KPop Demon Hunters has become an unprecedented success for Netflix, smashing multiple records with both its streaming debut and its soundtrack. Centering on a group of K-pop idols who moonlight as demon hunters, the unprecedented success of the original I.P. has all but ᴀssured a suite of KPop Demon Hunters sequels and expansions.

Beyond the impressive critical popularity of KPop Demon Hunters sparking unbelievable streaming numbers via positive word-of-mouth, the musical appeal of the film has also breached containment. This has led to a dizzying array of impressive records being broken by the film in both cinematic and musical arenas.

It really is remarkable just how much popularity and critical acclaim the film has been able to balance. From streaming charts to Netflix’s internal metrics, KPop Demon Hunters is an original pop culture sensation whose hype has swelled to unimaginable proportions.

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KPop Demon Hunters Is Netflix’s Most-Watched Animated Film

The first and most obvious record broken by KPop Demon Hunters is its roaring success as an original IP. The film has quickly become Netflix’s most-watched original animated movie, beating out fierce compeтιтion like Klaus, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, Nimona, and The Mitchells vs. The Machines.

This isn’t a success to be taken lightly for Netflix, whose original work runs a wide gamut of quality. It’s obvious that KPop Demon Hunters is the streaming service’s most successful new IP in years, let alone in animation.

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KPop Demon Hunters Has The Highest-Charting Soundtrack Of 2025

Of course, the impressive record-breaking achievements of KPop Demon Hunters can’t be discussed without mentioning the grasp its soundtrack has held on pop culture since its debut. The film’s OST officially became the highest-charting soundtrack of 2025 after its second week spent on the Billboard 200 albums chart, debuting at number 8.

The musical stylings of Huntr/x have even managed to surpᴀss the pop culture sensation of Wicked, amᴀssing 77.42 million streams. This makes it the highest-performing animated soundtrack since Disney’s Encanto dominated the charts with “We Don’t Talk About Bruno”. KPop Demon Hunters is the most popular movie soundtrack in general since Barbie (via Billboard).

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KPop Demon Hunters Is The First Netflix Film To Hit A New Peak Five Weeks Into Its Release

It isn’t just that KPop Demon Hunters is putting up hall-of-fame numbers on Netflix in the wake of its release. The film is also witnessing an unprecedented level of enduring popularity, fiercely holding on to its top-charting position for far longer than expected and even clawing its way back into the top 5 multiple times after falling out of it.

A new standard for success has been set by KPop Demon Hunters hitting a new peak weekly viewership almost a month after its initial release. This is a display of pop culture staying power that has been previously unheard of for Netflix. No other film in Netflix history, original or not, has ever set a new weekly viewership record five weeks after its release.

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“Golden” Hit Number One On The Billboard 200

While the soundtrack debuted incredibly strong on the Billboard 200, one track in particular has caught on fire like no other. The Huntr/x song “Golden” has set a particular set of records all by itself. This climactic song plays in the film when Rumi, Mira, and Zoey are working to seal off the supernatural world from the material one, symbolizing the Golden Honmoon.

“Golden” hit the coveted number one spot on the Billboard 200, and became the first time a fictional music group had a song top the chart. The K-pop sensation also hit the number 2 spot on the U.S. Spotify streaming charts, a mᴀssive achievement for any song, let alone an animated soundtrack.

“Golden” also managed to earn a rare “perfect all-kill” in South Korea. This feat is accomplished when a song simultaneously holds the number one spot for the daily, weekly, and real-time components of iChart, a music popularity ranking aggregator published by the South Korean web entertainment company, Instiz Corporation.

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KPop Demon Hunters Is Netflix’s Fourth Most-Watched Movie Of All Time

Not only has KPop Demon Hunters dominated Netflix’s animated realm, but its appeal has become so widespread that it has officially cracked the top 5 most-watched Netflix movies of all time. At the 158.8 million views mark, KPop Demon Hunters is the fourth most-watched movie on Netflix without question.

The cross-cultural cartoon phenomenon now only lags behind Don’t Look Up at 171 million views, Carry-On at 172 million views, and Red Notice at 230 million views. It’s not even out of the realm of possibility to suggest that KPop Demon Hunters could get to the first spot if it continues to pull in new viewership at the rate it has been as time goes on.

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KPop Demon Hunters’ Soundtrack Has Held The Number One ARIA Album Spot For Four Weeks

The Billboard 200 and global Spotify streaming charts aren’t the only metrics by which KPop Demon Hunters‘ OST is setting new records. Australia’s ARIA Album chart has also seen the soundtrack at the number one spot for four weeks straight, a remarkable achievement for any animated movie.

The last animated film to even remotely compete with this was Dreamworks’ Trolls, which held on to the number one spot for an impressive three weeks running. Now, the cutesy singing collectible creatures have officially been dethroned by Huntr/x and the Saja Boys, setting a new record on the ARIA chart for animated movie dominance (via CoverStory).

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Huntr/x Is The First Fictional Act To Reach The Top Ten On Streaming Songs

Pivoting back to KPop Demon Hunters‘ success on the Billboard 200, it’s interesting to take note that the film’s songs are technically attributed to Huntr/x and the Saja Boys, the in-universe pop groups that release them within the canon of the film. This has created an interesting record that KPop Demon Hunters has managed to break.

The U.S. Streaming Songs Tally credits Huntr/x as the first fully fictional act to break the top ten in the chart’s 12-year history (via Billboard). So powerful is the k-pop group’s hold on its fans that they’re almost able to transcend reality, making the fiction of “Golden” being a worldwide hit into a reality through astonishing means.

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Huntr/x Surpᴀssed Blackpink With The Highest-Charting K-Pop Song

It’s clear that KPop Demon Hunters is influenced by many K-Pop artists, paying homage to their sound and style in multiple ways. However, few could have expected the film to actually surpᴀss real-world K-pop groups with the popularity of its fictionalized songs, with heavy-hitters like Blackpink being overtaken by Huntr/x.

When Huntr/x hit the number two spot on Spotify’s most-streamed songs chart in the United States, they actually managed to overtake one of the most popular female K-pop groups in real life, Blackpink. Huntr/x has thus officially gained a position as the single most-streamed female K-pop artist on Spotify, transcending the fiction of the movie.

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Your Idol Overtook BTS As The Highest-Charting Male K-pop Song In The United States

Huntr/x isn’t the only fictional group from KPop Demon Hunters enjoying a mᴀssive following in the American music streaming charts. The girl group’s male counterparts, the demonic Saja Boys, have also seen their songs skyrocket in real-world popularity, an ironic sentiment considering the villainous implications of their success in the movie.

The Saja Boys have beaten the previous male K-pop records established by the lavishly popular real-world group BTS, with “Your Idol” surpᴀssing BTS’ 2020 song “Dynamite”. “Your Idol” joined Jung Kook’s “Seven”, Jimin’s “Who”, and Rosé’s “Apt.” as the only K-pop tracks to climb to number one on Spotify’s US chart.

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Saja Boys Became The Highest-Charting K-pop Group In Spotify History

Thanks to the aforementioned success of “Your Idol”, the Saja Boys broke another record, as they became Spotify’s highest-charting K-pop group ever. The fictional boy band took the number one spot that renowned K-pop groups like BTS and Blackpink have never been able to. KPop Demon Hunters has managed to create music that outpaces even famous professionals.