Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans were inspired by Sony's Spider-Verse films to take the 3D animation toward the aesthetics and facial expressions of anime.
Animation· 2025· Musical
KPop Demon Hunters
by Chris Appelhans, Maggie Kang
KPop Demon Hunters: it draws on 3 recorded sources.
What influenced KPop Demon Hunters
The works this one is recorded as drawing on.
The directors cited Bong Joon-ho's The Host as an inspiration for blending genres and moods.
Real-world influences
Events, places, movements and ideas outside fiction that this work is recorded as drawing on.
Culture
Real world
Real-world influenceHIGH
- K-pop
The heroines are a K-pop girl group who use their songs to hold back demons, in a film steeped in the Korean pop industry.