Maggie Kang, center, with fellow “KPop Demon Hunters” director Chris Appelhans, left, and producer Michelle Wong at the Golden Globes awards ceremony in Beverly Hills, California, on Jan. 11. © Reuters
NAMI MATSUURA and REI NAKAFUJI
February 19, 2026 05:10 JST
SEOUL/PALO ALTO, California — The animated megahit “KPop Demon Hunters” is powering a new, broader wave of international enthusiasm for things South Korean, adding to the already considerable momentum built up by K-dramas and K-pop music itself.