December 20, 2025 – This kind of movie is not really aimed at my age group, but the songs are catchy and the story is compelling. I didn't go see this in the theater, but I finally decided to see this Netflix movie on the internet after it got a Golden Globe nomination. It will probably get an Academy Award nomination too, according to Goldderby.com.

This is an American movie, but it has the vibe of Korean, anime, Kpop musical and American culture fusion. It sounds like a mess, but it works. The story is a fusion of pop music culture and Korean mysticism. I'm not going to go into all the sources this story is drawn from, but if you are interested, there is a good exploration of that subject in the Wikipedia article about this movie.

The central character in this movie is Rumi, lead singer of a pop music trio (with singers Mira and Zoey) of a group called Huntrix. When they aren't giving concerts or recording pop hits, the trio hunts and kills demons, under the guidance of a mystical demon hunter, Celine. Huntrix are building towards a big magical music number that will create a strong invisible shield, called a Honmoon, to protect the world from demon incursions.

The leader of the demons, Gwi-Ma tries various attacks on Huntrix, but they always fail. He reluctantly agrees to a plan by Jinu, a demon who used to be human, to form a demon band called Saja Boys that will draw fans away from Huntrix, weakening their power. A complicating factor in this spiritual battle of the bands is the fact that Rumi is part demon herself, and finds herself attracted to Jinu.

Saja Boys becomes so popular that Huntrix is weakened to the point where the demons are able to exploit holes in the weakened Honmoon, allowing them to more easily enter the world of humans. The conflict between humans and demons becomes a climax when Huntrix and Saja Boys compete in an international contest called the Idol Awards.

As the Idol Awards draw near, Huntrix becomes fractured as Rumi has mixed feelings about Jinu, and herself. As a result, her voice fails her. The other Huntrix singers are aware that something is wrong with Rumi, and they also suspect she is hiding something from them, like the fact she is half demon. It turns out that Rumi's real problem is not Jinu, but the fact that she is denying her true nature.

One of the many odd things about this film is that you don't see any musicians, like guitarists, drummers, keyboardists or horn sections, just singers. There is a band manager for Huntrix, however, named Bobby. This is a perfectly fine animated movie, but it is not really aimed at adults. I can't really relate to it, but it is well made and the animation is first rate. This film rates a B.

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