Why is it that, in our current era, the most emotionally resonant art often lurks behind the silliest premise? It has become something of a running joke in the rapidly emerging KPop Demon Hunters fan community that the movie, on the basis of the title alone, is incredibly difficult to recommend to people without being laughed off. KPop Demon Hunters may have a campy hook, but it explores ideas that cut to the heart of human experience.
KPop Demon Hunters is about Huntr/x, a trio of Korean singers whose pop star status conceals their true role as mystical demon hunters tasked with creating a supernatural barrier called the Honmoon. Through the power of music, this Honmoon keeps soul-consuming demons at bay from the world. When the evil demon king Gwi-Ma sends a demon boy band called the Saja Boys to fight fire with fire (or pop song with pop song,) our heroes’ defense against the demon army begins to break. And the darkest secret? Rumi, the group’s lead singer and the film’s protagonist, is actually part-demon herself.
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