Between Imposter and the Monster: Hope for the Hopeless
Over the course of the KPop 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 KPop Demon Hunters movie is that every principal character was voiced by two different people… one to provide the spoken words […]
From Repentance to Reconciliation to Realization: A Commission That is Still Ours to Fulfill
While there are many unanswered questions left behind at the conclusion of the KPop Demon Hunters movie, one of the most significant is wondering what sparked the change in Rumi’s […]
The Broken Road Leading to “Golden”: Making Everything Beautiful in it’s Time
The real-life story of the voice behind Rumi’s incredible singing performance in KPop 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
Once of the most fascinating and most easily missed details in KPop Demon Hunters is the changing color of Rumi’s sword. When she is hunting down and fighting the darkness […]
KPop Demon Hunters: 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 of […]
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 […]
Golden: Piercing the Darkness By Combining Our Light
The trio of hunters known as “Huntrix” in KPop Demon Hunters are certainly formidable singers and warriors individually, but as a collective unit they are virtually unstoppable on the stage […]
Rumi and Jinu: Helping Others, Healing Ourselves
For a warrior who protects the planet through both her combat prowess as well as her singing skills, losing her voice was a problem Rumi could not afford to have. […]
Finding God in Video Games 