LE SSERAFIM and KPop Demon Hunters Voice Cast Perform at Major U.S. New Year’s Event

Korean girl group LE SSERAFIM and the voice actors who provide vocals for Netflix’s animation series KPop Demon Hunters appeared at a prominent U.S. New Year’s event, reaffirming K-POP’s global influence. On December 31 (local time), LE SSERAFIM took the stage at New York’s Times Square for ABC’s New Year’s program “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve,” performing their hit songs “SPAGHETTI” and “CRAZY.” Dressed in red short skirts, the group delivered intense performances despite subzero temperatures. Both songs made it onto the U.S. Billboard charts, with “SPAGHETTI” attracting significant attention by entering the Billboard Hot 100’s top 50 shortly after release. In an interview following the performance, a member of LE SSERAFIM said, “It feels like a dream to welcome the new year here in New York with all of you,” expressing excitement about future activities in 2026. At the stage arranged by ABC in Las Vegas, the voice actors portraying the animation characters Huntrix from KPop Demon Hunters — consisting of IJae, Audrey, and Lay Amiro — performed the series’ signature song “Golden.” “Golden” topped Billboard’s main singles chart, the Hot 100, this year, and Billboard cited it as one of the “most symbolic moments of the year.” After their performance, the KPop Demon Hunters team wished the audience a happy New Year in Korean by saying, “Selamat Tahun Baru.” “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” is a well-known U.S. New Year’s program broadcast from December 31 to January 1 each year. The Times Square stage where LE SSERAFIM performed was the location for the “Crystal Ball Drop,” an event featuring a large crystal ball weighing 5.6 tons and measuring 3.8 meters in diameter descending from the top of the building during the New Year’s countdown, attracting hundreds of thousands of people. Other K-POP stars who have performed at the Times Square Ball Drop include Psy (2012), BTS (2019), and j-hope (2022). The appearances by LE SSERAFIM and the KPop Demon Hunters team are seen as examples that highlight K-POP’s status within this globally recognized year-end event.