The Art of KPop Demon Hunters

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Tracey Miller-Zarneke and Netflix

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Experience KPop Demon Hunters like never before with this official look behind the scenes, including over 500 pieces of concept art and creator commentary!

The stunning artwork of KPop Demon Hunters comes to life, from concept to completion, in this deluxe Platinum Edition hardcover featuring:

● 500 pieces of concept art, in-progress stills, and final designs
● Commentary from the writers, directors, artists, and animators
● Holographic “platinum” foil edges evoking the Honmoon
● Illustrated jacket with “platinum” holographic foil
● Illustrated book case featuring concept art of Rumi and Jinu

Go behind the scenes and into the studio with the creatives behind the Academy Award-winning, demon-smashing film, with this authorized backstage tour to the world of HUNTR/X, curated by Nucleus Studios.

Sections include:
Hunters through the Ages • Looks that Slay • Studio Snacks • Derpy Tiger and Sussie Bird • Hair and Makeup • Norigae charms • and countless pages on Rumi, Mira, Zoey, and their rivals, Saja Boys

Accompanying the art, read about the incredible inspirations behind every creative choice, from Korean mythology to real family stories, K-pop idol groups to shamanism, manhwa to anime, and so much more! With a new insight for every reader, The Art of KPop Demon Hunters is the perfect gift for every fan, whether hunter-in-training or part of the pride.

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Experience KPop Demon Hunters like never before with this official look behind the scenes, including over 500 pieces of concept art, in-progress stills, and final designs, plus creator commentary.

Developed by Nucleus Studios in collaboration with the creatives behind the global phenomenon, The Art of KPop Demon Hunters is the ultimate celebration of the record-breaking, award-winning, demon-smashing film. This authorized backstage tour, penned by veteran author, editor, and production professional Tracey Miller-Zarneke, features a stunningly curated collection of pre-production artwork, in-progress animation frames, and insights from the collaborators who made them: writers, directors, artists, animators, and more!

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Chapter 1

The Origin Story

Seven is an auspicious number, and a robust quantity of years to spend in development and production for an animated film . . . but when the end result is the phenomenon that KPop Demon Hunters has become, it’s certainly more than luck that brings such an artistic, globally-uniting vision to reality. “Growing up watching movies set in other Asian cultures, I wanted to see the Korean culture represented in an animated movie,” explains writer/director Maggie Kang. “For some reason, I landed on demonology. I thought about how the jeoseung saja (grim reapers in Korean mythology) was such an iconic image from my childhood, and the thought of demons naturally led to demon hunters,” she adds. “And I knew I wanted to see female superheroes who were a lot more relatable, who like to eat and make silly faces . . . not just being pretty, sexy and cool, but with real insecurities.”

In partnership with writer/director Chris Appelhans, the filmmakers wove Korean mythology, heritage, cuisine and popular music into an intricate tapestry, featuring powerful female characters as the central focus. The manifestation of all this was HUNTR/X, a trio of K-pop artists who follow in the footsteps (and dance steps) of many generations of warriors, each set of which has lived double lives of performing as musicians while also protecting their fans and the greater world from the ever-present threat of demons. Their goal is to seal the Honmoon, the protective shield between the mortal and demon worlds, which is strengthened by human connection. “What’s wonderful about K-pop in the modern world is just the way that it brings people together, with so much empathy. It crosses all boundaries, all cultural borders. For us to come up with a mythology that taps into the truth of what this music does feels powerful,” says Appelhans.

That powerful and unique film concept came to be known as KPop Demon Hunters and attracted a dynamic collaboration of Sony Pictures Animation and Sony Pictures Imageworks crewmembers; a masterful K-pop production team gathered under the leadership of executive music producer Ian Eisendrath; a cast of vibrant vocal talent; and excitedly supportive Netflix partners to join a golden adventure they never could have imagined.