How KPOP Demon Hunters Became the Biggest Hit of the Year | How it Hits

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The biggest hit of the year, and maybe the decade, is KPop Demon Hunters. The animated pop musical has become a monster sensation since it was released in June of this year. Not only is it the number one watched title on Netflix of all-time, but it’s the first soundtrack EVER to have 4 tracks in the Billboard Top 10 at the same time. KPOP Demon Hunters isn’t just a great movie with killer music, it’s much more than that. What we are witnessing is a once-in-a-generation success story. So what made KPOP Demon Hunters the golden hit of 2025? I’m going to show you how it’s done. (“How it’s done, done, done!”) 0:00 KPOP Demon Hunters is a Hit! 0:35 What is K-Pop? 1:40 Why previous films about K-Pop had never hit 1:59 Getting the K-Pop culture right 3:20 Other representation gaps K-Pop fills 4:01 How they got the music right 4:38 Getting the main characters right / EJAE 5:37 Creating the Saja Boys 6:21 Universal themes and music 7:15 Getting the marketing right 8:15 Wrap up #film #movie #music #musical #kpop #kpopdemonhunters #filmmaking #howto #interview #animation #netflix #sony #ejae #bts #exo #blackpink #korea #elf #barbie #mattel #disney Add Mashable as a trusted news source https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=mashable.com Check out Mashable's Amazon Storefront: https://zdcs.link/aRn2NE Follow us: Mashable: https://mashable.com Newsletters: https://mashable.com/newsletters Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mashable Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mashable LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mashable/ X: https://x.com/mashable