{"id":70228,"date":"2025-08-15T12:46:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T12:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/70228\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T12:46:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T12:46:09","slug":"kpop-demon-hunters-exclusive-sing-along-screenings-coming-to-hoyts-cinemas-in-wa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/70228\/","title":{"rendered":"KPop Demon Hunters exclusive sing-along screenings coming to Hoyts cinemas in WA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">West Aussie fans of KPop Demon Hunters are in for a treat after Netflix announced exclusive screenings are coming to cinemas next weekend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The Netflix film has become a global hit and is currently the most-watched animated original film on the platform, thanks to its catchy music and appealing storyline and characters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">To celebrate, sing-along screenings are being held at a host of Hoyts cinemas across Perth and in Bunbury on August 23 and August 24.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The special event will give fans the chance to enjoy the animated adventure in an interactive sing-along format, complete with on-screen lyrics, cinema sound and the electric energy of a theatre full of K-pop fans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">KPop Demon Hunters follows the story of Huntr\/x, an all-female K-pop group (Rumi, Mira and Zoey) who double as secret guardians of the world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The group\u2019s music becomes a supernatural weapon to protect their fans from dark forces and square off against their villainous counterparts Saja Boys.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Since the film was released on June 20, it\u2019s topped Netflix\u2019s global charts with more than 33 million views in just two weeks, reaching the top 10 in 93 countries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The two fictional bands in the movie \u2013 the righteous girl group Huntr\/x and the rebels Saja Boys \u2013 have dominated the global music charts, even surpassing K-pop powerhouses like BTS and Blackpink.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Five singles from the soundtrack have even made it in the <a class=\"css-445i33-StyledTextLink ezegcyi0\" data-link-type=\"article-inline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aria.com.au\/charts\/singles-chart\/2025-08-11\">ARIA charts<\/a> top 10 this week, with Golden the number one song.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Directors Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans tapped into the expertise of seasoned K-pop producers to help come up with the groovy songs that has celebrities up and dancing. Even Aussie fitness influencer Tammy Hembrow has joined in on the hype with her kids.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Kang and Appelhans worked with producers like Teddy Park, known for his work with Blackpink, and Grammy-winning Lindgren, who has worked with BTS and TWICE.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The film also has its own fan art and audiences around the world are already demanding a sequel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">See the session times for the WA screenings at this <a class=\"css-445i33-StyledTextLink ezegcyi0\" data-link-type=\"article-inline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hoyts.com.au\/movies\/k-pop-demon-hunters-sing-along\">link<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"West Aussie fans of KPop Demon Hunters are in for a treat after Netflix announced exclusive screenings are&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":70229,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[64,63,134,344,136,45],"class_list":{"0":"post-70228","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-movies","12":"tag-music","13":"tag-wa-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70228"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70228\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}