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What Ahn Hyo-seop hopes to see in potential 'KPop Demon Hunters' sequel

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

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<p>Korean actor Ahn Hyo-seop, the voice actor behind Jinu of the hit Netflix animated movie <em>KPop Demon Hunters, </em>reflected on why the film resonated with audiences across the world.</p><p>&quot;I think because it&#x27;s very honest. It&#x27;s about accepting who you are. It&#x27;s also about facing the ones inside of us. Everyone makes mistakes and everyone got someting that they wish they can undo or hide. And sometimes our biggest obstacle isn&#x27;t the world, it&#x27;s ourselves,&quot; he remarked in an interview with<em> The Daily Report </em>of CBS News.</p><p>The actor added that the film&#x27;s main characters go through journeys that many people can relate to. &quot;Jinu and Rumi, the main characters, face that and instead of running, they grow. I feel like that&#x27;s something that a lot of people can relate to,&quot; he remarked.</p><p>On what it means for him to see Korean culture being embraced on such a global scale, Hyo-seop replied:  &quot;It&#x27;s very surreal. It&#x27;s really amazing. I mean, when I was younger, I&#x27;ve never imagined Korean culture to be embraced on such a global scale. To see people around the world singing the words in Korean, learning the language, or being inspired by our films and dramas, it makes me really, really proud.&quot;</p><p>He went on: &quot;But more than that it just shows that stories and music can cross borders can connect us in ways that are really powerful.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DLR6z75vvcW/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA=="></a></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-4" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DLR6z75vvcW/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A4%2C%22os%22%3A1285176.5%2C%22ls%22%3A60377.7%2C%22le%22%3A60801.000000000015%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="746" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-4" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>With fans hopeful for a sequel, Hyo-seop also expressed his excitement for where the story could head next.</p><p>&quot;I don&#x27;t have too much information but what excites me is that all these characters they are just beginning their journey. They faced challenges but there&#x27;s still a lot of room to grow, so I&#x27;d love to see how their bonds deepen and how their music continues to be a weapon of hope. And personally, I just wish to see Jinu again. Please give me my soul back,&quot; he stated.</p><p>On August 27, Netflix announced that <em>KPop Demon Hunters</em> had become the most popular Netflix film of all time, amassing over 236 million views to date.</p><p>According to an August report by Variety, Netflix and Sony were in early talks to develop a sequel to the hit animated film.</p>

<p>Ahn Hyo-seop shared his thoughts on why 'KPop Demon Hunters' resonated with audiences across the world.</p>

Ahn Hyo-seop shared his thoughts on why 'KPop Demon Hunters' resonated with audiences across the world.