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The Saja Boys in their Human and Demon form

KPOP DEMON HUNTERS (2025) dr. Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans

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SEVENTEEN Reads Thirst Tweets

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References in the older generation of demon hunters from the movie KPOP DEMON HUNTERS

It is not the BEST animated movie of all time but it got all the little Korean cultural references that feel like it is catering to me....in particular I really loved the narration sequence of how the Demon Hunters came to be!!! So I decided to make a post about it

The first generation of demon hunters we see are set in the 조선 (Chosun) era, which is a VERY common place to start for a lot of Korean media. There are no specific singers/performers they are referring to here, but they are based on 무당 (mudang). Korean female shamans. There are male shamans as well but those are not as well known and not popular. That is why the boy band Saja Boys are based on 저승사자 (Jeosung Saja) aka Korean underworld magistrate/grim reaper.

Anyway the mudang have various roles in Korean paganism/spiritualism. Instead of flashy musical numbers with weapons, they perform 굿 (gut), rituals that vary by region and function.

The second generation of hunters we see have the flapper girl aesthetic (American 1920s fashion) which was popular in Korea around the 1960-70s. This also is probably shouting out to the og Korean "girl group" aka the Kim Sisters (김시스터스) of the 1950-60s. They might not have been the MAIN influence but the trio singer composition and their fame for being popular among US troops in Korea (which launched their career in the US) doesn't feel like just coincidence.

The third generation we see has the Korean 1970s to maybe super early 80s aesthetic. I couldn't think/find any trio girl groups during this time, but they feel like a mix of Lily Sisters (릴리 시스터즈) and Kye Eunsook (계은숙). Not the most confident with this one. Unfortunately there are no EN websites that talk about them (and I don't know them in a lot of detail other than they were popular during their time)

The fourth generation is the 1980s, which is when the word "k-pop" starts being used to describe the songs. BUT MAN, THIS SET PISSES ME OFF BECAUSE WHY ARE THEY ALL DIFFERENT 80S KPOP STYLES? COORDINATE GIRLS!!! Again no specific girl groups jump out at me but looks like this is a reference to Settorae (세또래, aka "The three friends"). Not extremely obvious in terms of appearance but the dance moves have the vibe.

The fifth and final generation we see before Rumi/Mira/Zoey are STRONG 90s K-POP. The whole aesthetic of stars and the hairstyles SCREAMS S.E.S which is one of the classic 90s kpop girl groups of their time.

In particular their appearance for the music video "Dreams Come True" comes to mind. The video now feels really dated but back in the day, the effects and stuff they used were the HOT SHIT. Extremely nostalgic for Korean media.

Of course there may be some other stuff I missed or got wrong possibly, which I will fix if anything comes up. Feel free to correct me as well in the replies!

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🎧 - [Loveholic] loveholic

(2003)

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they’re boiling him and added a cinnamon stick for flavour 😿

[anon request, i hope my photoshopping a png stick was good enough lol]

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[GOING SEVENTEEN] EP.124 세븐틴을 찾아라 #1 (Where’s SEVENTEEN? #1)

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[250625] Incheon Airport Departure -> France

trouvailleAri0 🐕 don’t edit/crop logo.

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[82] weeks until wonwoo is back ↳ 🐈‍⬛+ 🦦 = 🫂

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Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892) — One Hundred Aspects of the Moon: Ariko no Naishi, woodblock print, 1886.

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Generations of locking the fuck in.

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cutest adorable horangi and kkachi

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burst stage behind

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[250624] ellejapan IG Post Update:

【GUESS WHO?】『エル・ジャポン』9月号特別版カバーに、日本のファッション誌では初のソロカバーとなるあの大人気K-POPグループのメンバーが登場😉　誰かわかった方はコメントへ🐶💎

trans: 【guess who?】 the cover of the september special edition of 『elle japan』 will feature a member of a very popular k-pop group, making it his first solo cover on a japanese fashion magazine😉　if you know who it is, please leave a comment🐶💎

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does it ever drive you crazy

just how fast the night changes 🤭