KPop Demon Hunters: All the Characters, from HUNTR/X to the Saja Boys (Names, Voices, Songs)

The KPop Demon Hunters characters fall into two camps that are easy to remember: on one side HUNTR/X, the trio of singers who secretly hunt demons, on the other the Saja Boys, five demons disguised as a boy band. Around them you'll find a demon king reduced to a mouth of fire, a former hunter turned mentor, an overworked manager, an eccentric healer, a blue tiger and a six-eyed magpie. Released on June 20, 2025 on Netflix, Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans's animated film became the most-watched title on the platform, and everyone, from playgrounds to living rooms, started asking the same question: who is who?

This guide answers every question about names: what the girls are called, what the boys are called, who voices each character in the original version and in the French dub, who actually sings, which weapon each hunter carries, how old the heroines are and what the Honmoon is for. You'll also find the songs sorted by group, the recommended age for watching the film and the latest news on the sequel, checked in November 2026. Warning: to introduce each character, we discuss plot points, including the ending.

The essentials in brief

• The girls are called Rumi, Mira and Zoey. They form HUNTR/X, pronounced “Huntrix”: a K-pop group on stage, demon hunters behind the scenes.
• The boys are the Saja Boys: Jinu, Abby, Mystery, Romance and Baby, five demons sent to steal HUNTR/X's fans.
• The main villain is Gwi-Ma, the demon king, who feeds on human souls.
• Each heroine has two voices: an actress for the dialogue, a singer for the songs. In the original version, EJAE, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami sing for Rumi, Mira and Zoey.
• In the French version, Alexiane Broque, Jeanne Jérosme and Clotilde Verry sing the three heroines, under the musical direction of Anaïs Delva.
• Ages: 23-24 for Rumi and Mira, 22-23 for Zoey, over 400 for Jinu, according to the character profiles published by Netflix.
• Rating: 10+ on Netflix France.
• Sequel: a second film is confirmed with the same directors. The production is aiming for 2029, with no date set as of November 2026.

Contents

• All the characters in one table
• HUNTR/X: what are the girls called?
• Rumi, the leader with the golden voice
• Mira, the dancer with a strong personality
• Zoey, the rapper and youngest of the group
• The Saja Boys: who are the boys?
• Gwi-Ma, Celine, Bobby and the other characters
• The Honmoon explained simply
• Who sings? Original voices and French voices
• The songs, group by group
• How old are the characters?
• From what age can you watch the film?
• Sequel, awards, tour: where things stand in November 2026
• The Rumi, Mira and Zoey figures
• Frequently asked questions
• Going further

All the KPop Demon Hunters characters in one table

One feature of the film explains most of the confusion: almost every character who sings has two performers, an actor for the dialogue and a singer for the songs. The table below brings the two together, in the original version and then in the French version.

A dash indicates information missing from our sources or a character who does not speak. The four other Saja Boys do their own singing in the French version, as the credits of the French soundtrack show. The French dub was recorded under the direction of Barbara Beretta for the dialogue and Anaïs Delva for the songs.

HUNTR/X: what are the girls called?

The three heroines of KPop Demon Hunters are called Rumi, Mira and Zoey. Together they form HUNTR/X, a K-pop group at the height of its fame. What their fans don't know is that their concerts also serve to drive back demons: their voices feed the Honmoon, a magical barrier that protects humans. The film shows them as funny as they are formidable, able to go from a fight on a plane to a choreography in front of a stadium to a bowl of noodles gulped down in a hurry.

How do you write HUNTR/X?

The name is written HUNTR/X, in capitals with a slash, and is pronounced “Huntrix”. So you will come across both spellings, HUNTR/X and Huntrix, for the same group. It is a portmanteau: “hunter” and the Latin ending “-trix”, which marks the feminine form of the one who acts. The name therefore says exactly what they are, huntresses. To design the trio, the film's team drew inspiration from real K-pop groups, including Blackpink, Twice, Itzy and 2NE1.

Who does what in the group?

As in a real Korean group, each member has a “position”. Rumi is the leader and the main voice. Mira is the main dancer and the “visual”, meaning the face of the group, the one whose look makes an impression. Zoey is the rapper and the “maknae”, the Korean word for the youngest member of a group. Behind the scenes, the roles carry on: Rumi oversees, Mira sets the choreography, Zoey writes the lyrics. If you like having all three in front of you, our KPop Demon Hunters figure of Rumi, Mira or Zoey shows each of them with her weapon.

Rumi, the leader with the golden voice

Rumi is the leader and lead vocalist of HUNTR/X, and the film's central character. You'll recognise her by her long purple braid and her sword, a saingeom, the “four tigers sword” of Korean tradition. On stage, she is the voice everyone follows. In private, she carries a secret she hides even from her two friends: she is half human, half demon.

Her mother, Ryu Mi-yeong, was both an idol and a demon hunter in an earlier group, the Sunlight Sisters. She died shortly after Rumi was born. Her father, whom she never knew, was a demon. Rumi was raised by Celine, her mother's former bandmate, who taught her to hide the purple marks spreading across her skin, with a promise: the day the Honmoon turns gold, the marks will disappear.

The whole film tells the story of that plan failing. By hiding what she is, Rumi gradually loses her voice. Meeting Jinu, the singer of the Saja Boys, pushes her to look differently at the line between humans and demons. When her marks are revealed in public, at the Idol Awards ceremony, she hits rock bottom, then decides to stop hiding anything. Her last song, the one that saves her friends and the audience, is about exactly that: accepting yourself completely.

Rumi's voices

In the original version, Rumi speaks with Arden Cho's voice and sings with EJAE's, who also co-wrote several of the film's songs, including “Golden”. Young Rumi is played by Rumi Oak. In the French version, Noémie Orphelin handles the dialogue and Alexiane Broque the singing; Olivia Masseron voices young Rumi. Arden Cho won the voice acting prize at the 2026 Annie Awards for this role.

Mira, the dancer with a strong personality

Mira is HUNTR/X's main dancer, its choreographer and its “visual”. Long pink hair, sidelong glances, dry one-liners: she is the most direct of the three, the one who says out loud what the others are thinking. Her weapon is a gok-do, a long polearm ending in a curved blade, taller than she is.

Behind the sarcasm, the film draws a character who is both loyal and wary. Mira comes from a wealthy, traditional family where she was always the “black sheep”, and it left her with the idea that trust does not come easily. HUNTR/X has become her real family, the one she chose. That is why she is the first to sense that Rumi is hiding something, and the most hurt when the truth comes out. Fans also remember her taste for doing the unexpected, like the sleeping bag she wore as a dress to a fashion gala.

In the final battle, she is the one who faces Abby, the Saja Boys' dancer. And it is by finally agreeing to trust that she finds her place again alongside Rumi and Zoey.

Mira's voices

May Hong voices her dialogue in the original version, and Audrey Nuna sings her parts. In the French version, Vanessa Van-Geneugden plays the dialogue and Jeanne Jérosme the singing. For her look, the creators drew inspiration from the Korean model Ahn So Yeon.

Zoey, the rapper and youngest of the group

Zoey is HUNTR/X's rapper, its lyricist and its youngest member, the “maknae”. Black hair buns, a huge smile, boundless energy: she is the trio's ray of sunshine. In combat, she throws shin-kal, magical throwing knives that she wields by the handful.

Zoey is Korean American: she grew up in Burbank, California, before joining the group in Korea. Going back and forth between two countries left her feeling that she never quite belongs anywhere, and she makes up for it by always wanting to please. Her notebooks, filled with lyrics and ideas, are her treasure: before HUNTR/X, she thought they were useless; with Rumi and Mira, they mean something.

She is also the most sensitive to the Saja Boys' charm, with an open soft spot for Mystery, the boy whose eyes you never see. That gives the film its funniest scenes, when she tries to insult her enemies and ends up praising their perfect complexion. Her journey is serious all the same: learning that she does not need to be cheerful or approved of all the time to matter.

Zoey's voices

Ji-young Yoo plays Zoey in the original version and the rapper Rei Ami performs her verses. In the French version, Clotilde Verry handles both the dialogue and the singing.

The Saja Boys: who are the boys?

The boys in KPop Demon Hunters are called Jinu, Abby, Mystery, Romance and Baby. They form the Saja Boys, a boy band put together from scratch by the demons. The idea comes from Jinu: rather than fighting the hunters, why not steal their fans? The less HUNTR/X is loved, the weaker the Honmoon gets, and the more demons slip through. So the five boys show up with perfect smiles, a sugary song, “Soda Pop”, and a plan to devour the souls of their audience.

Their name hides a double meaning. In Korean, “saja” means lion, hence the lion's head in their logo and their fans' nickname, “the Pride”, the English word for a group of lions. But the name also refers to the “jeoseung saja”, the messenger of the afterlife in Korean folklore, the equivalent of the Grim Reaper. In their last song, the Saja Boys in fact appear in black hanbok and traditional hats, the outfit of that legendary figure. Apart from Jinu, each member is named after a boy band cliché: the muscular one, the mysterious one, the romantic one, the baby of the group.

Jinu, the demon over 400 years old

Jinu is the leader and the voice of the Saja Boys, and the only one of them whose story we know. More than 400 years ago, in the days of the Joseon kingdom, he was a poor young man living with his mother and his little sister. Gwi-Ma offered him a magnificent voice in exchange for his soul. Jinu became a famous singer at court, then a demon, a prisoner of the underworld. What he takes a long time to admit is that he left his family in poverty while he lived at the palace. That shame is the leash Gwi-Ma holds him by.

With Rumi, he discovers someone carrying a secret as heavy as his own. Their duet, “Free”, is the moment when each of them stops hearing the voice that puts them down. Jinu nevertheless betrays Rumi once, before redeeming himself: at the last moment, he steps between her and Gwi-Ma and entrusts her with his soul, which gives Rumi's sword the strength to win. In the original version, he speaks with the voice of actor Ahn Hyo-seop and sings with Andrew Choi's. In French, Alexandre Nguyen plays the dialogue and Doryan Ben sings.

Abby, the dancer with the abs

Abby, sometimes called “Abs”, is the athlete of the band: raspberry hair, an athlete's build and a shirt that bursts open as soon as he stretches. The film turns it into a running gag, right down to the drawings of his abs that he signs for fans. SungWon Cho voices him and the singer Neckwav performs his sung parts. In the French version, it is Thomas Bernier.

Mystery, the one whose eyes you never see

Mystery hides behind a long lavender fringe and says almost nothing. He is the least gifted of the five at imitating a human, which earns him a few strange reactions in front of fans. Zoey has a soft spot for him, and she is the one who faces him at the end. Alan Lee plays the character, and his singing voice is Kevin Woo, a former member of the boy band U-KISS. In French, Loaï Rahman.

Romance, the charmer

Romance is the self-declared heartthrob: pink hair styled into a heart, languid poses and finger hearts at every opportunity. He tries his luck with Mira, without much success. Joel Kim Booster voices him, as well as several TV hosts in the film, and samUIL Lee sings for him. In French, Bastien Jacquemart.

Baby, the youngest who raps

Baby plays the little one, with his turquoise hair, his oversized sweaters and his lollipop. The contrast comes as soon as the music starts: he is the one rapping in the middle of “Soda Pop” and “Your Idol”, with a confidence that clashes with his good-boy look. He is performed by Danny Chung, who is also one of the writers of the film's songs. In French, Guillaume Beaujolais.

Gwi-Ma, Celine, Bobby and the other characters

Gwi-Ma, the demon king

Gwi-Ma is the film's antagonist. Long cut off from the human world, he now only appears as a huge mouth of fire floating in the darkness. He feeds on the souls his demons bring back to him and holds his servants through shame: he keeps whispering their faults to them until they can hear nothing but him. He is a manipulator more than a fighter. Korean actor Lee Byung-hun voices him in the original version, and Paul Borne in the French version.

Celine, the mentor

Celine is a former idol and a former demon hunter. With Rumi's mother, she was part of the Sunlight Sisters, the trio that came before HUNTR/X. When her friend died, she adopted Rumi, then trained the three girls in both singing and combat. She loves Rumi, but she passed on her own fear: teaching her to hide her marks meant teaching her to be ashamed. Their confrontation, towards the end of the film, is one of its strongest scenes. Yunjin Kim, known for the series Lost, plays Celine; Lea Salonga provides her singing voice. In French, Laura Blanc.

Bobby, the manager

Bobby is HUNTR/X's agent and manager. Always out of breath, always on the phone, he shouts to defend his protégées and makes them tea right afterwards. He knows nothing about their life as hunters, which does not stop him from being indispensable. Ken Jeong voices him, and Emmanuel Garijo in the French version.

Healer Han

When Rumi loses her voice, Zoey takes the group to a neighbourhood doctor with dubious methods and surprisingly accurate diagnoses. The scene is one of the funniest in the film. Daniel Dae Kim plays the healer, and Guillaume Lebon dubs him in French.

Derpy and Sussie, the tiger and the magpie

The big blue tiger with the fixed grin and the six-eyed magpie wearing a little hat accompany Jinu. They do not speak, but they matter: the tiger acts as a messenger between Jinu and Rumi, and he loves setting upright the objects he has just knocked over. Their names come from the creative team, who call them Derpy, for the tiger, and Sussie, for the magpie. The pair comes straight out of Korean folk painting, minhwa, where the slightly dim tiger and the mocking magpie form a traditional motif. As for the little hat, Jinu had made it for the tiger; the magpie stole it from him.

Rumi's mother and the Sunlight Sisters

Ryu Mi-yeong, Rumi's mother, only appears in memories. An idol and a hunter, she formed the Sunlight Sisters with Celine and a third singer who remains unnamed. In the prologue we also glimpse the very first hunters, three women who drove back the demons with their singing, then the trios that followed one another from era to era. The rule never changes: hunters come in threes.

The fans and the supporting roles

The film also takes care over its background figures: the TV host played by Liza Koshy, the demons clumsily disguised as a flight crew in the opening scene, and that fan who changes T-shirt depending on the group of the moment, from HUNTR/X to the Saja Boys and back again. They are a reminder that what is at stake in the story is the audience: the one the hunters protect and the demons want to devour.

The Honmoon explained simply

The Honmoon is the magical barrier that separates the human world from the demon world. It was created centuries ago by the first three hunters, and each generation has maintained it ever since. It does not hold thanks to weapons, but thanks to songs: when the hunters' music touches the hearts of the audience, the souls brought together strengthen the barrier. That is why hunters became singers, then idols. The more fans they have, the stronger the Honmoon is.

Three colours sum up the story. The Honmoon seen for most of the film is blue. The goal of every trio is to turn it gold: a golden Honmoon would seal the demons away forever, and that is the meaning of the song “Golden”. At the end of the film, Rumi understands that this dream of perfection rested on shame and rejection. The new Honmoon the three friends bring to life is neither blue nor gold, but rainbow-coloured.

The Saja Boys attack the Honmoon at its weak point. They do not strike it, they take its fans away. Every admirer won over by the boy band is one soul fewer to support the barrier, and one more within Gwi-Ma's reach.

Who sings in KPop Demon Hunters? Original voices and French voices

HUNTR/X's songs are performed by three artists who are not the film's actresses. EJAE sings Rumi: this singer-songwriter, who went through idol training in Korea, co-wrote “Golden” and several other tracks. Audrey Nuna sings Mira and Rei Ami raps and sings Zoey. They each recorded separately and only met at the film's premiere. Since then, they have performed together on stage under the name HUNTR/X.

On the Saja Boys' side, Andrew Choi sings Jinu, Neckwav sings Abby, Kevin Woo sings Mystery, samUIL Lee sings Romance and Danny Chung raps for Baby. Singer Lea Salonga provides Celine's singing voice. Finally, the version of “Takedown” heard over the end credits is performed by Jeongyeon, Jihyo and Chaeyoung, three members of the group TWICE.

The French voices

France got a fully dubbed version, songs included. Anaïs Delva, the French voice of Elsa in Frozen, adapted the lyrics and directed the singers. For Rumi, Noémie Orphelin plays the dialogue and Alexiane Broque sings. For Mira, Vanessa Van-Geneugden speaks and Jeanne Jérosme sings. Clotilde Verry alone handles Zoey's speaking and singing voice. For Jinu, Alexandre Nguyen plays the dialogue and Doryan Ben, who took part in a TV talent show in 2022, performs the songs.

The other roles are played by Laura Blanc (Celine), Paul Borne (Gwi-Ma), Emmanuel Garijo (Bobby), Guillaume Lebon (Healer Han), Thomas Bernier (Abby), Loaï Rahman (Mystery), Bastien Jacquemart (Romance) and Guillaume Beaujolais (Baby).

The songs, group by group

Seven major songs carry the story. Each was given a French title for the dubbed version, collected on an album released on October 2, 2026.

HUNTR/X's songs and the Saja Boys' songs do not sound alike, and that is deliberate. The directors wanted boy band tracks that were very catchy but a little hollow, with no soul underneath, set against more sincere HUNTR/X songs. “Soda Pop” sounds like a sugary declaration of love; listen closely and it is about devouring its audience. The soundtrack also includes three tracks that already existed: “Strategy” by TWICE, “Love, Maybe” by MeloMance and “Path” by Jokers.

How old are the characters?

The heroines' ages come from the character profiles published by Netflix on its editorial site. Rumi is 23-24 and celebrates her birthday on October 23. Mira is 23-24; she was born on March 22. Zoey is 22-23: she really is the youngest of the three. These ranges are given as they are, with no year of birth.

Jinu is over 400 years old, since he made his pact with Gwi-Ma in the Joseon era. For Derpy, the profile simply says his age is unknown. The same sources give no age for Abby, Mystery, Romance, Baby, Celine or Bobby: it is best to be wary of the figures circulating about them.

From what age can you watch the film?

On Netflix France, KPop Demon Hunters is rated 10+ and filed under kids and family films. In the United States, it carries a PG rating, which recommends that younger children watch with an adult. The platform lists a running time of 1 h 40 min.

In practice, the fights are numerous but highly stylised, drowned in glitter. What may unsettle a young child is rather the demons themselves, Gwi-Ma's mouth of fire and the scene where the audience seems hypnotised. The themes speak mostly to older viewers: shame, the secret you hide from your friends, the fear of disappointing others. Many families watch it together, which remains the best approach under 10. A sing-along version, with the lyrics on screen, is also available on the platform.

Sequel, awards, tour: where things stand in November 2026

A year and a half after its release, the film is still making news. Here is what is established as of November 13, 2026.

• The awards. In 2026, the film won two Oscars, Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song for “Golden”, after two Golden Globes in the same categories. “Golden” also received the Grammy for Best Song Written for Visual Media, a first for a K-pop song. At the Annie Awards, the animation industry's ceremony, the film won 10 prizes.
• The audience. The film has passed 500 million views on Netflix and, in June 2026, the platform announced 52 consecutive weeks in its global Top 10.
• The sequel. A second film is in the works. Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans were confirmed as directors on March 12, 2026. The production had mentioned 2029 as early as November 2025, but no date has been set. On September 30, 2026, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos promised a “very broad” theatrical release for the sequel.
• The tour. A worldwide concert tour was announced on May 13, 2026. It is planned for 2027; the cities and dates were still to be announced at that point.
• The French soundtrack. The album of the songs in their French version was released on October 2, 2026.
• The choreographies. In late October 2026, Netflix posted an animated video in which Rumi, Mira and Zoey rehearse “How It's Done”, followed by the full choreographies danced by the film's choreographers.

A spin-off short film, “Debut: A KPop Demon Hunters Story”, received its US rating in September 2025. Its release date was not known in the sources we consulted in November 2026.

The Rumi, Mira and Zoey figures

The trio exists as collectible figures, and that is probably the simplest way to keep HUNTR/X in view once the film is over. Our figure of Rumi, Mira or Zoey shows each hunter in a fighting pose, weapon in hand, in painted PVC. You choose the character when ordering: each figure is sold individually, and nothing stops you from bringing all three together.

• Rumi, about 22 cm, balances on one leg, her sword across her body, her purple braid winding down to her ankle and her short orange jacket on her shoulders.
• Mira, about 25 cm with her blade, has her hand on her hip: long bright pink hair, a yellow skirt and a golden gok-do taller than she is.
• Zoey, 21 cm, spreads her arms, throwing knives in both hands, in a sky-blue top and wide blue and yellow trousers.

At 21 to 25 cm tall, they fit on a bookshelf or a desk. To keep their colours, avoid direct sunlight and dust them with a soft brush: everything is explained in our guide to displaying and caring for your figures. And if you are looking for an idea for a birthday or for Christmas, our manga gift guide sorts ideas by budget and by series.

Sources: the character profiles and the film guide published by Netflix on Tudum, the film's page on Netflix France for the rating, Wikipedia for the cast and the French voices, and the French soundtrack album for the song titles. Information checked on November 13, 2026.

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Going further

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