53:53
Arden
53:54
Cho
53:54
in
53:54
interviews,
53:55
it's
53:56
clear
53:56
they
53:56
both
53:56
really
53:57
felt
53:57
this
53:57
was
53:57
a
53:57
personal
53:58
project
53:58
for
53:58
each
53:59
of
53:59
them.
53:59
And
54:00
I
54:00
love
54:00
that
54:00
all
54:00
of
54:00
this
54:01
cast
54:01
is
54:01
now
54:02
experiencing
54:02
the
54:02
career
54:03
they
54:03
wanted
54:04
and
54:04
the
54:04
fans
54:04
have
54:05
really
54:05
embraced
54:06
the
54:06
world,
54:06
researching
54:07
the
54:07
traditional
54:08
Korean
54:08
art
54:08
and
54:08
mythology
54:09
on
54:09
screen
54:10
and
54:10
creating
54:10
their
54:11
own
54:11
ships.
54:12
Not
54:12
just
54:12
Rujinu,
54:13
but
54:13
also
54:14
Zoeystery,
54:15
Rumira,
54:16
Zoeyrumi,
54:17
and
54:17
Miromabby
54:17
.
54:18
Even
54:18
Bobby
54:19
is
54:19
included
54:20
in
54:20
Bobbytrix.
54:21
I
54:21
don't
54:22
think
54:22
I
54:22
need
54:22
to
54:22
explain
54:23
that
54:23
one,
54:23
but
54:24
anyway,
54:25
fit
54:25
check
54:25
for
54:25
my
54:25
napalm
54:26
era,
54:26
a
54:27
line
54:27
we
54:27
have
54:27
Chris
54:27
Applehans
54:28
to
54:28
thank
54:28
for
54:29
Verbal
54:29
Diorama
54:30
is
54:30
all
54:30
about
54:31
spitting
54:31
facts.
54:32
You
54:32
know
54:32
that's
54:33
how
54:33
it's
54:33
done,
54:34
done,
54:34
done.
54:35
And
54:35
remember,
54:36
Play
54:36
me
54:36
on
54:36
repeat,
54:36
kkeuteopsi
54:36
in
54:36
your
54:36
head,
54:38
my
54:39
little
54:39
soda
54:39
pop.
54:40
Because
54:40
we
54:40
are
54:40
Hunters.
54:41
Voices
54:42
strong
54:42
When
54:43
Darkness
54:43
Meets
54:43
the
54:43
Light
54:44
this
54:45
is
54:45
what
54:45
great
54:46
modern
54:46
animation
54:47
sounds
54:47
like
54:49
and
54:49
looks
54:50
like.
54:52
Thank
54:52
you
54:52
for
54:53
listening.
54:53
As
54:53
always,
54:53
I
54:53
would
54:53
love
54:54
to
54:54
hear
54:54
your
54:54
thoughts
54:54
on
54:54
K
54:55
Pop
54:55
Demon
54:55
Hunters
54:56
and
54:56
thank
54:57
you
54:57
for
54:57
your
54:57
continued
54:58
support
54:58
of
54:58
this
54:59
podcast.
55:00
If
55:00
you
55:00
want
55:01
to
55:01
show
55:01
your
55:01
support
55:01
in
55:02
multiple
55:02
different
55:02
ways,
55:03
you
55:03
could
55:03
leave
55:04
a
55:04
rating
55:04
or
55:04
review
55:05
wherever
55:05
you
55:05
found
55:05
this
55:06
podcast.
55:07
You
55:07
could
55:07
tell
55:07
your
55:07
friends
55:07
and
55:08
family
55:08
about
55:08
this
55:08
podcast,
55:09
or
55:10
you
55:10
can
55:10
find
55:10
me
55:11
and
55:11
follow
55:11
me
55:11
on
55:12
social
55:12
media
55:12
and
55:13
you
55:13
can
55:13
share
55:13
the
55:13
podcast
55:14
that
55:14
way.
55:15
I
55:15
am
55:16
@VerbalDiorama.
55:17
You
55:17
can
55:17
share
55:18
posts
55:18
like
55:18
posts,
55:19
comment
55:19
on
55:19
posts.
55:20
It
55:20
all
55:20
helps
55:21
really
55:21
to
55:21
get
55:22
the
55:22
word
55:22
out
55:22
there
55:22
and
55:23
to
55:23
hopefully
55:24
get
55:24
other
55:24
people
55:24
to
55:25
know
55:25
this
55:25
podcast
55:26
and
55:26
know
55:26
what
55:26
I've
55:27
been
55:27
doing.
55:27
I
55:28
genuinely
55:28
love
55:28
doing
55:29
this
55:29
podcast
55:29
and
55:30
anything
55:30
you
55:31
could
55:31
do
55:31
to
55:31
help
55:31
would
55:31
be
55:32
so
55:32
appreciated.
55:34
If
55:34
you
55:34
like
55:34
this
55:34
episode
55:35
on
55:35
K
55:35
Pop
55:35
Demon
55:36
Hunters,
55:36
I
55:36
would
55:36
also
55:37
recommend
55:37
movies
55:38
and
55:38
episodes
55:39
on
55:40
episode
55:40
32
55:41
Spider
55:41
Man
55:41
into
55:42
the
55:42
Spider
55:42
Verse
55:43
10
55:43
out
55:43
of
55:43
10
55:44
movie
55:44
no
55:44
notes
55:45
Episode
55:46
104
55:46
the
55:46
Mitchells
55:47
vs.
55:47
The
55:47
Machines,
55:48
which
55:48
as
55:49
I
55:49
mentioned
55:49
was
55:49
a
55:49
Sony
55:50
animation
55:50
movie
55:51
that
55:51
got
55:51
sold
55:51
to
55:51
Netflix
55:52
and
55:52
it
55:53
is
55:53
wonderful
55:53
and
55:53
well
55:54
worth
55:54
your
55:54
time.
55:55
And
55:55
finally,
55:56
episode
55:56
282,
55:57
turning
55:57
red,
55:58
which
55:58
shares
55:59
a
55:59
couple
55:59
of
55:59
similarities
56:00
to
56:00
this
56:00
movie,
56:00
except
56:01
it
56:01
wasn't
56:01
as
56:02
successful
56:02
and
56:03
it's
56:03
a
56:03
lovely
56:03
movie
56:04
and
56:04
really
56:04
deserves
56:05
to
56:05
be
56:05
more
56:05
successful
56:06
than
56:06
it
56:06
was.
56:07
As
56:07
always,
56:08
give
56:08
me
56:08
feedback.
56:09
Let
56:09
me
56:09
know
56:09
what
56:09
you
56:10
thought
56:10
of
56:10
my
56:10
recommendations
56:12
for
56:12
the
56:13
next
56:13
episode.
56:13
Animation
56:14
season
56:14
continues
56:15
with
56:15
a
56:16
device
56:16
stolen
56:16
by
56:17
a
56:17
dream
56:17
terrorist
56:18
to
56:18
cause
56:18
nightmares
56:19
and
56:19
share
56:19
dreams.
56:20
It
56:20
was
56:21
Satoshi
56:21
Kon's
56:22
final
56:22
movie
56:22
and
56:23
he
56:23
only
56:23
made
56:23
four
56:24
in
56:24
his
56:24
lifetime
56:26
and
56:26
another
56:26
of
56:26
his
56:26
movies
56:27
that
56:27
a
56:27
Hollywood
56:27
director
56:28
borrowed
56:29
ideas
56:29
from
56:29
for
56:30
their
56:30
own
56:30
blockbuster
56:31
movie.
56:32
It's
56:32
trippy,
56:33
weird
56:33
and
56:34
hard
56:34
to
56:34
follow,
56:35
but
56:35
it's
56:35
A
56:35
visual
56:36
treat
56:36
and
56:36
a
56:37
stunning
56:37
piece
56:37
of
56:38
animation
56:38
history.
56:39
So
56:39
join
56:39
me
56:40
next
56:40
week
56:40
for
56:40
the
56:41
history
56:41
and
56:41
legacy
56:42
of
56:42
Paprika.
56:44
A
56:44
huge
56:44
thank
56:44
you
56:45
to
56:45
the
56:45
amazing
56:45
patrons
56:46
of
56:46
this
56:46
podcast.
56:47
To
56:47
Simon,
56:48
Laurel,
56:49
Derek,
56:49
Kat,
56:50
Andy,
56:50
Mike,
56:51
Luke,
56:51
Michael,
56:52
Scott,
56:52
Brendan,
56:53
Ian,
56:53
Lisa,
56:54
Sam,
56:54
Jack,
56:55
Dave,
56:56
Stuart,
56:56
Nicholas.
56:57
So,
56:57
Kev,
56:58
Heather,
56:58
Danny,
56:59
Stu,
56:59
Brett,
57:00
Philip,
57:00
M.
57:01
Xenos,
57:01
Sean,
57:02
Rhino,
57:02
Philip
57:03
K,
57:03
Adam,
57:04
Elaine,
57:04
Kyle,
57:05
Aaron,
57:06
and
57:06
Sebastian.
57:07
If
57:07
you
57:08
want
57:08
to
57:08
get
57:08
in
57:08
touch,
57:08
you
57:08
can
57:09
email
57:09
verbal
57:10
dioramail.com
57:12
you
57:12
can
57:12
also
57:13
go
57:13
to
57:13
the
57:13
website
57:13
verbal
57:14
diorama.com
57:15
and
57:15
you
57:15
can
57:16
fill
57:16
out
57:16
the
57:16
contact
57:16
form.
57:17
You
57:17
can
57:18
say
57:18
hello,
57:18
you
57:18
can
57:18
give
57:19
feedback,
57:19
or
57:19
you
57:19
can
57:20
give
57:20
suggestions.
57:21
I
57:21
would
57:21
genuinely
57:22
love
57:22
to
57:22
hear
57:22
from
57:22
you.
57:23
You
57:23
can
57:23
also
57:23
DM
57:23
me
57:24
on
57:24
social
57:24
media
57:24
as
57:25
well.
57:25
I
57:26
really
57:26
love
57:26
to
57:26
hear
57:26
from
57:26
people
57:27
and
57:27
I
57:27
always
57:28
try
57:28
to
57:28
respond
57:28
as
57:28
quickly
57:29
as
57:29
possible.
57:30
I'm
57:30
hugely
57:31
grateful
57:31
to
57:31
you
57:31
all
57:31
for
57:32
your
57:32
support.
57:33
And
57:33
finally.
1:00:06
Bye.