Director Kedeheon's animation = children's perception of exclusive possessions has changed..a work that has been met by all generations
Aug 22, 2025
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On the afternoon of the 22nd, a press conference was held at CGV Yongsan I'Park Mall in Ichon-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, for Netflix's original animation 'K-Pop Demon Hunters' (directed by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans). Maggie Kang, a Korean-Canadian director, attended the press conference.
On major Hollywood studios Netflix and Sony Pictures, which supported the production of Korean-set narratives, director Maggie Kang said, `There was full support from Netflix and Sony from the beginning. In particular, Netflix was well aware of how successful Korean content could be through the 'Squid Game' series or the 'Physical: 100' content. So I received full support from the production team for the Korean narrative"Our movie looks like it's about superheroes, but actually what I really wanted to deal with is "Shame". These days, the animation industry is moving to change its mind. In the past, there was a perception that animation was exclusive to children, but now it is not. So we also tried to create a complex, multi-layered narrative and made a mature subject like a superhero, and I thought it would be nice to add some fancy attractions to this to satisfy everyone. All the great animations we currently acknowledge seem to have been loved because they have served that purpose."
'K-Pop Demon Hunters' is an action fantasy animation about Huntrix, a K-pop girl group by day and a secret exorcist by night, defeating the Lion Boys who become evil spirits at night and threaten humanity?Ida. Aden Cho, Ahn Hyo-seop, May Hong, Yoo Ji-young, Kim Yoon-jin, Joel Kim Booster, Raiza Koshi, and Daniel Dae-Kim, Ken Jeong, and Lee Byung-hun are among the voice actors. It was released worldwide on Netflix on June 20.
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