SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — On Friday evening, October 31, movie theaters across Seoul’s CGV Yongsan I’Park Mall glowed with a sea of colorful light sticks—once a symbol of concert fandom, now a growing part of Korea’s cinema culture. At a special screening of Netflix’s animated film K-Pop Demon Hunters, fans—both adults and children—waved [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The blockbuster success of K-Pop Demon Hunters on Netflix is drawing international fans to one of Seoul’s most iconic landmarks — the YTN Seoul Tower on Namsan Mountain. YTN said Sunday that 79,200 foreign tourists visited the tower’s observation deck in September, marking a 50.6 percent increase from 52,600 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The runaway global success of Netflix’s animated hit K-Pop Demon Hunters is reverberating far beyond the streaming charts — fueling an unexpected boom in Korea’s secondhand market for traditional-inspired merchandise. According to industry data released on Monday, listings tagged with “magpie-tiger,” a motif featured in the film, surged 357 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — When a young Taiwanese tourist emerged from the steaming heat of a jjimjilbang in Seoul last week, she laughed and admitted the traditional Korean sauna had been “hot but fun.” She said she came with her mother after watching the hit Netflix animation K-Pop Demon Hunters, curious to experience [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — When Netflix’s animated film K-Pop Demon Hunters premiered earlier this year, few predicted that a fictional boy band would ignite a cultural wave stretching from Seoul to New York. Yet the Saja Boys — a group of grim-reaper–inspired idols who appear in the film — have quickly leapt from [...]
Seoul Museum Pairs K-Pop Anime With Centuries-Old Tiger-and-Magpie Motifs SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — As Netflix’s animated feature K-Pop Demon Hunters continues to draw global attention, a Seoul museum is spotlighting the traditional roots behind some of its most popular characters. The Leeum Museum of Art in Hannam-dong is hosting a special exhibition titled [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul’s night sky lit up Sunday as 1,200 drones formed characters and landmarks from the hit animated film K-Pop Demon Hunters in the first of a new season of Hangang River light shows. The event, staged at Ttukseom Hangang Park, drew large crowds and is part of the city’s broader [...]
JEJU, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — A Netflix animated feature has unexpectedly cast a centuries-old Korean craft into the global limelight. In K-Pop Demon Hunters, the boy band “Saja Boys,” rivals of the girl group protagonists, don traditional hats known as gat — and audiences worldwide have taken notice. One character’s performance, twirling a gat’s [...]
SEJONG, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — A statue in Sejong that was dismantled more than a decade ago after residents complained it resembled the Grim Reaper may be resurrected, thanks in part to the global success of Netflix’s animated film “K-Pop Demon Hunters.” The Government Complex Management Office confirmed Wednesday that officials are reviewing whether to reinstall [...]
JEJU, South Korea, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — As Netflix’s animated sensation K-Pop Demon Hunters races toward becoming the platform’s most-watched film, the spotlight has unexpectedly turned to Jeju Island, where viewers have identified cultural symbols embedded in the show’s storyline. Local voices are urging the island to seize the moment to promote its unique heritage alongside [...]