Matt was introduced to K-Pop Demon Hunters by his niece and nephew. Like all media children are into, he went into it with a good-uncle attitude and didn’t expect to like it.
But he really enjoyed it. When he returned from Indiana, he showed it to me, and I also greatly enjoyed it, far more than I expected.
When I noticed there was going to be an in-theater sing along for two nights, I told Matt and he wanted to go. So we went.
First of all, I was surprised at the turnout because anyone with a Netflix account can watch this movie with the captioning turned on and sign along. No need for a separate trip to the movie theater.
I didn’t hurry to buy tickets, because Cinemark had it playing hourly and their theaters are roomy. But when I checked at noon, the showing we planned to go to in the evening was nearly sold out. Thankfully, there were still two seats together.
What I hadn’t counted on was all the kids (and adults) dressed like various demon hunters. They were incredibly fun to see. On our way out, two women stopped to take a picture of their character-specific hair.
The sing along was fun, but muted by the stadium seating. Count K-Pop Demon Hunters as one of the happy surprises of 2025