What made ‘Kpop Demon Hunters’ a cultural phenomenon
NPR invited me to talk about “KPOP Demon Hunters” on their “Here & Now” podcast.
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Go Away With … Arden Cho
“’KPop Demon Hunters’ has been one of my absolute favorites, because Rumi is legit the coolest character,” Arden Cho said. “If I was a teenage girl, I feel like I would want to be Rumi. I’m still kind of geeking out that I get to be her voice.”
Ahn Hyo-seop Talks About Playing Jinu in “KPop Demon Hunters”
“I hope that KPOP DEMON HUNTERES reminds people that we all have darkness within us, and sometimes the bravest thing we can do is to just face it,” said Ahn Hyo-seop, who provides the voice of Jinu. “And at its core, this is a story about finding the strength to trust your own voice and move forward. So I hope it offers comfort and courage to those who actually really need it.”
“KPop Demon Hunters”
While “KPop Demon Hunters” could’ve been a cutesy story about a boy-crazy girl group flirting with a boy band, there is a strong subtext here with a profound message. The secrets that we keep and the lies that we tell may have started off innocently enough. But they ultimately lead to our downfall unless we deal with the truth.