Hold my Ramyeon: K-Pop Demon Hunters is infectious
- Camila Buck
- Jul 7
- 3 min read
I'm used to my children watching the same movie over and over in the background of my day, but I never expected to join them in playing anything on repeat blindly until K-Pop Demon Hunters made its way into my household.
The songs, the animation, the banter, the humor, the relatable inner struggles - Netflix went hard with K-Pop Demon Hunters, but I am not complaining. It's not just my household raving about this movie - it's currently the number 1 movie on Netflix and both "Idol" by Saja Boys and "Golden" by HUNTR/X have topped Spotify's US charts (unseating both BTS and BLACKPINK), so it's clear to say the world is loving this movie. "What It Sounds Like", "Free", "Golden", "Takedown", and "How It's Done" are such solid tracks. It's hard to hold still when those come on.
The plot is pretty good as well - a trio of demon hunters who live disguised as well-known K-Pop artists has to defeat a demon K-Pop band and destroy their evil leader, Demon King Gwi -Ma, in order to strengthen the Honmoon, the barrier that keeps demons from entering our world, and destroy demons in their path. There's drama, there are stakes, and there are so. many. good. songs. The songs are on point both lyrically and genre-wise, with incredible talent for vocals. HUNTR/X is made up of Rumi (EJAE as her singing voice with her speaking parts done by Arden Cho), Mira (Audrey Nuna as her singing voice, May Hong for her speaking parts), and Zoey (Rei Ami for her singing voice, Ji-young Yoo for her speaking parts), and as I previously mentioned, their music makes it really hard to sit still.
Then, there are the Saja Boys: Jinu, Baby, Romance, Mystery, and Abby "Abs". These five adorably evil demons are here to steal not just your heart, but your soul as well. By using a K-Pop boy band cover, these five demons are after as many souls as they can get their claws on in order to feed Gwi-Ma and make the Demon King stronger. But, as you can see from their picture above, they make sure to look as adorably handsome as possible, and are therefore a major threat to Huntrix and the Demon Hunters' Honmoon. Not only are the Saja Boys adorable, their songs are also fantastic.
"Soda Pop" and "Your Idol" have no right being that good, and it's easy to see how "Your Idol" dethroned BTS in the US Spotify charts this weekend. The casting for the Saja Boys was also incredibly spot on with Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, and samUIL Lee lending their singing voices for their songs and Ahn Hyo-seop doing Jinu's speaking part.
The animation is also a lot of fun, with beautiful effects and an incredibly smooth style that can transition easily between silly and serious moments. The voice casting was perfect - both for the speaking parts as well as singing ones. EJAE as Rumi is absolutely perfect. Her range is incredible, and her high notes are beautifully executed. I was beyond impressed.
If you want something fun for the whole family, K-Pop Demon Hunters should definitely be on your list. The songs will have you swaying and dancing in your seat, some moments will have you laughing, others will have you reaching for the nearest tissue box. While the internet is head-over-heels with this movie, understandably so, all I ask of Netflix is that if a second movie is made, please let bygones be bygones if you know what I mean.
K-Pop Demon Hunters is now streaming on Netflix.
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