Topic: kpop demon hunters

Vice President JD Vance (Oliver Contreras / AFP via Getty Images)

The strategy behind Vance’s demon talk

Amanda Marcotte
(Photo illustration by Salon / Adult Swim / Netflix / ©Hyuganatsu, Imagica Infos / “The Apothecary Diaries” Project)

The best animation of 2025

Hanh Nguyen, Melanie McFarland, Coleman Spilde
Jared Leto in "Tron: Ares" (Disney Enterprises, Inc.)

6 soundtracks hit a high note in 2025

Melanie McFarland
"Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle" (Koyoharu Gotoge/Shueisha Aniplex/ufotable)

The anime antidote to American fatigue

Coleman Spilde
"Kpop Demon Hunters": Huntr/x members' ramyeon time rudely interrupted by demon flight attendants. (Netflix)

The big-screen gamble

Coleman Spilde
"Sinners" and "KPop Demon Hunters" (Photo illustration by Salon/Warner Bros. Pictures/Netflix)

The 2025 version of Barbenheimer is here

Melanie McFarland
"Kpop Demon Hunters": Special delivery from Derpy tiger (Netflix)

KPop Demon Hunters' derpy tiger origins

Hanh Nguyen
"Kpop Demon Hunters": Jeoseung saja Jinu just wants a bit of your soul that's all (Netflix)

The K-pop obsession with your soul

Hanh Nguyen
A collection of some of our staff picks. (Photo illustration by Salon / Courtesy of Netflix, Apple TV+, Darren Vargas, Penguin Random House)

The best of 2025 . . . so far

Kelly McClure, Natalie Moore, Coleman Spilde, Melanie McFarland, Hanh Nguyen, Erin Keane, Andi Zeisler, Amanda Marcotte, Bennett LT, Alex Galbraith, Ashlie D. Stevens
"Kpop Demon Hunters": Huntr/x members Mira, Rumi and Zoey slurp cup ramyeon (Netflix)

Kpop Demon Hunters food: Hold the kimchi

Hanh Nguyen