Everything We Know About 'KPop Demon Hunters 2,' From Cast To Plot Theories

If you haven’t seen KPop Demon Hunters yet, do you even have a Netflix subscription? The film has quickly become the streaming giant’s most popular film ever, stolen the hearts of fans of every age, and bagged awards left and right, including a Grammy and two Oscars. Kids love it because, well, what’s not to love? And even parents can get into the soundtrack, girl power elements, and witty dialogue. Well, here’s some excellent news: Netflix has confirmed a sequel is in the works, with our new favorite band still headlining the film and keeping the honmoon strong. Here’s everything we know right now, plus some fun fan theories about what we might see from HUTR/X in the second film.

On March 12, Netflix announced that work on KPop Demon Hunters 2 is underway with Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans returning to direct. In its announcement, the streaming giant said this sequel is “the first project out of Netflix’s exclusive multiyear writing and directing partnership with Kang and Appelhans across animation.” So, it sounds like we can expect more films that get us in our feelings going forward.

The original film took seven years to make from pitch to screening, the BBC reports. While the sequel likely won’t take quite so long, it’s probably not coming out this year either. Netflix didn’t reveal any timelines, plot, or casting details in their announcement, but here’s what we do know.

KPop Demon Hunters 2 Cast

This sequel business is still in its infancy, and no official cast announcements have been made. That being said, I can’t see why our three main characters’ voice actors and vocalists wouldn’t return. All six women have been vocal in their affection for their characters and the film as a whole. Audrey Nuna, who provides Mira’s singing voice, has spoken in interviews about being so “tickled” seeing Korean food animated after feeling like she had to hide the kimbap in her lunch growing up. Arden Cho and EJAE, who together voice Rumi, told Variety they love her perseverance and think her story has the potential to empower a younger generation of Korean Americans.

EJAE told the BBC that she hopes to showcase new styles of Korean music in the sequel, effectively confirming her return. We’ll definitely be watching the other stars’ social media for any clues that they’re in for Round 2:

• Rumi: voiced by Arden Cho, vocals by EJAE
• Zoey: voiced by Ji-young Yoo, vocals by Rei Ami
• Mira: voiced by May Hong, vocals by Audrey Nuna

What will KPop Demon Hunters 2 be about?

Cho has also said she’d like to see Rumi try to rescue Jinu in the sequel — because yes, we saw him disintegrate at the end of the first film, but do demons really die? And was Gwi-Ma well and truly vanquished for good or just driven back by the honmoon... for now? Fans on Reddit are really holding onto hope that we’ll finally get to see a Rujinu kiss.

In an interview with Variety, Kang gave some insight as to what fans may be able to expect if a sequel comes to fruition: “We’ve set up so much for potential backstory. Obviously, there’s a lot of questions that are left unanswered and areas that are not explored, and we had to do that because there’s only so much movie you could tell in 85 minutes,” Kang said. “This was Rumi’s story, and we have backstories for Zoey and Mira — ones that we actually put in the movie, but it just kind of rejected it. It just wasn’t the movie for those stories.”

Rei Ami seconded this in a VMAs red carpet interview, saying she wants to know more about both girls’ backstories, how the trio got together, and “the tea” on Rumi’s father. How did Zoey wind up back in Korea with the other huntresses? What’s the deal with Mira’s family? (I mean, they were censored in all the photos we saw of them.) If the first movie was Rumi’s, we can’t wait to see which huntress we dive deeper with this time.

Everything is still in development right now, so there’s certainly no release date or anything else confirmed at this point. We’ll just be here, waiting impatiently, for more details on the sequel to our new favorite movie (and belting out HUNTR/X songs in the car).

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