KPop Demon Hunters, produced by Sony Animation and available on Netflix since June 20 of this year, has been dominating music services like Spotify and has remained in Netflix’s Top 10 films ever since its launch. Now, the fictional all-girl group HUNTR/X has hit a major milestone: hitting No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
KPop Demon Hunters follows demon-slaying K-Pop band HUNTR/X, featuring vocalists Rumi, Mira, and Zoey, as they fight to rid the world of demons, while dealing with their own personal issues and hang-ups. Their music is voiced by artists EJAE, Audrey Nuna, and REI AMI.
HUNTR/X has a variety of songs, but the one that has captured all our hearts is “Golden”, which smashed past Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” at No. 2 and Chappell Roan’s “The Subway” at No. 3 to claim the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100. What’s even more impressive is that HUNTR/X has broken another record, becoming the first all-women collective with a song at No. 1 on the Hot 100 chart since Destiny’s Child’s “Bootylicious” secured the top spot for two weeks in Aug. 2001. Stand back, Beyoncé, a new set of (albeit fictional) queens is in town.
More than that, it’s the first No.1 for a K-Pop artist ever, and it’s the second song from an animation to reach No. 1 this decade. The first was the song behind Disney’s 2022 hit Encanto, “We Don’t Talk About Bruno,” which, according to Billboard, stayed at No. 1 for five whole weeks.
From fanfiction extravaganza to having potential sequels and spin-offs planned, it would be an understatement to say that KPop Demon Hunters has made it big. It’s all people are talking about on social media, from TikTok to Tumblr to even Facebook. In fact, I’ve not been in the car lately without one song making an appearance on the radio. I can’t say for certain, but it wouldn’t shock me at all if “Golden” went on to beat “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” ‘s record and stick around as No.1 for a while longer.
In the meantime, if you’re not satisfied with just listening to HUNTR/X and rival band SAJA Boys on the radio, there will be opportunities to watch KPop Demon Hunters in theatres this August.