{"id":1516861,"date":"2026-06-19T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?guid=1e19ffe384d3347445941ade295038f9"},"modified":"2026-06-19T16:24:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T21:24:13","slug":"a-golden-year-kpop-demon-hunters-by-the-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1516861","title":{"rendered":"A &#8216;Golden&#8217; year: &#8216;KPop Demon Hunters&#8217; by the numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img src=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/06\/dffe40fc46e3ae27258ccd3ec78434a2.png\" alt\/><figcaption>'Kpop Demon Hunters' (Courtesy Netflix)<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>The Netflix phenomenon<em> KPop Demon Hunters <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/tudum\/articles\/kpop-demon-hunters-one-year-anniversary\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">celebrates<\/a>&nbsp;the one-year anniversary of its release on Saturday, June 20. The animated film&nbsp;has gone on to dominate the streaming service's \"most-watched\" list, global pop culture and the <em>Billboard<\/em> charts in equal measure.<\/p><p>Here's a look at <em>KPop Demon Hunters<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/about.netflix.com\/en\/news\/kpop-demon-hunters-by-the-numbers-one-year-anniversary\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">by the numbers<\/a>, courtesy of Netflix:<\/p><p>- It's the first title <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/tudum\/top10\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ever to spend<\/a> 52 straight weeks on Netflix's Global Top 10.<\/p><p>- It was the most-streamed movie of 2025, with 20.5 billion viewing minutes.<\/p><p><em>- KPop Demon Hunters'<\/em> lyric videos drew 32 million views worldwide.<\/p><p>- The soundtrack spent two weeks at #1 on <em>Billboard<\/em> 200, and racked up more than 15 billion streams worldwide, making it the most-streamed soundtrack of the decade.&nbsp;<\/p><p>- The HUNTR\/X song \"Golden\" was #1 on the<em> Billboard<\/em>&nbsp;Hot 100 for eight weeks, becoming the first-ever #1 by a female K-pop act, and the longest-running #1 by a female group in this century. It was also the fastest song to reach a billion streams on Spotify.<\/p><p>- In addition to \"Golden,\" the soundtrack also sent three other songs into the top 10 simultaneously: \"Your Idol,\" \"Soda Pop\" and \"How It's Done.\"<\/p><p>- At the Oscars earlier this year<em>, KPop Demon Hunters<\/em> won best animated feature, while \"Golden\" won best original song, making it the first K-pop song to win an Oscar. \"Golden\" also won the Golden Globe in the same category, and the Grammy in the category of best song written for visual media.<\/p><p>- Since the film's debut, Duolingo has seen a 22% jump in Korean language learners.&nbsp;<\/p><p>On Saturday, the official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@netflix?lang=enhttps:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@netflix?lang=en\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Netflix TikTok account<\/a> will host a nine-hour livestream featuring multiple versions of the film, plus appearances from fans, cast members and filmmakers, live commentary and more.<\/p><div class=\"raw-html-embed\"><iframe width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yebNIHKAC4A\" title=\"\u201cGolden\u201d Official Lyric Video | KPop Demon Hunters | Sony Animation\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><p>Copyright \u00a9 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Kpop Demon Hunters&#8217; (Courtesy Netflix)The Netflix phenomenon KPop Demon Hunters celebrates&nbsp;the one-year anniversary of its release on Saturday, June 20. 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