Netflix Animated Film “KPop Demon Hunters” Dominates Global Charts and Wins Two Golden Globe Awards

Netflix’s animated film “KPop Demon Hunters” is sweeping global music charts. The title track “Golden” by the girl group HUNTR/X from the film has held the top spot on the Billboard Top Movie Songs chart for seven consecutive months and reached fourth place on the UK Official Chart’s 2025 year-end singles chart.

“Golden” previously topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for eight weeks in mid-2024 and logged approximately 99.4 million official U.S. on-demand streams and 23,000 downloads alone in January 2026. On the UK singles chart, it rose 34 places to reach eighth position following the year-end season, marking 28 consecutive weeks on the chart. Other songs from the film’s OST also performed well. “Soda Pop” reached 36th place, “Your Idol” came in at 44th, “How It’s Done” landed at 67th, and “What It Sounds Like” scored 90th. On the UK chart as well, “How It’s Done” climbed 63 places to enter at 18th, while “What It Sounds Like” reached 19th.

HUNTR/X’s success was evident not only on international music charts but also on the Hanteo Chart’s country-specific rankings. In the U.S. category, “Golden” by HUNTR/X maintained first place for five consecutive weeks with a total score of 23,266.99 points, while it finished in third place in the Japan category (with a total score of 6,427.03 points). Another group featured in the film, LE SSERAFIM, topped the Japan category with their song “Spaghetti.”

The film also achieved success at international film awards. At the 83rd Golden Globe Awards held on the 11th, “KPop Demon Hunters” won two awards: Best Animated Feature and Song of the Year (Film). Audrey Nuuna, Lee Jae, and Ray Aimi received the Song of the Year award for their performance of HUNTR/X’s song, while director Meggi Kang won Best Animated Feature.

Meanwhile, BLACKPINK’s Rosé’s collaboration with Bruno Mars, “APT.”, ranked fifth on the UK chart’s year-end summary, and it remains within the top rankings on the Billboard Top Movie Songs chart as of April. The industry views the success of “KPop Demon Hunters” as evidence that K-content and K-pop are continuously expanding their influence in the international music market.