Netflix accidentally dropped a monster hit this summer with KPop Demon Hunters, and now everyone wants to know if we’re getting a round two. The short version: there’s buzz, there’s enthusiasm, but no greenlight yet. Here’s where things actually stand, courtesy of a Halloween party, a film festival panel, and some very funny studio notes.
Quick recap
- Release: June 2025
- Runtime: 1h 36m
- Where to watch (US): Netflix
- Rotten Tomatoes: 95%
- Main cast: Arden Cho, May Hong, Ji-young Yoo, Ahn Hyo-seop, Yunjin Kim, Joel Kim Booster, Daniel Dae Kim, Ken Jeong
- How big was it? It shot to the top of Netflix’s originals, pulling in more than 325 million views in 91 days, per The Wrap
About that sequel: not yet, but the cast is ready
Singer Rei Ami, who provides Zoey’s singing voice in the movie, hit Heidi Klum’s 24th Annual Halloween Party in New York City and gave the update fans were waiting for. Speaking to E! News, she made it clear she’s just as in the dark as we are.
"I’m waiting for the call, just like you! You’re gonna find out when I do, so we’ll chat then."
Translation: nobody has officially rung her yet. Still, she gushed about the film’s impact, calling it a legit cultural phenomenon and talking up how the music and story landed with people. She sounded genuinely grateful and a little stunned by how big this thing has gotten.
She also leaned into the moment with a costume inspired by the movie. Ejae — the singer behind Rumi’s vocals — was there too, also dressed in character. If you’re keeping score: the singers showed up ready for a sequel even if the studio hasn’t said the word yet.
Heidi Klum did Halloween like Heidi Klum does Halloween
The party itself — presented by Butterfinger and Huluween — took over the Hard Rock Hotel in New York City on October 31, 2025. Klum went full Medusa: green scales, writhing snakes, the whole myth. According to Stuff, the transformation took about 10 hours, and her husband Tom Kaulitz committed to the bit as a guy who’d been turned to stone. She also showed it off on Instagram because of course she did.
What the filmmakers are saying (and laughing about)
While everyone speculates about a sequel, the creative team packed the house at a sold-out Animation Is Film Festival panel in Los Angeles. Director Maggie Kang shared a gem about the fan-favorite sequence where the girl group encounters the pretty-boy rivals, the Saja Boys. Apparently, Sony Animation was all-in on making the boys as distractingly hot as possible. Kang quoted a note from studio president Kristine Belson that set the tone.
"Let’s objectify the crap out of these guys."
Kang explained that her north star was a bold, playful movie with strong, silly, maximalist energy — and yes, making the boys aggressively swoon-worthy fit the brief. Production designer Helen Mingjue Chen added that the Saja Boys nearly wound up in mesh crop tops, and the team even batted around whether a nipple should make a cameo. The panel basically turned into a greatest hits reel of very funny costume debates, which lines up with why the finished movie feels so gleefully chaotic.
Where this leaves the sequel
Officially: nothing yet. Unofficially: the cast and creators are game, the audience is clearly there, and Netflix loves a crowd-pleaser. For now, KPop Demon Hunters is streaming in the US on Netflix. If and when the call goes out, we’ll hear it right alongside Rei Ami.