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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jian" data-source="post: 9694929" data-attributes="member: 78087">From the same team that brought us the Spider-verse films, an incredible-looking blend of Korean mythology and KPOP musical:[URL unfurl="true"]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/KPop_Demon_Hunters[/URL]Our heroines are basically bards who hunt demons that cross the barrier between their world and ours, and maintain that barrier by inspiring people with their songs.I haven’t seen it yet but will do so soon. I’m particularly impressed with what I’ve seen of our heroines’ opponents, the demonic boy band known as the Saja Boys.[MEDIA=youtube]U3HGfwDjX0g[/MEDIA]There’s several levels of mythological pun and reference here. Saja is the Korean word for lion, hence their initial logo, but the Saja Boys are actually Jeoseung Saja, psychopomps and messengers of death in Korean mythology.[URL unfurl="true"]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myth_of_General_Sinui[/URL]Jeoseung Saja generally dress in black formal wear, classically as traditional Korean scholars with robes and straw hats, as seen here.[MEDIA=youtube]vOA56fNyDug[/MEDIA]Also note the escalation in sinister lyrics - “Soda Pop” is actually rather disturbing if you listen to the lyrics, “Your Idol” is just more explicit.</blockquote>