“KPop Demon Hunters” Programming Ideas
The most popular film for children in 2025 was the surprise anime musical “KPop Demon Hunters,” which aired on the Netflix streaming service. The animated film celebrates Korean pop music and culture, and features a trio of female heroines who fight evil forces. Commonsense media recommends this PG-rated film for ages 10 and up, so this would make a great hands-on program for 4-8th graders.
“KPop Demon Hunters” tells the story of three singers who make up the band Huntrix. They were trained at a young age to save the world from evil demons. The soundtrack album is a best-seller, so be sure to play it as background music in the crafting area. It is available on Amazon: Amazon.com: KPop Demon Hunters (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film): CDs & Vinyl.
Special thanks to Victoria Flores, Mimi Nguyen, and Caitlin Vaille for contributing several of these ideas! They are all students in San Jose State’s iSchool graduate program for library science. For more on Korean folklore and art, check out the Pop Goes the Page Blog: KPop Demons | Pop Goes the Page.
Icebreaker
Use the book Kpop Demon Hunters: The Official Poster Book (cover seen here) to decorate the room for the event, and use the posters to help visitors learn the names of the various characters.
Refreshments
Attendees will enjoy popcorn, roasted seaweed snacks, juice, cookies, and any Korean snacks that are available.
Activities
Dance Party: Play some of these YouTube videos of songs from the movie for the group to dance along with.
“Golden” official lyric video | KPop Demon Hunters: “Golden” Official Lyric Video | KPop Demon Hunters | Sony Animation
“How It’s Done” official lyric video | KPop Demon Hunters: “How It’s Done” Official Lyric Video | KPop Demon Hunters | Sony Animation.
“Soda Pop” official lyric video | KPop Demon Hunters: “Soda Pop” Official Lyric Video | KPop Demon Hunters | Sony Animation
“What It Sounds Like ” | official song clip | KPop Demon Hunters: “What It Sounds Like ” | Official Song Clip | KPop Demon Hunters | Sony Animation.
Scavenger Hunt: Place ten numbered Demon printouts around the library for players to find. Players write down the number of each printout and its location on their game sheets to prove they found each of the ten.
Jegichagi Game: This traditional Korean game is similar to Hacky Sack, where you use your feet to keep a ball in the air. Go here to find history of the game, how to play, and how to make a paper Jegi: Jegichagi – Wikipedia/
Crafts
Perler Bead Keychains: Use these Fuse Bead Patterns to make keychain fobs: Huntrix Fuse Bead Patterns – Gallery – Kandi Pad | Kandi Patterns, Fuse Bead Patterns, Pony Bead Patterns
Kpop Demon Hunters Friendship Bracelets: K-pop demon hunters song bracelets. Make these simple beaded bracelets.
Light Sticks: Decorate these light-up beaded wands: 16″ Light Up Beaded Wand – 12 Wands Pack | PartyGlowz.com. Add ribbons and other decorations to customize your wand.
Derpy the Tiger Masks: Derpy is a deep blue tiger with gold eyes (see image here: Derpy and Sussie | KPop Demon Hunters Wiki | Fandom). Print out some masks to color and cut out to look like Derpy.
Movie Showing
“Kpop Demon Hunters” is owned by Netflix, so schools and libraries should contact them to find out if they can show the movie: Watch KPop Demon Hunters | Netflix Official Site.
Display Ideas
Here is a list of books that will appeal to fans of the movie, compiled by the Multnomah County Library: For tween fans of Kpop Demon Hunters from Multcolib Kids — a staff-created list from Multnomah County Library | Multnomah County Library | BiblioCommons
Penny Peck, San Jose State University iSchool
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