Here & Now‘s Scott Tong talks about the music, the movie’s portrayal of Korean culture, and why it is such a breakout hit with Jae-Ha Kim, journalist and syndicated columnist at The Chicago Tribune, who writes about K-pop and culture.

2 thoughts on “What made ‘Kpop Demon Hunters’ a cultural phenomenon”

Kristina Manente says:

December 22, 2025 at 2:31 PM

@GoAwayWithJae Just heard you on Hear and Now! Lovely spot.

— Kristina Manente (@CurlyFourEyes) December 22, 2025

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Jae-Ha Kim says:

December 22, 2025 at 3:19 PM

Thx to @NPR’s @hereandnow for inviting me to share my thoughts about KPOP DEMON HUNTERS. @TongScott asked the relevant questions as we discussed the Korean American creatives, relevance of artists like BTS & how the U.S. still others K-pop.👇 https://t.co/75QkUv7i4I @WBUR

— Jae-Ha Kim 김재하 (@GoAwayWithJae) December 22, 2025

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