Directors Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans hope their film inspires a new wave of storytellers to uplift diverse voices.

KPop Demon Hunters’ Director Maggie Kang reveals who inspired the K-pop characters of the girl group, Huntrix, and the boyband, The Saja Boys.

For director Maggie Kang (“The Lego Ninjago Movie”), “KPop: Demon Hunters,” from Netflix and Sony Pictures Animation, represents the fulfillment of a 20-year desire to make an animated movie about Korean culture. But what began as an exploration of demonology evolved into an explosive mashup of action and K-pop.