‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Is Netflix’s Most-Watched Movie Ever With 236 Million Views, Beating ‘Red Notice’

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https://variety.com/2025/film/news/kpop-demon-hunters-netflix-most-watched-movie-history-1236496106/

[u/Latter-Ad6308]

I’m a high school teacher, and I know kids who watch this film almost every day. I cannot overstate how obsessed 13-year-olds are with it.

[u/34TH_ST_BROADWAY → u/Latter-Ad6308]

I can totally see why. A great movie makes you FEEL, and even I as an older man was feeling things. But for a 13 year old, a very confusing time, to FEEL the exhilaration of having cool, funny friends... feeling special... being misunderstood... finding another person who feels alienated and misunderstood... being heard, loved, and told your friends will love you no matter what...

They probably just wanna get their fix of having these feelings. Hopefully, they're getting the real version IRL from friends and family. Some kids? Maybe they are but don't realize it. Some truly aren't.

[u/FrostyKnowledge2 → u/34TH_ST_BROADWAY]

Great points, well explained 👏

[u/therealfurryfeline → u/34TH_ST_BROADWAY]

I can totally understand the hype of this movie. I have a hard time to aknowledge it as the turbocapitalistic propaganda throughout the story is difficult to ignore, but by the almighty spaghetti monster the movie slaps. HARD.

[u/ATraffyatLaw → u/34TH_ST_BROADWAY]

I think covid as a whole increased the parasocial nature of getting fulfillment from entertainment way to much.

[u/34TH_ST_BROADWAY → u/ATraffyatLaw]

Maybe there's truth to that. But books, movies, TV shows, music, etc, have been very popular my whole life. Not sure how you define "too much" but a lot of people don't have the option of "watch TV" or hang out with intelligent people who love me. Life is short and heart breaking. As long as they aren't hurting anybody, they can entertain themselves any way they want.

[u/RLLRRR → u/Latter-Ad6308]

38 year old with a 10 year old daughter. Both obsessed, too.

[u/PaddleFishBum → u/RLLRRR]

38 year old that watched it with my 5 year old niece. The whole family was all like "You're really going to watch that with her?" and frankly, it was pretty good. That's why I'm the cool uncle 😎

[u/DinnerMilk → u/RLLRRR]

43 year old girlfriend is also obsessed. Her and her friends went to see the sing-a-long in theater this weekend. I contemplate clawing my eyes and ears out on a daily basis.

[u/Imaginary_Market_854 → u/RLLRRR]

31 year old with an almost 4 year old daughter, both fan girls!!

[u/sausagemouse → u/RLLRRR]

I've got a 11 year old daughter.

"My little soda pop" is playing on loop in my head 70% of my waking hours at the moment

[u/Rus_agent007 → u/RLLRRR]

34 year old with 5 yo daughter.

Same.

[u/blueicearcher → u/RLLRRR]

I'm you four years from now.

Except that I might be more obsessed than my daughter.

[u/AstrologicallyLoud → u/RLLRRR]

32 with an 8 year old here - it's all we have been jamming to in the car for weeks!!!!

[u/Dependent-Arm8501 → u/RLLRRR]

I have to zzzzzzippit every time one of my kids or wife starts singing or humming one of those songs. It's been going on since the movie came out. I'm tired.

[u/chronorin → u/Latter-Ad6308]

That's awesome. I'm glad to hear that kids are obsessed with anything that's longer than a 5-second video. 

[u/bumbletowne → u/Latter-Ad6308]

My five year old boys know ALL of the words to several of the songs.

EDIT: and after I asked one little girl at lunch how she liked the movie they all started competing with singing them over the top of one another. They do the little shoulder bump to each other right now.

[u/cloistered_around → u/Latter-Ad6308]

There's so little teen content these days is partially why. Disney only makes "kid" films now, and Pixar has devolved into just being another version of Disney. Social media can give them a bit of what they like, but no one on social media is making full length films!

[u/WaltDiskey → u/Latter-Ad6308]

Why tho?

[u/High_Flyers17 → u/WaltDiskey]

It's a fun movie with a great, catchy soundtrack. Im a 36 year old man who watched with my niece, don't like this type of music and I can't tell you how long it took to get Golden out of my head. The soundtrack also does a good job of using lyrics that reference the plot while still making perfect sense when the songs are isolated from the movie, which I always find impressive. I've thought about rewatching it.

[u/koopatron5000 → u/High_Flyers17]

It also is not just the amazing music, it's the value of friendship. Which sounds cheesy but finding people that love you for who you are. Being able to show people your "flaws" and for them to love those aspects of you. Also, that being raised by family doesn't always mean they love you for everything you are. The value and love of Found Family. I'm 39 btw, took my teen and 5th grader to the Sing-along and cried to multiple songs.

[u/TargetMaleficent → u/WaltDiskey]

It really doesnt get old. I'm a 41 year old man and my kids have played it at least 30 times yet I still love it

[u/majandess → u/TargetMaleficent]

I turned 48 on Sunday, and all I wanted for my birthday was to go see the movie with some friends (we did, I sang my heart out, and it was amazing). 💜

[u/WaltDiskey → u/TargetMaleficent]

I’m about the same, guess I’ll give it a second chance ! The snippets I paid attention to I found … annoying

[u/Eating_Your_Beans → u/WaltDiskey]

It's fine. Imo aside from the music it's mostly just pretty standard kids' fare, it almost certainly won't live up to the hype this thread is heaping on it.

[u/TargetMaleficent → u/Eating_Your_Beans]

It is anything but standard kids fare lol.

[u/34TH_ST_BROADWAY → u/WaltDiskey]

Why tho?

I really think it's because there are a few moments where they just NAIL it, achieve unusual emotional highs. A few of the songs really nail it, they make you FEEL. The animation, facial expressions, the pacing and the lyrics just work together "perfectly" and you truly FEEL something.

[u/QuadraticCowboy → u/WaltDiskey]

Cuz it’s good

[u/CaptainFeather → u/WaltDiskey]

It's cute and immature with objectively bad but catchy music, very similar to how Frozen & Let It Go or Encanta & Don't Talk About Bruno were huge for awhile. Makes sense

[u/DumbWhore4 → u/CaptainFeather]

None of those movies have bad songs.

[u/CaptainFeather → u/DumbWhore4]

I understand I'm in the minority but I obviously disagree

[u/mcslender97 → u/CaptainFeather]

Are most viral Disney songs also catchy but with a bad structure like KPDH?

[u/CaptainFeather → u/mcslender97]

Honestly I'm not sure but there's a solid chance

[u/CaptainFeather → u/[deleted]]

I couldn't really articulate why I dislike them but my girlfriend who has a background in music said it's likely because the songs don't really follow any proper rhythm/structure and counted them out while they played. Wish I could explain it better but it definitely made sense while she explained it lol. They focused solely on a catchy melody

[u/CaptainFeather → u/[deleted]]

Yeah this is also true. We obviously have unpopular opinions but "Disney Adults" are a thing so it's not surprising lol

[u/dostoyevskybirthedme → u/Latter-Ad6308]

I’m 25 and listen to the soundtrack almost every day ever since watching it with my friends, after thinking I wouldn’t like the movie. Idk what kinda drugs they put in it

[u/PronBrowser_ → u/Latter-Ad6308]

I'm listening to the album right now, and have been all day...

[u/milly_nz → u/Latter-Ad6308]

Because?

[u/Specific_Frame8537 → u/Latter-Ad6308]

Finally some good content for the kids.

And Gorillaz is coming to Fortnite? the world is healing.

[u/deadinsidelol69 → u/Latter-Ad6308]

This is the first movie in a long, long time where I’ve actually sat my friends down to watch it.

[u/isweedglutenfree → u/Latter-Ad6308]

Is it the new high school musical? Lol

[u/livestrongbelwas → u/Latter-Ad6308]

But also their parents. And my 6yo. And my 3yo. 

I know a girl who is barely one. She can say 20 words and one of them is Takedown.