BTS' Jungkook opens up about emotional reaction to ‘KPop Demon Hunters’, sings ‘Soda Pop’ during live
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BTS’s Jungkook once again shared his love for KPop Demon Hunters during a Weverse live session from Los Angeles on July 14. The idol, currently in the US with fellow bandmates, revisited his reaction to the Netflix animated film, confirming it had a deep emotional impact on him.
Jungkook told fans, “I cried watching KPop Demon Hunters. I really cried at the end.” He was particularly affected by the scene where Jinu sacrifices his soul to empower Rumi in her battle against Gwi-Ma.
He added, “When everyone was falling for Saja Boys & she was like ‘I’ll create my own Honmoon’ & ran into venue by herself I was like ‘ohhh’ & then the tears came out.”
The singer played clips and songs from the movie during his livestream, expressing disappointment that the American film did not feature Korean-dubbed songs. Despite that, he sang two of the film’s standout tracks, “Your Idol” and “Soda Pop,” performed by the fictional boy group Saja Boys.
#Jungkook singing SODA POP pic.twitter.com/DCVnV64E02
At one point in the live, another BTS member, Jimin, joined Jungkook as he reacted to the movie.
Fans flooded the chat with reactions, resonating with Jungkook’s emotional connection to the story.
Netflix also acknowledged the nod from the star by changing their cover photo to a picture of him from the live and changed their bio on X adding, " jungkook watched kpop demon hunters".
While the bands in KPop Demon Hunters top Billboard charts within the diegesis, the soundtrack for the movie continues to chart on US Spotify rankings surpassing BTS themselves.