South Korea celebrates K-Pop’s demons

When a South Korean monk conducted a Buddhist ritual for a wildly popular K-Pop boy, it was the most unusual ceremony he ever held.

His mission: to direct the souls of the group to peace and revival.

The band has long gone, or rather, they have never been alive, except for the fictional world of the animated hit Netflix K -Pop Demon.

However, YouTube video has become viral.

Despite the fact that the villains, the boys plant won the following for their beautiful views and cunning. Even their name – Sajj -, among other things, translates into “death angel”.

The service, which came to a living, true Buddhist rite, known as Chondojae, is usually performed by monks for mourning families, lasted more than two hours and attracted more than 4,000 spectators – more people than he saw for the ceremony, even in the autonomous mode, says the monk, virtual youth.

It’s not a joke. The BBC confirmed that it was registered by the monk. But he could not guarantee salvation for the boys plant, not even for the presenter, gin.

“It will depend on his good stern. I can manage it, but I can’t promise.”

Because the Demon -Pop hunters heads each schedule – Netflix says it has become the most vigilant movie if – anything – the Koreans drop at this point. Made and voiced by Korean-American, and made by American Sony and Netflix studios, the film’s inspiration is deeply Korean.

This is a fairy tale about mythical demons whose strength comes from their music – in this case, it is a cheeky band for girls K -pop called Huntrix. And of course, the soundtrack, which fans around the world is now singing every day, is introduced into the largest exports of South Korea: K-Pop.

All this caused madness in South Korea, as in many other places, the admiration of Korean culture, which movie and even a little fomo – because unlike the US and Canada, there is no plans to release the movie in theaters.

“Seeing all the singing videos (on the Internet) in cinemas … I envy the Americans!” wrote a fan on social media. Another promised: “I will even take the weekend when the KDH will come to the cinema” – a great promise in South Korea’s debilitating work.

The part of the Fandom is due to respect. Many Koreans are cautious about the clumsy drawings of their country on the screen, especially given how popular culture is now. And to make such a global hit, so that it is mistaken.

“I have seen many films and drama that touched upon Korean culture, but they have always been full of mistakes. They confuse this with Chinese or Japanese traditions, show actors who speak awkward Korean and bring everything to a shallow imitation,” says Lee Yu-min, in the 30s.

“But I was genuinely surprised by the reflection of our KDH culture.” Pointing to the opening scene, she says: “The house of a straw roof from the Joseon dynasty, ordinary people in Hanbok (traditional Korean clothing) with their distinct hairstyles were almost perfect.”

He says that “never imagined” that it will capture hearts around the world the way it has.

The songs from the movie became one of the most popular on Spotify, and the track Golden Hit Number One on Billboard Hot 100.

Fundo in South Korea is no less. Surprisingly, one of the largest beneficiaries was the Korean National Museum, which carries the traditional Korean artifacts presented in the film.

Already the most visited museum in Asia, he now has queues that are stretching outside before the door is even open. In July, he recorded more than 740,000 visitors than twice as much as last year.

“I came there at 10 am, it would be the museum to open, but there were already about one hundred people who were waiting,” says Lee Da-Taur, who hoped to avoid the weekend while walking on Monday.

But she still left with empty hands, “All I wanted was sold.” Her list of wishes included an icon with a tiger and a magpie – the heroes of the animal movie Derpi and Susi, which are inspired by folk painting.

Sales growth is an incentive for people such as Choi Nyun-Hee, which manages the hemuse craft business. “My profit has jumped five times,” she says, adding that her products are now exported to the US and Australia.

She says she found K-Pop hunters when the Norigae tiger, a traditional pendant, with prospects, “suddenly sell.”

Previously, Choi worked at a museum where she developed educational programs on Korean artifacts. After watching the film, she thought that “Korean culture was well lost and woven into history.”

Not only images and symbolism were resonated for others. “Rumi, the heroine, hides her true well-being because of embarrassment and shame. I have tied to it,” says Lee D-diagen. “In Korea, people are too worried about what others think.”

The Gin-Sing Park, YouTuber, who worked in the Korean film industry, admits that initially rejected the film as “a bizarre animation based on K-Pop”, but when he finally looked at him, he found that he really liked it.

“I personally like to see KDH on the screen, especially at a time when South Korean cinema is desperately in need of movies about blockbusters,” he says.

“Now they are fighting for sharing one pies, but streaming and cinemas have their own goal. If they form the trends together and if it becomes a viral, will they fight what they fight on the occasion? I think KDH can play this role.”

For his experience, “Sing -along” is something that can only offer a movie – this is one way to turn a flight into a blockbuster of rental.

More than two months after the release of the film, the film did not slow down – it is actually poured into the cinema. In North America, Sing-Along’s special checks have made the first movie about K-Pop Demon Netflix hunting.

Now South Korean fans require the same experience, and so many of them say on the Internet and offline: “I want to sing KDH in the cinema !!”

The film will show at the Busan International Film Festival in September, which this year announced limited singing, although the tickets are expected to be scarce.

Lee Yu-Min, who watched the movie more than five times on Netflix, says she decided to go when he came to the cinema: “I will definitely drag my husband-he yet.”

“I am rooting for KDH screening in South Korea,” says a fan on the Internet. “I know nothing has been confirmed, but I am already beginning to remember all the lyrics.”

Another asks: “K-Pop hunters show in North America, Canada and UK … So why not in the K-Pop house?”