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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Lydia Spencer-Elliott

How an animated musical became Netflix’s most popular film

  • KPop Demon Hunters has become Netflix's most-streamed film in history, accumulating 236 million total views.
  • The animated action musical surpassed Red Notice, which previously held the top spot with just under 231 million views.
  • The film centres on the K-pop girl group HUNTR/X, who lead a secret life as demon hunters battling a rival boy band, the Saja Boys.
  • Its success follows HUNTR/X making Billboard history as the first all-female trio since Destiny’s Child to top the charts, and the first K-pop associated all-female group to top the Hot 100.
  • KPop Demon Hunters has consistently set records, including achieving the highest combined critic and audience score for an original production on Rotten Tomatoes.

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