Exposing the Saja Boys: Friends or Frauds?
As the Saja Boys’ devious plan to steal the hearts (and souls) of their fans built to a grand finale, the depth of their deception was revealed in a line […]
Bringing KPop Demon Hunters to the Theaters: Celebrating a Shared Passion
The unprecedented move to take a movie that was exclusively streaming on Netflix and place it in theaters was a bit of a risk… but K-Pop Demon Hunters was clearly […]
Between Imposter and the Monster: Hope for the Hopeless
Over the course of the K-Pop Demon Hunters movie, each of the glimpses we get into Jinu’s broken and shame-ridden psyche builds to a crescendo as he sings the words, […]
No Room for “Main Character Energy”: Two Voices, One Harmonious Performance
One of the biggest surprises for me in the K-Pop Demon Hunters movie is that every principal character was voiced by two different people—one to provide the spoken words and […]
From Repentance to Reconciliation: A Commission that is still ours to Fulfill
While there are many unanswered questions left behind at the conclusion of the K-Pop Demon Hunters movie, one of the most significant is what sparked the change in Rumi’s outlook […]
The Broken Road to “Golden”: Making Everything Beautiful in its’ Time
The real-life story of the voice behind Rumi’s incredible singing performance in K-Pop Demon Hunters is as inspirational as the fictional tale told in the movie. Kim Eun-jae trained for […]
Rumi’s Changing Sword: Motivations Bleeding Through the Blade
One of the most fascinating and most easily missed details in K-Pop Demon Hunters is the changing color of Rumi’s sword. When she is hunting down and fighting the darkness […]
Rumi and Celine: Finding Freedom from Flawed Ideology
Rumi’s lifelong struggle with the patterns she was hiding started when she was young… all she understood about the marks she carried was what she was told by Celine, her […]
Fallen Stars: Following the Messengers or the Message?
The public breakup of Huntrix on stage wasn’t just devastating for our favorite trio of Hunters… it was equally soul crushing for their loyal fans. In the confusion, the masses […]
“Comeback”: Overcoming the Shame Spiral
Huntrix’s award show performance ended with the previously unthinkable revelation that Rumi was not who everyone thought she was. In her most vulnerable moment of pain and humiliation, a completely […]
Finding God in Video Games 