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they should use the money they made from the kpdh movie to make a kpdh series but instead of it being a sequel, it’s a reboot of the movie

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"...and now, I give it to you."

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I just watched Kpop Demon hunters and I gotta say it hilarious how quickly Baby Saja basically became perpetually the third or fourth wheel for every canon and fanon ship.

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Okay so I saw the concept art of Rumi and Jinu going on an aquarium date and I was like “pull up, I got an idea.” That idea being the idea of agony and despair.

Ugh, I love my babies sm💔💔💔💔

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I dont think I'll ever finish my little fancomic any time soon so enjoy this panel with me :')

I just think after 400+ years of torment, he deserved a little bit more healing.

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They deserved happiness ❤️‍🩹

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KPop Demon Hunters is a good movie because it has something for everybody:

-Famous girl group that's allowed to be good at what they do & still act silly

-Stylized animation that isn't scared to make characters ugly/isn't scared to show girls without makeup

-Queer undertones & generational trauma in one ("Why couldn't you love me?"/"All of me")

-Friendships are just as important as romance, if not more

-Enemies to lovers based on something more than the MC and antagonist finding each other attractive

-The girls have a relationship that can be interpreted however you want and nobody is wrong

-Songs that are still good outside of the plot's context

-Social commentary on the irl K-Pop industry, particularly how boy bands tend to have it easier than girl groups

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The match each others freak your honor. I have a lot of ideas lined up but I’m just slow at drawing them so y’all aren’t allowed to come up with them!

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rujinu !!!

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He protec, he attac… would have loved to see Jinu go a little feral in that final fight LOL but that’s what fanons forrrr

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OMG Concept Art of Rumi and Jinu on a date (while Gwi-Ma tries to ruin it)

This is from Scott Watanabe’s Instagram

Scott Watanabe is so good! All of his ideas and concept artworks for KPDH are amazing! He’s also one that gave us the concept art of Rumi’s parents btw. I hope he stays for the sequel.

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"...and now, I give it to you."

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HII, this is AU where Jinu's soul was preserved in Rumi's sword and then he magically came back to his girlfriend. And cat missed him.

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magma collab with my bestie

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Local man thinks the woman trying to kill him asked him out. He shows up anyway.

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anyways i just love the way kpop demon hunters stayed true to its roots in korean/asian culture, especially around the core theme of community vs individualism

the fact that it's not a single chosen one but a group of three

the fact that the honmoon is not powered by the hunters themselves but by the energy and love of the fans

the fact that gwi-ma turns people into demons by promising that he is the only one who can help them when he is in fact reliant on his army of demons to collect souls for him

the fact that "your idol" is about surrendering yourself to a single higher power while "golden" is about soaring to new heights together

the fact that gwi-ma preys on people's individual insecurities and shame to get inside their heads while rumi, mira, and zoey set them free in the end by encouraging them to embrace their differences and reminding them that they're not alone

the fact that you can see the audience cheering individually and even pushing into each other to get closer to the stage during "your idol"

while they're linking arms and cheering together and hugging during "what it feels like"

i have not seen the live action lilo and stitch but it feels like that movie sits on the opposite end of the spectrum from kpop demon hunters as a case study for how to tell a story in way that is culturally authentic and still resonates with a broader audience

and i think given that the core theme of the movie is all about community over individualism, the ending, particularly as it relates to rumi and jinu's budding romance, is really the perfect culmination of that broader theme

rumi and jinu's connection has all the hallmarks of that all-encompassing, all-consuming, borderline co-dependent first love where you keep your relationship a secret and sneak out of the house to meet up and feel like the other person is the ONLY person who really gets you

i'm the only one who can understand you, i'm the only one who will love you is the kind of thing that sounds romantic when you're 16 until you get older and realize how toxic it actually is and i love that the movie counters that in "what it sounds like" with rumi realizing that she had that love and support all along from her girls, and later, from the fans who continue to cheer them on through their comeback

it's about connection and sisterhood and love and sharing your fears and lifting each other up and becoming stronger and better together

and as compelling as i found rumi/jinu and as much as i would like to see their relationship explored more in a sequel/series, i just really love that this movie, which is clearly targeted at young women, ends on the message that romantic love is not the end all be all, that friendship is just as important if not more so than a romantic partner, that single women can lead successful, fulfilling lives, that true happiness and freedom start from within

it's crazy that this message still seems revolutionary in 2025 but given the current state of the world, it feels more necessary than ever