K-pop demon Hunters.

When K-pop superstars Rumi, Mira, and Zoey aren’t selling out stadiums, they’re using their secret identities as demon hunters to protect their fans from ever-present supernatural danger. Together, they must face their biggest threat — an irresistible rival boy band of demons in disguise.

From Netflix and Sony Pictures Animation (Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse), comes a fiercely fun and action-packed kpop odyssey featuring brand-new, original songs. Also featuring a new, original song performed by Jeongyeon, Jihyo, Chaeyoung of TWICE.

KPop Demon Hunters On a platform, the members of Huntrix (from left to right: Mira, Rumi, and Zoey) stand on a stage, dressed as demon hunters and holding combat weapons. A large digital banner appears behind them, showing them in their normal outfits promoting the band's world tour. Under the platform they stand on, demons are held back by the Honmoon. The skyline of Seoul, including the N Seoul Tower, is seen in the background. Official release poster Directed by Maggie Kang Chris Appelhans Screenplay by Danya Jimenez Hannah McMechan Maggie Kang Chris Appelhans Story by Maggie Kang[1] Produced by Michelle Wong Starring Arden Cho Ahn Hyo-seop May Hong Ji-young Yoo Yunjin Kim Daniel Dae Kim Ken Jeong Lee Byung-hun Cinematography Gary H. Lee[2] Edited by Nathan Schauf[3] Music by Marcelo Zarvos[1] Production company Sony Pictures Animation[4] Distributed by Netflix[1] Release date June 20, 2025 Running time 95 minutes[5] Country United States Language English Budget $100 million+[6] Box office $24.7 million[7][8] KPop Demon Hunters is a 2025 American animated musical urban fantasy film[9][10] co-written and directed by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans. It was produced by Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix and stars the voices of Arden Cho, Ahn Hyo-seop, May Hong, Ji-young Yoo, Yunjin Kim, Daniel Dae Kim, Ken Jeong, and Lee Byung-hun. The story follows a K-pop girl group, Huntrix,[a] who lead double lives as demon hunters. They face off against a rival boy band, the Saja Boys, whose members are secretly demons.

KPop Demon Hunters originated from Kang's desire to create a story inspired by her Korean heritage, drawing on elements of mythology, demonology, and K-pop to craft a visually distinct and culturally rooted film. It had entered production by March 2021, with the full creative team attached. The visuals were influenced by concert lighting, editorial photography, music videos, and anime and Korean dramas. The soundtrack features original songs by several musicians and a score by Marcelo Zarvos.

KPop Demon Hunters began streaming on Netflix on June 20, 2025, and became the most-watched original title in Netflix history with over 500 million views. A sing-along version had limited theatrical releases on August 23–24 and October 31 – November 2. Its theatrical release was the widest by number of theaters for a Netflix film, and the first to top the box office in the United States. The soundtrack was the first film soundtrack to have four songs in the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 simultaneously, and was certified double platinum in the US in October 2025.

KPop Demon Hunters received acclaim for its animation, visual style, voice acting, story, and music. The recipient of many accolades, it won Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song ("Golden") at the 83rd Golden Globe Awards and the 98th Academy Awards. A sequel is in development.

Plot Long ago, demons preyed on humans, feeding their drained souls to their ruler Gwi-Ma. Eventually, three women became demon hunters and used their singing voices to create a magical barrier against demons called the Honmoon.[b] As time passed, new trios of hunters emerged to maintain the Honmoon, with the ultimate goal of strengthening it into the Golden Honmoon—a final seal that would permanently banish demons.

In the present, the K-pop girl group Huntrix—composed of Rumi, Mira, and Zoey—are the latest demon-hunting trio. Rumi is secretly half-demon, a fact known only to her and Celine, a former hunter who raised Rumi. Disquieted by the demonic patterns gradually spreading across her skin, Rumi pushes forward the release and live performance of Huntrix's new single, "Golden", hoping it will turn the Honmoon gold and thereby erase her patterns. However, as they prepare for the performance, Rumi begins to lose her voice.

In the demon world, Gwi-Ma grows enraged at his minions' failures. Led by Jinu, a human-turned-demon, five demons form a boy band called the Saja Boys to steal Huntrix's fans and weaken the Honmoon, in exchange for Gwi-Ma promising to erase Jinu's painful human memories. Watching their debut, Huntrix quickly discover the Saja Boys' demonic nature and later attack them. As they fight, Jinu discovers Rumi's patterns, but helps hide them from her bandmates. Meeting privately, Jinu tells Rumi that feelings of shame enslave demons through voices from Gwi-Ma. He shares with her that 400 years prior, Gwi-Ma granted him fame and recognition that helped his family emerge from poverty, but then condemned him to the demon world; Jinu now lives with guilt over his family's downfall.

As the Saja Boys grow more popular, the Honmoon is weakened, allowing more demon attacks to occur. With the Idol Awards approaching, Huntrix rush to produce a new song, "Takedown", to expose the Saja Boys. Rumi's discomfort with the song's harsh, demon-hating lyrics strains her relationship with Mira and Zoey. Rumi proposes a plan to Jinu: if he helps Huntrix win the Idol Awards and strengthen the Honmoon, he could freely stay in the human world. Later, Rumi tells Jinu that her shame about her demon heritage weakened her voice, but talking with him healed it. Jinu says that he no longer hears voices, thanks likewise to Rumi, and agrees to sabotage the Saja Boys. Gwi-Ma summons Jinu, reminds him of the truth that he abandoned his family for a life of wealth and comfort, then threatens to amplify the tormenting voices if he reneges on their deal.

At the Idol Awards, Huntrix perform "Golden", having chosen to shelve "Takedown" due to the contention it caused between them. However, impostor demons sent by Jinu lure Mira and Zoey away from Rumi, while two other demons impersonate them to trick Rumi into performing "Takedown", during which they reveal her demon patterns. She flees the stage and runs into the real Mira and Zoey, who feel betrayed upon learning of her hiding her demon nature and collusion with Jinu from them. Rumi confronts Jinu for tricking her, and he admits to lying about his past. Gwi-Ma, strengthened by the influx of consumed souls and decaying Honmoon, enters the human world and casts a trance over the public, including Mira and Zoey, drawing them to the Saja Boys' performance set to feed him more souls. A desperate Rumi meets with Celine and asks her to end her life. Celine refuses and discusses plans to restore the previous status quo. Rumi lashes out at Celine for never fully loving her and repudiates the now-destroyed Honmoon before abruptly leaving.

Rumi interrupts the Saja Boys' performance with an impromptu song addressing her shame and self-acceptance, which breaks Mira and Zoey out of Gwi-Ma's trance. Reunited, Huntrix fight back and free the crowd. A repentant Jinu sacrifices himself to save Rumi from an attack by Gwi-Ma, giving his restored soul to reinforce her; the empowered Huntrix defeat Gwi-Ma and the remaining Saja Boys, resealing the demons and creating a new rainbow Honmoon. No longer ashamed of her patterns, Rumi celebrates with Mira and Zoey. Afterwards, they meet their fans in public.

Voice cast Arden Cho as Rumi, the lead vocalist and leader of Huntrix, who wields a saingeom sword in combat.[16] Rumi is the daughter of a demon father and a deceased demon hunter mother.[17][13] Ejae provides Rumi's singing voice.[13] Rumi Oak as young Rumi.[18] May Hong as Mira, the main dancer of Huntrix,[13] who wields a gokdo polearm in combat.[16] She comes from a wealthy background and is considered the black sheep of her family due to her rebellious nature.[13] Audrey Nuna provides Mira's singing voice.[13] Ji-young Yoo as Zoey, the main rapper and lyricist of Huntrix, and the group's maknae.[13] She wields shinkal throwing knives in combat.[16] Zoey is Korean American and was raised in Burbank.[13][19] Rei Ami provides Zoey's singing voice.[13] Ahn Hyo-seop as Jinu, leader of the Saja Boys. He is accompanied by a blue pet tiger and a six-eyed magpie.[20] Andrew Choi provides Jinu's singing voice.[13] Yunjin Kim as Celine, a former demon hunter and K-pop idol who fostered Rumi following her mother's death.[13][19] Lea Salonga provides Celine's singing voice.[21] Joel Kim Booster as Romance Saja[13] Samuil Lee provides Romance Saja's singing voice.[13] Alan Lee as Mystery Saja[13] Kevin Woo provides Mystery Saja's singing voice.[13] SungWon Cho as Abby Saja[13][22][c] Neckwav provides Abby Saja's singing voice. Danny Chung as Baby Saja[13] Daniel Dae Kim as Healer Han, an eccentric doctor.[13][19] Ken Jeong as Bobby, the energetic agent and manager of Huntrix.[13][19] Lee Byung-hun as Gwi-Ma, the king of demons, who takes the form of a giant fiery mouth.[13] Lee reprises the role in the Korean dub of the film.[24][25] Liza Koshy voices a television host who interviews Huntrix.[19] Maggie Kang, Nathan Schauf, and Charlene Ramos provide additional voices.