{"id":235746,"date":"2025-07-08T22:54:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T21:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/?p=235746"},"modified":"2025-07-15T17:09:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T16:09:06","slug":"fictional-k-pop-groups-from-netflixs-kpop-demon-hunters-dominate-streaming-charts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/fictional-k-pop-groups-from-netflixs-kpop-demon-hunters-dominate-streaming-charts\/","title":{"rendered":"Fictional K-pop groups from Netflix\u2019s \u2018KPop Demon Hunters\u2019 dominate streaming charts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two fictional K-pop groups from Netflix\u2019s animated film KPop Demon Hunters <\/i>are seeing significant streaming success, with their songs occupying multiple spots in global music charts.<\/p>\n

The Saja<\/b> Boys<\/b>, a virtual boy band from the film, currently have two songs sitting on the No.4 and No.8 spots on Spotify<\/b>\u2019s daily Top 50 – Global<\/a> chart as of Tuesday (July 8).<\/p>\n

The tracks \u2014 Your Idol <\/i>and Soda Pop<\/i> \u2014<\/i> have a<\/span>lso made it to No. 15 and No. 17, respectively, on Apple Music<\/b>\u2019s Top 100: Global<\/a> daily chart.<\/p>\n

Saja Boys’ Your Idol <\/em>is also currently No.1 on Spotify’s US Daily Top Songs<\/a> chart, while\u00a0Golden<\/em> by Huntr\/x, the film’s fictional girl group, is in the second position on the US chart and No.2 on Spotify<\/b>\u2019s daily Top 50 – Global<\/a> chart.<\/p>\n

As noted by<\/a> the BBC, the US chart performance makes the Saja Boys the highest-charting male K-pop group in US Spotify history, topping heavyweights BTS<\/b>. Huntr\/x, meanwhile surpassed Blackpink’s previous peak performance on the chart.<\/p>\n

Huntr\/x have attracted 13.9 million<\/b><\/a> listeners per month on Spotify. Saja Boys currently have 11.4 million<\/strong><\/a> monthly listeners on Spotify.<\/p>\n

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Huntr\/x’s <\/b>Golden <\/i>also landed at No. 4 on Apple Music<\/b>\u2019s Top 100: Global<\/a> daily chart. How It\u2019s Done <\/i>currently sits at No. 9 on Spotify and No. 25 on Apple Music.<\/p>\n

The chart placements position these fictional groups alongside \u201creal\u201d artists like Billie Eilish, Sabrina Carpenter, Lady Gaga <\/b>and Bruno Mars.<\/b><\/p>\n

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Variety <\/i>reports<\/a> that Golden <\/i>has experienced a 2,000%<\/b> increase in streams since the film produced by Sony Pictures Animation<\/b> debuted on June 20.<\/p>\n

The film, directed by Maggie Kang <\/b>and Chris Appelhans<\/b>, stars the voices of Arden Cho, Ahn Hyo-seop, May Hong, Ji-young Yoo, Yunjin Kim, Daniel Dae Kim, Ken Jeong<\/b>, and Squid Game<\/i>\u2019s Lee Byung-hun<\/b>.<\/p>\n

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Ian Eisendrath<\/b>, who produced Golden, <\/i>told Variety: <\/i>\u201cI find K-Pop to be the most theatrical genre of music today, and that obviously lends itself to the story and the screen.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOur goal from day one was to have the songs double-function as songs that forward or comment on the action story, because I do not believe you can take up screen time and not have it do something for the story.\u201d<\/p>\n

The film\u2019s chart performance extends beyond Saja Boys and Huntr\/x\u2019s individual songs. The soundtrack for the Kpop Demon Hunters <\/i>debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200, <\/i>marking this year\u2019s strongest debut for a film soundtrack, with Golden <\/i>serving as the most-streamed track from the soundtrack globally.<\/p>\n

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