And this week's Friday night movie has been... K-Pop Demon Hunters!
Original image located here. Accessed 5th September 2025
Yep, it's this movie. I have a lot of things to say about it so lets resort to dot points:
- Hasn't this been a hit? It's generated a passionate fanbase, scored hits with it's soundtrack and made a lot of interest in K-pop. And all from a an idea that seems absurd on paper.
- Personally I knew what I was getting myself in for due to an interest in Asian pop (started with anime, expanded upon by Kiera).
- Oh who am I kidding? This was a lot of fun to watch. And there is plenty to latch onto here: Creative animation, jokes coming out at a machine-gun rate, snappy songs, great action scenes and real love for K-pop itself.
- Special mention must go to what is some razor sharp writing with it's themes and compelling characters - which I hope other writers take note of.
- Also of note is some surprisingly poignant musings on identity and self-worth.
- I noted Netflix has a Singalong version - which suggests that there are people who CAN hit those high notes in Golden (and make the guy in A-Ha jealous)
- I wonder if this is going to set a new benchmark for populist entertainment that will have others falling over themselves to meet? If so, I'm all for it :)
- Ultimately, this movie has more personality than ever thought possible. Remarkable.
