The animated film KPop Demon Hunters was released about 4 weeks ago on Netflix. Since its debut, it has broken one record after another.
How successful is the film? Since the release of KPop Demon Hunters, the film has remained a constant in the top 10 on Netflix. Even yesterday, on August 12, 2025, the film was in 1st place among the most-watched films on the streaming service worldwide (viewable on FlixPatrol).
The film is so successful, among other reasons, because it perfectly reflects the music industry of Korea. Fans are excited about the details the creators paid attention to.
Which real girl group did they beat? The most popular song from the film is “Golden”. On YouTube, the accompanying music video reached 169 million views within the last four weeks (as of August 13, 2025, at 11:15 AM). In comparison, the new YouTube music video by Blackpink, “Jump”, reached 145 million views in the same time frame. Blackpink is one of the most successful girl groups in the K-Pop genre.
In recent weeks, the animated film has broken one record after another. Now the production team can celebrate a new milestone. Their fictional girl group has managed to beat the record of a real girl band.
Fictional K-Pop girl group beats real artists
What has the band achieved now? As Polygon reports, the song Golden by the girl group from the film, HUNTR/X, has reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. This puts the band ahead of artists like Alex Warren and Chappell Roan.
The girl group has achieved something that the band Destiny’s Child last accomplished with “Bootylicious”. Back in August 2001, the song remained at number 1 in the charts for two weeks. Moreover, HUNTR/X are the first K-Pop artists ever to reach number 1 on the charts.
In the past ten years, only one animated film has managed to reach number 1 with a song. This achievement belongs to “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” from the Disney film Encanto.
On Netflix, there is another series that fans of KPop Demon Hunters might enjoy. It follows the adventures of My Melody and Kuromi. They have a good reception among viewers: New series looks like it’s for toddlers, almost dethroning Squid Game on Netflix
