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\n\tWhen songwriters Mark Sonnenblick and EJAE were first contacted to work on Netflix<\/a>\u2019s ambitious animated musical KPop Demon Hunters<\/a>, <\/em>the two thought it would be a fun and unique project to add to their musical r\u00e9sum\u00e9s. A madcap animated film following a K-pop<\/a> girl group who moonlight as the mystical destroyers of an invisible demon realm \u2014 what\u2019s bolder than that?\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tBut now, five weeks after KPop Demon Hunters<\/em>\u2019 Netflix premiere, the film has skyrocketed to take the title of the streaming platform\u2019s most-watched animated film<\/a> ever. As for the music, it\u2019s surpassed everyone\u2019s expectations, peaking at Number Two on the Billboard<\/em> 200 albums chart and becoming the highest-debuting soundtrack of the year. And how are EJAE and Sonnenblick feeling about this surprise success? Absolutely golden.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cIt\u2019s crazy! Unbelievable,\u201d EJAE tells Rolling Stone<\/em> over Zoom from her home studio in New York.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cHas any songwriter been like, \u2018It\u2019s charting? What a disaster!\u2019\u201d Sonnenblick adds, laughing. \u201cWe loved the songs and believed in the music. It\u2019s just a testament to the hundreds of people who worked on this film. The film supports the music. The music supports the film. It\u2019s amazing.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tIn the past decade-plus, K-Pop has grown into a global phenomenon<\/a> and a multi-billion-dollar industry<\/a>, driven by incredibly devoted fanbases and the constant introduction of new groups to drive up interest. Against this backdrop, directors Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans introduce audiences to fictional singers Rumi, Zoey, and Mira \u2014 or, as their hordes of screaming fans know them, superstar girl group HUNTR\/X. What those fans don\u2019t know is that when HUNTR\/X\u00a0 hit the stage with their synchronized struts, sharp harmonies, and killer outfits, their music is really strengthening the Honmoon, a magical barrier that protects humans from the hungry, soul-sucking demons on the other side. Everything is going according to plan, until rival group the Saja Boys reveal their true purpose: They\u2019re demons on a mission to steal HUNTR\/X\u2019s fans and their souls.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n