K-pop has become such a global musical phenomenon that it is a wonder that its groups were not used to play in more Hollywood films. Netflix has somewhat rectified that with their animated musical who apparently came out of nowhere to become one of his most popular offers of all time (take this, Adam Sandler).
It is not difficult to see why. Kpop demon hunters Book not only a horn of abundance of earworms whose melodies will dwell in your brain for weeks, but also a mixture of rapid and funny genre which puts the shame of most theatrical animated outings. Since the soundtrack album that accompanies it also won the charts, the consequences are almost inevitable.
Kpop demon hunters
The bottom line
As fun as it was inevitable.
Release date: Friday June 20 (Netflix)
Casting: Arden Cho, Ahkon Hyo-Seop, May Hong, Yunjin Ki, Lizain Ki Bookshy, Joel Ki Booster, Dae, Ken Jonghun, Lee Booker, Greek.
Directors: Maggie Kang, Chris Appehans
Scriptwriters: Maggie Kang, Dangya Jimenez, Hannah McMechan, Chris Appehans
Classified pg, 1 hour 35 minutes
The full heroes are the group of superstar Huntr / X girls (be informed that this is the last time that I will type this name), composed of Rumi (Arden Cho), Mira (May Hong) and Zooey (Ji-Young Yoo). We presented them because they travel on their private plane and preparing for a concert by gorging on ramen. Unfortunately for them, the whole crew is demons, so the singers quickly put themselves into action, sending them to the melody Rolicking “how it’s done”.
The group, you see, is the last of a long line of trios of female pop music whose role, in addition to entertaining the masses, is to maintain and strengthen the Honmoon, a magic barrier which prevents the monsters of another world from doing their worst. Rumi’s group comrades do not know that she is herself a half-semon, something known to their manager Celine (Yunjin Kim).
The chief of the demons, Gwi-Ma (Lee Byung-Hun, Calmar game), is naturally frustrated by his singing opposition. He therefore easily accepts Jinu’s suggestion (Ahn Hyo-Seop), one of his servants, that he formed a group of boys to counter the popularity of the group of girls and steal their fans, not to mention their soul. The group of five members who follow, The Saja Boys, is so Hunky that when the girls see them for the first time, they react in a typically caricatural way. (Parents looking for confirmation that groups of boys are secretly ill -evil will finally have evidence.)
Jinu, who has a tragic past as a human, recognizes that Rumi is half-semine, but keeps the secret for him. He forms an alliance with her to sabotage the Saja boys so that he can stay in the human world, but the complications inevitably follow.
Do you have all that? This is not really important, since the film, codirigated by Maggie Kang and Chris Appehans, bursts with so much visual and musical energy that you will not feel the need to follow the subtleties of the plot. You can rather enjoy the infectious songs (including “Golden”, “Takedown”, “your idol” and “Soda Pop”) which will certify your K-Pop identification information beyond BlackPink and BTS-as well as dazzling CG animation, incorporating a variety of styles, especially manga and anime, which prove particularly effective in combat and dance sequences frantically. An animation production Sony Pictures, Kpop demon hunterVisuals frequently remember the massively success of the company Spider Films, but with a much wider style with regard to the characters.
Vocal performances are always engaging, with veteran actors Daniel Dae Kim and Ken Jeong lending their talents and the song provided by musical pros such as Ejae, Audrey Nuna and Disney Mainstay Lea Salonga (Alladdin,, Mulan). Better still, the quick procedure is delighted with 95 minutes, including credits, unlike inflated animated efforts such as Ne zha 2.
