“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 K-Pop Demon Hunters are certainly formidable singers and warriors individually, but as a collective unit they are virtually unstoppable—both on stage and […]
Rumi and Jinu: Helping Others, Healing Ourselves
For a warrior who protects the planet through both her combat prowess and her singing skills, losing her voice was a problem Rumi could not afford to have. The internal […]
A Victory that Only Comes Through Surrender
One of the saddest lines of dialogue in K-Pop Demon Hunters is when Rumi reached the very end of her journey to rid herself of her “patterns.” After being humiliated […]
From Disgrace to Grace: Turning our Marks of Shame Into our Testimony
While Jinu’s past makes it hard to see him as a fully sympathetic character, the constant voice of Gwi-Ma in his ears, reminding him of his failure and making him […]
Forgiveness and Restoration: Unexpected Beauty in the Broken Glass
The revelation that Rumi carried the very same patterns as the enemies they had spent their entire lives fighting was almost too much for her teammates to bear… and the […]
Peace in the Storm: A Table in the Presence of our Enemies
While it is played for laughs, one of my favorite moments in the “K-Pop Demon Hunters” movie is when the Huntrix crew pauses in the middle of a dangerous battle […]
Breaking the “Pattern”: Contending with Temptations and Generational Curses
At the center of Rumi’s personal struggles were the “patterns” that she wore on her body… the telltale signs that marked her as a hybrid being, a soul split between […]
From Hopeless to Huntrix: Wounded Souls Seeking a Place to Belong
One of the most relatable parts of the group that came together to form Huntrix is their incredibly different backgrounds… on their own, each had been rejected for different reasons […]
Rumi’s Private Pain and Secret Shame: Concealing Never Leads to Healing
Despite all her success as the lead singer and warrior of Huntrix, Rumi held a secret that she was hiding from the world as well as those closest to her… […]
Finding God in Video Games 