The five most rewatched scenes of ‘KPop Demon Hunters’
New audience discovery matters a lot in streaming, but you cannot explain 22 weeks of stay on Netflix’s most popular movie chart without the re-watchability factor. Yes, we’re talking about KPop Demon Hunters, the most-watched film of all time on Netflix.
Netflix recently went data hunting to figure out which scenes from the record-breaking animated movie have been most replayed by fans to keep KPop Demon Hunters at the peak of its charts.
While there were most probably several such moments that drew fans back again and again, five specific scenes stood out for unleashing collective trance. From the electric musical moments to the picture-perfect choreography, each scene is packed with the power of inspiration.
So, let us stroll back to the world of KPop Demon Hunters, just to relive the five most rewatched scenes from Netflix’s chart-topper.
The five most rewatched scenes of KPop Demon Hunters
Rumi flies in the face of gravity
One of the most unforgettable and epic fantasy moments captured in KPop Demon Hunters is when the lead singer of HUNTR/X Rumi grabs a golden ring and glides over her clamouring fans, defying gravity as the Golden Honmoon shapes up all over the stadium. What makes the moment all the more intense is the sudden demon attack backstage, which heightens the stark difference between fantasy and reality.
The ‘Golden’ teaser
The thing about KPop Demon Hunters is that a lot of its real-world impact is connected to its animated world’s influence. In both universes, ‘Golden’ became the anthem the moment the chorus struck. The first time the audience hears the intro is in the teaser. Then, it also arrives prior to the original plan when Rumi prepones the teaser release after feeling the aggravating anxiety of being HUNTR/X’s leader and inching closer to creating the Golden Honmoon, which will lock the demons out of the human realms forever.
To fulfil her need for push, she drops the ‘Golden’ teaser earlier than planned, which becomes a tool of her reclamation, serving as a crucial turning point in her character arc.
HUNTR/X and Saja Boys’ fight in the bathhouse
The bathhouse battle was a showstopper, marked by drama and intensity, as HUNTR/X and Saja Boys locked horns for the fans. The scene featured a relentless clash of weapons on slippery grounds amid an attack from water demons penetrating through the weakening Honmoon. However, two specific moments caught the eye of the fans the most.
Firstly, it was the scene where Jinu was rushing down the hallway, smirking and giggling mischievously after siccing the water demons on HUNTR/X. The “hehehehe” apparently sparked a flood of memes online. The second moment was when Jinu pulled Rumi to her chest after observing the demon patterns through a tear in her costume. While it initially felt like a move in the battle, it came across like a hug when he capitalised on the proximity to wrap up her wound with a towel.
HUNTR/X and Saja Boys’ showdown in a variety show
HUNTR/X and Saja Boys’ enmity appears on camera when Rumi, Mira, and Zoey gatecrash the boys’ arrival on the variety show Play Games With Us! While they initially scheme to catch them off guard backstage, Jinu gives their game away, inviting the girls to join them instead.
Saja Boys’ ‘Soda Pop’ performance
Lastly, the scene that surpassed every other moment in the tally of replays from the animated movie is Saja Boys’ performance to ‘Soda Pop,’ packed with iconic choreography and unrelenting charisma. Tudum also revealed the specific micro-moments which led to the performance being the most-replayed scene in KPop Demon Hunters, which includes Jinu brushing off his shoulder at Rumi, Abby Saja’s eye-candy moment with a flash of his abs, the Saja Boys creating hearts out of air, and the main choreography, which is undeniably a hook to get you doing the steps.