KPop Demon Hunters goes Golden with Billboard chart-topping hit

Golden, the breakout music from animated movie KPop Demon Hunters, has clinched the primary spot on the Billboard Hot 100 – bagging one more file for the Netflix summer time flick.

The movie, about Okay-pop lady band Huntr/x who makes use of music to guard people from demons, has change into Netflix’s most-watched animated movie since its launch in June.

It is the ninth music related to Okay-pop to take the highest spot on the Hot 100 – and the primary by feminine singers.

The upbeat hit clocked almost 32 million official streams within the first week of August, in response to Billboard.

“Unlike other animated films, where songs are often added as a filler or commercial hook, the music here was woven into the narrative in a way that enhanced it rather than distracted,” Maggie Kang, the Korean-Canadian co-director of the movie, beforehand informed the BBC.

Golden isn’t the one observe from the film that has achieved business success. Coming in at quantity eight on the Hot 100 is the music Your Idol by Saja Boys, the fictional rivals of Huntr/x.

Both Golden and Your Idol topped US Spotify charts in July shortly after the movie’s launch, beating actual life Okay-pop bands BTS and Blackpink.

Earlier this month, Golden climbed to the primary spot within the Official UK Singles Chart – changing into solely the second Okay-pop single to take action, after South Korean rapper Psy’s Gangnam Style in 2012.

Official Charts CEO Martin Talbot mentioned that this represented “another landmark moment for the globally dominating South Korean genre”.

“For the many music fans who have been to their enormous concerts, bought their merch and streamed their iconic songs, this will forever be the summer of Oasis – but K-pop’s superstars are certainly giving the Gallaghers a run for their money,” he mentioned.

The observe, sung by Ejae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami, debuted at quantity 81 on the Hot 100 on 5 July, earlier than steadily climbing to the highest of the chart.

Ejae, who additionally co-wrote the observe, beforehand informed BBC Newsbeat the workforce had identified Golden could be a “banger” – although the music’s huge success nonetheless got here as a shock.

“It’s like I’m surfing for the first time and a big wave just came through,” she mentioned.

The movie Kpop Demon Hunters has additionally change into a large hit for Netflix, changing into its fourth-most watched film of all time inside weeks of its launch.

US reviews say the streaming platform is contemplating turning it right into a franchise with a number of sequels, hoping to duplicate the success of Disney’s Frozen.