Like the best idol groups, KPop Demon Hunters isn’t good at just one thing. In K-pop, songs can and do exist on their own, but they are meant to be part of a bigger performance that incorporates visuals, dance, fashion, personality, and an aesthetic concept into one story spectacle. In many ways, it’s a lot like filmmaking. “As people who work in animation and storytelling, we're trained to layer things on and and create something as entertaining as possible,” co-director Maggie Kang tells TIME of how KPop Demon Hunters came to be the summer’s biggest hit.

The animated children’s film about a K-pop girl group that moonlights as a team of demon hunters blends comedy, action, music, and a dash of supernatural horror for a film that is as emotionally rewarding as it is rewatchable. It’s

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