{"id":2036928,"date":"2025-09-20T12:14:27","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T12:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2036928"},"modified":"2025-09-20T12:14:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T12:14:27","slug":"kpop-demon-hunters-creator-maggie-kang-names-her-favorite-character-and-reveals-how-she-injected-korean-culture-into-netflix-hit-at-busan-were-all-excited-for-the","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/kpop-demon-hunters-creator-maggie-kang-names-her-favorite-character-and-reveals-how-she-injected-korean-culture-into-netflix-hit-at-busan-were-all-excited-for-the\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Kpop Demon Hunters\u2019 Creator Maggie Kang Names Her Favorite Character and Reveals How She Injected Korean Culture Into Netflix Hit at Busan: \u2018We\u2019re All Excited for the Possibilities of More Stories\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div role=\"presentation\">When <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm3133422\/\">Maggie Kang<\/a> had the opportunity to direct and pitch her own animated film, she knew exactly what was missing from Hollywood animation. After working in the industry for over a decade, the Korean-American filmmaker had never encountered a single Korean project. So she created \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt14205554\/\">Kpop Demon Hunters<\/a>\u201d \u2014 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/company\/co0144901\/\">Netflix<\/a>\u2019s animated musical that became the first feature animation with all Korean characters and a global phenomenon that surprised even its creators.<\/p>\n<p>Delivering a masterclass at the Netflix Creative Asia conference during the Busan International Film Festival, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm13830986\/\">Kang<\/a> detailed her journey from concept to worldwide success, revealing how she systematically infused every aspect of the supernatural girl group story with authentic Korean culture.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI always wanted to see Korean represented on screen,\u201d Kang told the audience Saturday. \u201cI really wanted to work on a Korean project, but I really never came across one in the 12 or 13 years of working in the animation industry in Hollywood.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.imdb.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Maggie Kang had the opportunity to direct and pitch her own animated film, she knew exactly what was missing from Hollywood animation. 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