Every Record Broken By ‘KPop Demon Hunters’
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- Hollywood & Entertainment Every Record Broken By ‘KPop Demon Hunters’By Hannah Abraham,
- Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights.
- Twelve months later, it has not left the Netflix Global Top 10 chart for a single week — a 52-week streak that has never been matched by any title in the platform's history.
Hollywood & Entertainment Every Record Broken By ‘KPop Demon Hunters’By Hannah Abraham,
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hannah Abraham covers entertainment, culture and business.Follow Author Jun 21, 2026, 01:36am EDTJun 21, 2026, 01:36am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Summary"KPop Demon Hunters," which premiered on June 20, 2025, has shattered Netflix records, remaining in the Global Top 10 for an unprecedented 52 consecutive weeks. The animated film accumulated over 20.5 billion US viewing minutes and 600 million completed views, becoming Netflix's foundation for a new major franchise. Its soundtrack also made history, with "Golden" becoming the first K-pop song to win an Oscar and a Grammy, and the first film soundtrack to place four songs simultaneously in the Billboard Hot 100's Top 10. The film itself won Best Animated Feature at the Oscars, Golden Globes, and Critics' Choice Awards. Nielsen data confirmed it as the top kids' movie of 2025 and most-streamed for key adult demographics. A sequel is planned for 2029, alongside a global concert tour and extensive merchandise, further blurring the lines between fiction and reality.
KPOP DEMON HUNTERS - (L-R) Rumi (voice by ARDEN CHO), Zoey (voice by JI-YOUNG YOO) and Mira (voice by MAY HONG) . ©2025 NetflixNETFLIXA year ago today, three fictional members of a girl group called HUNTR/X stepped onto an animated stage and changed what a Netflix original film could become. KPop Demon Hunters premiered on June 20, 2025. Twelve months later, it has not left the Netflix Global Top 10 chart for a single week — a 52-week streak that has never been matched by any title in the platform's history.