"Music has a way of bringing people together. That's literally the whole point of KPop Demon Hunters , the anime-inspired musical phenomenon that is approaching the top of Netflix's most-streamed movies of all time . Its titular trio of demon-slaying songstresses are the latest in a long line of hunters masquerading as a pop act, using the power of their fans' souls, ignited by their melodies, to push demons back to their hellish prison."
"I dragged my roommate and a visiting friend up from Brooklyn to the Alamo Drafthouse in Lower Manhattan dressed in Huntr/x t-shirts, with my friend having styled her hair to look like rapper Zoey's signature buns in the film. We'd seen videos of the early screenings at Netflix's theater in Los Angeles and heard a choir of fans, from adult cosplayers to young children, belting out every song, so we were prepared for a mini-concert to the backdrop of KPop Demon Hunters ' stunning visuals."
KPop Demon Hunters is an anime-inspired musical that blends demon-hunting lore with pop performance, using fans' fervor as a supernatural force. The film has climbed toward the top of Netflix's most-streamed movies. A series of limited singalong screenings was organized to match the film's concertlike premise and to counter distribution choices that placed the project on a streaming platform. At a recent Alamo Drafthouse screening, expectations of communal singing and concert energy were unmet as many adults remained passive while only a few children and enthusiastic fans actively participated.
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