The love for KPop Demon Hunters, Netflix’s newest animated movie, and its soundtrack, solely appears to be rising.
Directed by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans, Demon Hunters follows Huntrix members Rumi, Mira and Zoey as they carry out undeniably catchy Ok-pop tracks by day and battle demons by night time. The women spend the movie going through off in opposition to a newly shaped boy band, Saja Boys, a gaggle of secret demons who’re utilizing their reputation to steal souls.
The film, which returned to the highest of Netflix’s U.S. film prime 10, has maybe discovered its largest affect within the type of its soundtrack. The compilation of principally unique songs has taken real-world music charts by storm.
The music’s lead single, “Golden,” sung by the lady group Huntrix (EJAE, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami), hit No. 1 on Spotify’s Each day High Songs International Chart Thursday — it remained within the prime spot within the U.S. In the meantime, “Your Idol,” from the movie’s fiction boy group, the Saja Boys (Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Kevin Woo, Samuil Lee and Danny Chung), held the No. 4 spot on the streamer’s Each day High Songs International Chart and No. 2 on the U.S. solely model of the chart.
The solid of KPop Demon Hunters has probably the most spots on the Each day High Songs International Chart, as of Thursday. The soundtrack hit No. 1 on the streamer’s international Weekly High Albums Chart and No. 2 on its U.S. chart for the week of July 3. The solid of voice actors and singers are No. 10 on the platform’s Weekly High Artists International chart for the week of July 3.
Demon Hunters had a banner week on the Billboard charts as effectively. There are at the moment seven songs from the movie’s soundtrack charting on the Scorching 100, with Huntrix’s “Golden” main the cost at No. 23, though Saja Boy anthem “Your Idol” is just not far behind at No. 31. The general soundtrack rose to No. 3 on the Billboard 200 chart this week after debuting at No. 8 final week.
KPop Demon Hunters earned the title of highest charting soundtrack of the 12 months, in keeping with Republic Data, and the most important streaming week of a soundtrack in two years. The movie’s govt music producer instructed The Hollywood Reporter that the movie plans to make “Golden” its awards submission.