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How Have the Fictional Pop Stars of ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Already Scored Bigger U.S. Hits Than So Many Real-Life K-Pop Stars?
This week's Greatest Pop Stars podcast looks at 'KPop Demon Hunters' groups HUNTR/X and Saja Boys, who are scoring bigger hits than most K-pop groups.
If you’re wondering why you’d never heard of either before a couple weeks ago, it’s because they didn’t exist prior to that — and in some ways technically still don’t, as both are inventions of the hit animated Netflix musical KPop Demon Hunters. Despite their fictional nature, both groups are having real-life breakout success befitting their in-universe superstardom — to the point where they’re racking up chart achievements that many of the biggest flesh-and-bone K-pop icons have yet to add to their resumés. On this first-ever Fictional Pop Star Review on the Greatest Pop Stars podcast, host Andrew Unterberger is joined by Billboard Assistant Social Editor and K-pop superfan Abby Webster to talk about all things HUNTR/X and Saja Boys — what about the girl group and boy band feels authentic, what reminds us of other real-life K-pop idol groups and what maybe stretches credibility a little.
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