KPop Demon Hunters

KPop Demon Hunters is a 2025 American animated musical movie. It is produced by Sony Pictures Animation and released by Netflix. The movie was produced by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans. They also co-wrote the script with the help of Danya Jimenez and Hannah McMechan. It was based on a true story by Kang.

KPop Demon Hunters
Directed by	Maggie Kang[1] Chris Appelhans[1]
Screenplay by	Danya Jimenez[1] Hannah McMechan[1] Maggie Kang[1] Chris Appelhans[1]
Story by	Maggie Kang[1]
Produced by	Michelle Wong[2]
Starring	Arden Cho Ahn Hyo-seop May Hong Ji-young Yoo Yunjin Kim Daniel Dae Kim Ken Jeong Lee Byung-hun
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 (2025-06-20)
Running time	100 minutes[5]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$100 million+[6]
Box office	$25 million[7][8]

The movie features the voices of Arden Cho, Ken Jeong, Ahn Hyo-Seop, May Hong, Lee Byung-hun, Ji-Young Joo, Yunjin Kim, and Daniel Dae Kim. The movie is about a K-pop girl group called Huntr/x. They live a secret life as demon hunters. They face off a rivalry between a K-pop boy group called Saja Boys. They are later revealed to be demons.

The movie began after Kang was interested in making a movie that was related to his Korean heritage. It was based on themes like folklore, K-Pop music, and the study of demons. This made a cultural and unique movie. The movie's production started in 2021.