“K-Pop Warriors” is the most viewed film in the story of Netflix. 5 reasons explain why

“K-Pop Warriors” is the most viewed film in the story of Netflix. 5 reasons explain why


The animation present won the upper part of the most view of the platform and has even been successful in the rooms in the United States

A curious phenomenon assumed the United States box office at the end of August, when the film more than the entrances on the weekend of 23 and 24 was original of Netflix. And not unprecedented, these tried an Oscar point, but an animation that had been available on the streaming platform for over a month from 20 June. But how to explain the size of the success of K-pop warriors?



The trajectory of glory, of course, was not limited to dark rooms. The animation has become the most popular film in the history of the platform among the productions spoken in English and already exceeds 236 million views According to the data issued by the streaming itself. It also ended up in the rankings of the most performed songs on the planet: success Golden reached the first place in Billboard Hot 100And at least seven other original songs of the film appear in the classification until the last week of August, four at the same time in the top 10. And, depending on the fans, the trend is to continue.

Thinking about it, the Estadão lists five reasons that help to explain the phenomenon of K-pop warriors.

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Directed by Chris Appelhans AND Maggie Kang (Entertainers of The origin of the Guardians AND The cat of the boots) ,, K-pop warriors It tells the story of three stars of Korean music, Rumi, Mira and Zoey, which form the Huntr/X trio. When they do not crowd the stadiums, they use their secret identities of Hunter to protect fans (and the world) from the supernatural world. The threats become more dangerous with the arrival of the Saja Boys, a rival boy band formed by demons in bare mind. Take a look at the reasons that help you understand the success of the story:

The popularity of K-pop

A few years ago, when Corean pop music began gaining global traction, a lot for the investments of South Korea in cultural export, K-pop seemed ready to master the world. The grandeur of groups such as BTS and Blackpink has contributed to spreading idols On an almost unthinkable scale, and the repercussions of this continue to reverberate.



The Saja Boys, bad of

This, of course, not only in the world of music. Korean series and Soap Opera have achieved completely new success levels, the shows were transmitted in cinemas and Korean culture became the “girl girl” when they spoke of the references of the Asian continent. It is therefore natural that many western productions try to be part of this success (and this commitment).

The situation is no different with K-pop warriors. The film dives into the culture of fans e idols And it brings some of its characteristics in history, which helps to create a sense of identification. The love for Huntrix fans, for example, is essential for the trio to protect the world from demonic forces. The notes of the importance of the fandoms in this case, of course.

The songs attach themselves

But only the inclined k-pop references are not sufficient to create a success and much of the good trajectory of K-pop warriors He is due to his musical portion.

The film, nicknamed in English by the Korean stars, makes more than absorbing the functioning of the culture of idolsAnd it shows fans as part of the story, while the two fictitious groups of the film actually sing, exhibit and publish songs.

In addition to being dirty and important for the plot, the songs share an essential feature for the work of the equation and unmistakably belongs to K-Pop and its multiple subgenres.

“Since we really wanted to be fantastic, who really played K-Pop fans and adapted perfectly to the K-Pop universe, we considered it important to collaborate with a Korean label,” said Codirer Maggie Kang in an interview with Netflix. Large musical producers were part of the project, such as Teddy Parkknown for working with Blackpink e LindgrenGrammy winner who worked with BTS and twice.

For those who look, the effort is recognizable. “The songs are literally generic versions of the categories of K-Pop music. I’m not saying that I don’t love it, because I hear repeatedly, but to say that they are not K-pop is crazy,” a fan said in a discussion forum on the film on Reddit.

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And they are the heart of history

As with any musical of self -respect, songs are a crucial part of history. It is not enough to be well produced. They must help the heroes at their travels, translating their internal dilemmas and helping the public to situated.

Second BBCKang was inspired by idols That he admired during his teenagers to develop Huntrix and Saja Boys, which helps to explain why there is so much depth and complexity in them.

The importance of songs is such as to work in the film as supernatural weapons that help fight against evil forces. This gives history an even deeper meaning, as it acts as a powerful metaphor of the relationship that many fans, in particular young people in turbulent periods of maturity, have with the songs of their idols.

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The story is simple (and universal)

If so far the animation seems to be a film modeled exclusively for K-Pop fans, the truth is quite different. Under musical clothing and the immersion in the universe of the Korean stars there is a simple and grandiose conspiracy on the car -Scoperta, the transition to adulthood and the need to face responsibilities and obligations.

One of the richest messages of the film revolves around one of the characters, Rumi and his journey of self -accepting. There is a clear nod to the inclusion of minorities and the strange culture in the fact that it must learn to accept a part of herself that wants to hide, although the film does not contain any literal kiss or affection among the characters of the same sex.

Fans help fans

According to Netflix herself, K-pop warriors He generated about 114,000 mentions on social networks only in Brazil from his debut. The huge amount of fans all over the world ends up being responsible for a chain effect: popularity generates more research and contributes to the film to stay at the top.

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Source: Terra

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