Netflix Says ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Spent 52 Straight Weeks On Its Global Top 10 List

Today marks the first anniversary of Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters release, and the streamer said today that the animated flick has spent every week since then on its top 10 most-watched list. 

The streamer said the film has clocked 600M views since its debut and hit the top 10 in all 93 countries where the streamer has top 10 lists. Boosted by its catchy tunes, the film’s soundtrack spent two weeks at number one on Billboard’s 200 Albums chart. And Netflix said today the soundtrack’s haul led to over 15B streams worldwide. 

Directed by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans, the movie follows Rumi (Arden Cho), Mira (May Hong) and Zoey (Ji-young Yoo), young-adult pop stars in a group called Huntr/x whose ancient demon-slayer lineage has them moonlighting as demon hunters when they aren’t selling out stadiums and topping charts. 

When their biggest demonic enemy (Lee Byung-hun) encourages the formation of an equally popular K-pop boy band aimed at stealing the souls of their fans, the trio has to fight harder than ever to hold the demons at bay while keeping their friendship intact.

Earlier this year, Netflix confirmed that a KPop Demon Hunters sequel is in the works, with Kang and Appelhans returning as directors. Sony Pictures Animation will produce the feature. The studio was also behind the first film, which won two Oscars, including Best Animated Feature.