"The Archies, created to promote a TV cartoon, topped the Billboard charts in 1969 with 'Sugar, Sugar,' a bubblegum pop anthem co-written by Jeff Barry and Andy Kim."
"Huntr/x, a fictional girl-group from the animated movie KPop Demon Hunters, has emerged in 2025, akin to The Archies, providing a necessary lift to a dull summer music scene."
In 1969, The Archies, an animated band, topped Billboard's charts with 'Sugar, Sugar,' created to support a CBS cartoon series. The group, constructed from actual session musicians, enjoyed notable success, with the song selling over 3 million copies and being named the year's biggest hit. Decades later, in 2025, the fictional girl-group Huntr/x, from Netflix's animated film KPop Demon Hunters, emerged as a refreshing new act in a lackluster musical landscape, mirroring the earlier success of The Archies.
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