Yes it's completely predictable and formulaic. Yes its of-the-moment trendy capitalizing on music and art trends that are fleeting. Yes it is an American pastiche of Korean pop culture. But then how come it's so much fun. Like actual K Pop KPop Demon Hunters has a catchy hook that is hard not to get seduced by. Its also lovingly earnest in its love letter to Asian pop tropes. So while it might have the depth of a wading pool KPop Demon Hunters is too much sweet fun to dump on.
This feels like the sort of thing that could grow into more. Further movies could explore more of the lore and characters' backgrounds. For now it feels somewhat slim and limited but there is a great deal of potential in world building here. With the success this film is having no doubt we'll get more. I just hope they don't cheep out on the sequels.
KPop Demon Hunters
Starring: Arden Cho, Ahn Hyo-seop, May Hong, Ji-young Yoo, Yunjin Kim, Daniel Dae Kim, Ken Jeong,k Joel Kim Booster
Directors: Maggie Kang, Chris Appelhans
Writers: Danya Jimenez, Hannah McMechan, Maggie Kang, Chris Appelhans
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