Ever since its release, KPop Demon Hunters broke big records and managed to make the top 10 in many countries. It managed to bring in many fans with its catchy songs, good animation style, positive messages, and positive representation of Korean culture.

It first was a Netflix original that the studio Sony sold rights to. Little did they know, the movie would become Netflix’s No. 1 movie on the platform, make over 18 million in its opening weekend, and be Netflix’s first theatrical hit.

It also won many hearts of Skyline people. The new Special Education teacher, Amara Spere, thought the movie deserved success and said it was creative, teaches people about another culture, and has good songs. Spere’s favorite part is the climax of the movie because of not only the song but the hero, Rumi, being honest about herself to the villain, Gwi-Ma.

Another teacher, John Johnson, who served a LDS mission to South Korea, also loved the movie. “There was Korean influence in the movie obviously, and so a lot of the jokes and stuff reference things in Korea,” Johnson said. “Like the doctor, I thought he was hilarious, because they have their ancient historical medicine they use—it’s called hanyak—but he was hilarious to me, and I just love the different references to Korea. It’s like you’ve been to Korea, you know more out of the movie, and then also the music is pretty good.” 

Also, the movie was more original than Sony’s other works, because it wasn’t based on any existing piece of media. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and even Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs are based on the Spider-Man comics and a children’s book of the same name, respectively, and people tend to get bored of sequels. “It was very different and original,” He said, “We kinda get tired of the same stuff over and over again, and it shows it’s more unique.”