KPOP Demon Hunters Stars Arden Cho and ejae on accepting its demons

Netflix’s “KPOP Demon Hunters“Has exploded into a global cultural phenomenon and shows no sign of slowing down.

To borrow from the title of the song on top, the film is “golden,” and breaks records on its path. It’s the biggest movie ever to take netflix. Four songs Sounddrack Side on top 10 films, and the film landed the upper place in the local box on the local box.

The movie follows Huntra / HP, a group for KPOP girl whose members are double as demon hunters. Arden ChoMay Hong and Ji-Young IOO, provide voices of speech for Ruma, Mira and Zoey, respectively. EjaeThe AMI and Audrey Nuna rei provide appropriate singing voices.

The ducts of invented bands Huntr / KS and Saja boys are almost impossible. Although ejae, K-pop singer, used to listen to her voice on demo tracks, listening to songs playing everywhere is used to which it is used to it. “He’s heard in H Marth on the radio. She’s weird,” she says.

The popularity of the film “did not fully set up” for Cho. On a recent screening, a waiting list for its young nieces and nieces. She understands his mass complaint regardless of the age. Cho says: “Allows any human or person to feel like they can relate. It’s like they feel seen.”

They both sat down with Variety In order to discuss the success of the film, the importance of visibility and demons for fights.

‘KPOP Demon Hunters’ has become a phenomenon. What does that mean you will be part of it?

Ejae: We broke many records; I feel so proud. We would not be able to do without collective alchemy of movie poppies and animators. Every person had such a precious part in it.

Arden Cho: I hope she turns out people in our business. Who would think that animation would be the thing to put us on the map? This is the first big film that highlights Korean Americans, our culture and it made it so excited in Korea.

There are moments in songs that cross English to Korea, which adds authenticity to tell this story. How was there to have its creative freedom in the process of songs?

Ejae: One of the biggest means I brought in the film, or when I write songs, she was bilingual. It was important for our co -vert, Maggie Kang, to have Korean in the texts and I just like it is not just verses; It was also in a real song.

Also, it’s not just Korean girls singing songs. It feels surreal and I would like to grow up. People didn’t know where Korea was. I grew up used to watch animation not placed in Korea. When I went into singing, I saw these girls singing Korean, which warms my heart. It is great to spread Korean culture around the world. Was not as randomly adding Korean words; It was important to me to make the Korean job imperceptibly into English. It was a great learning experience and a fun challenge to have a great way to express a song that Korean and Americans can relate to that.

Give: We have so lucky to have a black label (Blackpinks manufacturers) to be part of this trip and make these songs. It is an amazing narrative and story, but these are also these poem killers. Intertwine with each other. You can’t have songs without a movie, and you can’t have a movie without songs.

What do you like about Ruma?

Ejae: She is incredibly diligent and has that leadership. He puts his best foot forward, but she tries to hide his imperfections and disadvantages. It’s something I’ve always fought with. I connected with her, wanting to feel loved every way, not just for her perfect side. The scene I love is when he says, “Why can’t you love me everyone?” It’s something I wanted to say so long. And then her perseverance, to know how to approach this demon and hugged, she was so beautiful because I feel like I could grow as a person; Be able to not only deal with your demons, you are already getting along and embrace your demons.

Give: As asian women in business, we are also hungry for that complex character. We all love her because she’s an advantage. I hope this will cause interest in people, saying that we want to hear more stories of different cultures. Much Bori Rumi has its own identity and Celine (Junjin Kim) are very Korean, in that mistake and fears must be hidden. I like being an open book about the times I felt I want to give up, because I hope it will encourage someone to continue going. But in Asian culture it is about hiding or covering it and only shows your best version. And I feel with this new generation Korean American, it is that we own and speak: “Let’s break that trauma.”

It is very new for Korean culture even to discuss therapy. With this movie we break the generational trauma without talking to people. In a very interesting way, the number of people who found healing some of these emotional scenes is amazing. Something that could look so sweet and fluttering out, like “a” kpop demon “, actually is so deep and meaningful and so incredibly powerful.

This interview is arranged and condensed.