10 Interesting Facts About the Netflix movie K-Pop Demon Hunters That You Should Know (2 of 5)

The budget was massive

Although K-Pop Demon Hunters is streamed exclusively on Netflix, it is not an original production by the streaming service. Instead, that credit goes to Sony Pictures, which invested $100 million into making the film. This puts it on par with the animated hit Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, which also happens to be a Sony Pictures production.

Golden is the first K-Pop song to receive an Academy Awards Nomination

The soundtrack of K-Pop Demon Hunters was unquestionably the biggest surprise hit of 2025, with the upbeat track “Golden” (performed by the fictional girlband Huntr/x) even reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Naturally, “Golden” has received a 2026 Oscars nomination in the category of Best Original Song. Co-written and sung by Kim Eun-jae and Mark Sonnenblick, it is looking to become the first K-Pop song to ever win an Academy Award.