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Huntrix from 'KPop Demon Hunters.' Photo from Netflix's X account

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'KPop Demon Hunters' named Netflix's most-watched original animated film

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1753925292335photo_2025-07-31_09-09-08.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Huntrix from &#x27;KPop Demon Hunters.&#x27; <em>Photo from Netflix&#x27;s X account</em></span></span></span></div><p>The Honmoon is alive and well, as Netflix declared &quot;KPop Demon Hunters&quot; its most-watched original animated film of all time.</p><p>The streaming giant made the announcement on Wednesday through its social media pages.</p><p>&quot;It&#x27;s their moment! &#x27;KPop Demon Hunters&#x27; is Netflix&#x27;s most-watched original animated film of all time,&quot; the company wrote in the post.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1950270100080120203&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-07-31T02%3A06%3A12.188270%3Ade4146cf-f02b-4c5f-b3e0-a082c2b7fc6c%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=39de36ca09b6ff6f4e4d031dec71872fbb04be79&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:825px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1950270100080120203"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>Netflix, however, did not immediately provide streaming figures.</p><p>The announcement came as the film&#x27;s popularity continued to surge, with its soundtrack holding the No. 3 spot on the latest Billboard 200 albums chart.</p><p>The film&#x27;s soundtrack <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/music/2025/7/14/-kpop-demon-hunters-soundtrack-rises-to-no-2-on-billboard-200-1233"><strong>peaked at No. 2</strong></a> on the Billboard 200 chart on July 19, marking the highest position for any soundtrack in 2025. It also stands as the highest-charting animated film soundtrack since &quot;Encanto&quot; reached No. 1 in 2022.</p><p>The Korean Cultural Center in the Philippines has capitalized on the film&#x27;s popularity by <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2025/7/15/kcc-in-ph-launches-step-into-the-world-of-kpop-demon-hunters-program-1517"><strong>launching a program</strong></a> that unpacks the cultural references embedded in the feature, engaging Filipino audiences more deeply.</p><p>Released in June, &quot;KPop Demon Hunters&quot; follows the K-pop girl group Huntrix, who lead double lives as demon slayers, as they battle a rival boy band whose members are secretly demons.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2025/6/24/curious-about-kpop-demon-hunters-4-reasons-to-check-out-the-film-1351"><strong>READ: Curious about ‘KPop Demon Hunters’? 4 reasons to check out the film<br/></strong></a></div><p>The film features the voices of Arden Cho, Ejae, Ahn Hyo-seop, Andrew Choi, May Hong, Audrey Nuna, <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2025/7/23/ji-young-yoo-of-kpop-demon-hunters-eric-nam-to-star-in-k-pop-film-reports-1106"><strong>Ji-young Yoo</strong></a>, Rei Ami, Joel Kim Booster, Kevin Woo, Daniel Dae Kim, Ken Jeong, Lee Byung-hun and Lea Salonga, among others.</p>

<p>The Honmoon is alive and well, as Netflix declared 'KPop Demon Hunters' its most-watched original animated film of all time.</p>

The Honmoon is alive and well, as Netflix declared 'KPop Demon Hunters' its most-watched original animated film of all time.