Parents know the true summer anthem - and it's from an animated K-pop band
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A 42-year-old parent with two children, ages 4 and 7, maintains a busy freelance career, teaches at two universities, and balances fitness and family responsibilities. The family discovered the song "Golden" from Netflix's KPop Demon Hunters during a movie night with friends. The children repeatedly requested the track during morning drives, turning it into a constant earworm on repeat. The parent had long lacked bandwidth for pop-culture seasonal debates, but repeated exposure revealed that "Golden" functioned as the family's undeniable summer anthem enjoyed by both kids and parents.
I'm 42 years old. I have two kids, age 4 and 7. I maintain a busy career as a freelance writer, have a side hustle teaching at a pair of prestigious universities, and have my hands full trying to be a good father and husband. I also do my best to maintain some semblance of physical shape, all while trying to squeeze in a bit of what makes me happy when and where I can.
We were en route to my kids' summer camp and daycare drop offs when they requested the song "Golden" from the soundtrack to Netflix's hit movie "KPop Demon Hunters." And then they requested it again. And again. They first heard the song the night before, while watching the movie with friends who had us over for a family dinner. And now, its infectious earworm was on repeat
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