Heels, Nails, Blade, Mascara. Fit check for my napalm era!” About three months ago Netflix released K-Pop demon Hunters unaware of the major storm this would create on the internet. A movie that seemed like it would just sit in the “Family Movies” of Netflix. Yet, it’s still relevant and extremely popular. Usually being within the top three movies on Netflix and some of its songs even being in the top 50 songs of the U.S.A.

When I first discovered the movie, I had only seen one trailer about a few months prior and completely forgot about it. Yet, being someone who enjoys watching animated movies, and wanting to watch something new. And I wanted background noise anyway, I turned it on. Getting on my computer to do some writing. I didn’t expect to pull myself away, shut down everything I was doing to sit down and fully put my attention on the movie.

I feel as if this movie, with its title, throws people off a little. As it sounds a bit cringey and it seems as if it would be a cheesy children’s movie about some random moral. Yet, when I say, don’t judge a book by its cover, I mean it. The story line was original, flowing nicely and not clashing. The music was absolutely amazing; each song was original and specifically written for the movie. It’s so good that when I last checked Spotify’s top 50 songs in the U.S.A., the entire sound track was on that list.

The characters were extremely well written, perfectly portraying different personalities and different experiences. The voice acting, the emotion in the voices, impeccable. I felt like I was in the moment. Hearing the arguments, the fear, the joy, I could easily decipher every single emotion. The impact this movie had on the internet was crazy. Cosplayers moved fast, making costumes and wigs to portray the characters. Animators and editors moved just as fast. Slowly more and more people of all ages watched the movie, to the point in which the movie was on #1 on Netflix for weeks on end. Just recently they released a sing-along into theaters. From individuals on social media and by attending in theaters myself, that too was also a very popular add on for the franchise. Once the sing-along version was out of theaters it was put on Netflix. Rising quite quickly into the top 10 movies on the platform. For those who have Netflix, I do recommend this movie. Like I mentioned , it’s written well, the story, characters, etc. The characters are lovable and to some, might be relatable. The movie had been in production for nine years, the directors’ daughter sharing a name with the main character. Luckily, there’s already a sequel slightly confirmed/slightly rumored to be coming out in 2027. I personally liked the story line as it had action and a little bit of romance. It had the main problem and solution. It had all the parts of a good movie. It didn’t end in a cliffhanger, yet it ended in a way that left people wanting more. There are questions that people want answered and many rumors and theories of what is to come in the next movie. Usually that’s the concept of good movies, to hold onto an audience for this long, to be so popular that people want another movie. The fact that the movie is this popular still to this day among all people was most likely an unexpected goal. Having the movie stay in the top 10, it will be eligible for more add-ons, like sequels or shorts. It’s going to be a big part of pop culture for many more generations to see or to watch. Maybe even learn about it. I feel like this is something that I like as well. In 2025, even if we are going into the future, some movies that are being made aren’t good or they’re not original. Sometimes
they take classic stories and drastically change them. From my experience I can tell most don’t like when companies do this to movies and much prefer originals. So, by having this original of a movie, it gives a much better vibe to the film making of the future. So here I am, absolutely still loving this movie. I’ll keep up my daily duty to keep it in the top ten, and if you haven’t seen it, I suggest you do.