07-08-2025, 11:40 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-08-2025, 11:46 PM by Drunk Monk.)
Seen. And yes, this was custom made for me. Loved it.
Tara has Netflix set up at svale now and insisted we watch it. It’s immensely clever if you know K-pop & Korean culture in general. I’m surprised the animation didn’t work for you Greg,as it had some of the team from spiderverse, however I imagine the the anime expression caricatures didn’t work because that’s a style that takes some getting used to (particularly the scene where Huntr/x first meets the Saja boys.)
There were some deep nods to K-pop fandom, especially Twice, who provided the singing on Takedown. The music sounded like poppified K-pop if that makes any sense at all. It was flattered and easier to digest - like soda pop. The song tracks topped the Spotify charts, some of the highest ever for a K-pop act.
The Tiger and magpie were great - Tara said the Tiger was based on the creator’s cat. The Magpie/Tiger motif was lifted from Chosun art.
Tara also said there were some deep Easter eggs like when Rumi & Jinu meet, the scene and music is an homage to Business Proposal, a K-drama that the voice actor who played Jinu was famous for (Tara says it’s a funny series - she’s deeper into K-dramas like much of her gen). I could see references to BlackPink, BTS and Stray Kids in the bands. There’s a meta level of caricature in the role of three Huntr/x gals jn that K-pop distinguishes the roles of K-pop bands just so and the characters echo real life performers - Rumi is like a fusion of BlackPink’s Jennie & Jisoo.
And I was impressed that Mira wielded a woldo - the Korean cousin to one of my fav weapons, the guandao, which I still practice weekly.
While I enjoyed this thoroughly, I must agree with Greg. This is not for D00M, not recommended. You guys are way too old to get K-pop.
There’s talk of a sequel because why not?
Tara has Netflix set up at svale now and insisted we watch it. It’s immensely clever if you know K-pop & Korean culture in general. I’m surprised the animation didn’t work for you Greg,as it had some of the team from spiderverse, however I imagine the the anime expression caricatures didn’t work because that’s a style that takes some getting used to (particularly the scene where Huntr/x first meets the Saja boys.)
There were some deep nods to K-pop fandom, especially Twice, who provided the singing on Takedown. The music sounded like poppified K-pop if that makes any sense at all. It was flattered and easier to digest - like soda pop. The song tracks topped the Spotify charts, some of the highest ever for a K-pop act.
The Tiger and magpie were great - Tara said the Tiger was based on the creator’s cat. The Magpie/Tiger motif was lifted from Chosun art.
Tara also said there were some deep Easter eggs like when Rumi & Jinu meet, the scene and music is an homage to Business Proposal, a K-drama that the voice actor who played Jinu was famous for (Tara says it’s a funny series - she’s deeper into K-dramas like much of her gen). I could see references to BlackPink, BTS and Stray Kids in the bands. There’s a meta level of caricature in the role of three Huntr/x gals jn that K-pop distinguishes the roles of K-pop bands just so and the characters echo real life performers - Rumi is like a fusion of BlackPink’s Jennie & Jisoo.
And I was impressed that Mira wielded a woldo - the Korean cousin to one of my fav weapons, the guandao, which I still practice weekly.
While I enjoyed this thoroughly, I must agree with Greg. This is not for D00M, not recommended. You guys are way too old to get K-pop.
There’s talk of a sequel because why not?
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