K-POP DEMON HUNTERS: WHAT SONG IS THE BEST?

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What a year it's been in the movie industry this 2025! So many things happened. It was a series of unexpected events. Top of that list is the iconic, the undefeated, the so-good-you-watch-it-on-repeat! K-Pop Demon Hunters Source: Savoy Before we continue, I want to answer your question. Yes, this review is pretty tardy for an animation that came out five months ago. However, fans don't seem to have gotten over it. The world is still talking about it. So I like to think that I'm just on time. For anyone yet to watch this tasty slice of gimbap , which is very unlikely if you have little siblings, K-Pop Demon Hunters is a musical and action animation. It was released as a Sony Spectacular on Netflix in June 20, 2025 . That glorious day saw the birth of a new era for Kpop, the Golden Era. Produced by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans , K-Pop Demon Hunters stars a Kpop girl band with singers Rumi , Mira and Zoey who have another life behind the stage. Not Power Rangers. They ar...

Coco; A Review

 "Say that I'm crazy or call me a fool..."🎷🎷

Miguel was a young boy with a dream; a dream to sing!

"But last night, it seemed I dreamed of you."πŸͺ—πŸŽΊ

Like all dreamers, he must overcome difficulties and dangers. How does his story, Coco turn out?


Set in the beautiful city of Mexico, Coco brings to life the value of family and music in the character of a young, black haired, one-dimpled Mexican boy, Miguel. πŸ™‚

Miguel Rivera lives under the cohesive and protective shadow of his family, the Riveras. This shadow is dark in some places, like the unchanged, unquestioned and unbroken loyalty of the Riveras to the shoe making trade which was introduced to them by their first matron, Mama Imelda. (Her photo on the ofrenda is really stern πŸ™)Added to that, the Riveras, under Abuela, are strong opponents of music! 😦

These are not exactly favourable for a young boy dreaming of being a musician.😩

Miguel keeps his dream a secret and any move he makes to get even near an instrument or the mariachi plaza is instantly checked by Abuela and her shoe. How then will Miguel become like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz? πŸ˜”

Miguel must seize his moments, but his duties to his family pose the question, "How?"

The answer lies hidden in the family ofrenda. Thanks to Dante, Miguel's street dog, Miguel discovers a startling secret; his cherished idol is his great great grandfather!

This encourages Miguel to openly defy his familia and live in the footsteps of his only musical family.

A step in this direction takes him to the world of the dead where he discovers another startling secret! Finally, with his family, he must work to put right the injustice that has been covered for generations.


Pixar Animation Studio printed its brand on the papers with this 2017 sensation.

Special credit goes to the crew who brought this beautiful project to the screens.The director, Lee Unkrich, is also the director of the renowned Toy Story 3. He found his inspiration in a boat ⛵ at Epcot's Mexico Pavilion.

"We passed a mariachi skeleton band, and that was my trigger moment. I started to think about the potential of telling a story set against the culture of Mexico." Unkrich.

The culture in view is the Dia de Los Muertos, the Day of the Dead.

Mama Coco isn't an actress with a lot of roles. Her singular importance is that she was the only one who remembered Hector, her father. Hector's song paid off 😌

Hector: Remember me 🎼

Let's not also forget; it was at the first mention of the name, Coco, by Hector, that Miguel realized his family had been with him the whole time!

Coco saved Hector from the Final Death, by remembering. Could that be the reason for naming it Coco? πŸ€”

"We didn't know what we were going to call the film for a very long time. We made lists of hundreds of different titles to try... Coco was always just kind of a code name." Unkrich.

The story Coco took a long time before the plot was decided to be what we witnessed in the cinemas. It makes us wonder, was this always what the director had in mind?

"It was ultimately a story about a kid dealing with his grief and learning to say goodbye to the memory of his mother, and I realized we were telling a story that was thematically completely antithetical to what _Dia de Los Muertos_ is about. Dia de Los Muertos is about never letting go." Unkrich.


To conclude, I'd like to borrow Miguel's words in his final song, Proud Corazon ❤️

Say that I'm crazy or call me a fool

But last night it seemed that I dreamed about you

When I opened my mouth what came out was a song

And you knew every word and we all sang along


To a melody played on the strings of our souls

And a rhythm that rattled us down to the bone

Our love for eachother will live on forever

In every beat of my proud corazΓ³n

Our love for each other will live on forever

In every beat of my proud corazΓ³n


Ay mi familia, oiga mi gente

Canten al coro, let it be known

Our love for each other will live on forever

In every beat of my proud corazΓ³n


Ay mi familia, oiga mi gente

Canten al coro, let it be known

Our love for each other will live on forever

In every beat of my proud corazΓ³n.

✨❤️✨❤️✨❤️✨❤️✨❤️✨❤️✨


Special thanks to,

Jackson, Matthew. The Untold Truth of Coco. Looper. July 19, 2018.

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