Abby Saja

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Anytime it hurts, play another verse; I can be your sanctuary.

Abby's lines in "Your Idol"

Abby Saja
Name	Abby Saja 애비 사자
Also Known As	Abs
Biographical Information
Status	Deceased
Date of Death	2025
Place of Death	Namsan Tower
Species	Demon
Physical Description
Gender	Male
Eye color	Dark Brown (Human) Gold (Demon)
Hair color	Raspberry
Professional Information
Occupation	K-pop Idol Servant of Gwi-Ma
Team	Saja Boys
Affiliation	Gwi-Ma
Portrayal
Dialogue Voice Actor	EN: Sungwon Cho KR: Lee Hyun
Singing Voice Actor	EN: Neckwav

Abby Saja is the main dancer of Saja Boys and serves as a minor antagonist in the film KPop Demon Hunters. He is a demon who disguises himself as a K-pop idol to steal fans from HUNTR/X.

Abby is voiced by Sungwon Cho, with Neckwav providing his singing voice.

Appearance

Abby is a tall man with a athletic physique, known for his defined abdominal muscles. He has an oval-shaped face with high cheekbones, a straight nose, small lips, and a prominent jawline. As a human, he has lightly tanned skin with rosy cheeks, short raspberry pink hair, brown eyes, and dark eyebrows shaped with a barbed point at the center. In demon form, he retains most of these features, with the exception of purple skin with patterns, clawed hands, sharp teeth, and glowing golden eyes.

While disguised as an idol, Abby typically wears beanies, button-up shirts, ripped skinny jeans, and and high-top sneakers. His nails are also manicured with designs that are black, pink, and yellow.

As a demon, Abby wears traditional Korean clothing, including a gat and a tattered black hanbok comprising of a long jeonbok vest, a jeogori top, baji trousers, a sejodae sash tied around the waist, and hye shoes.

During the performance of "Your Idol," Abby combines traditional and contemporary clothing, wearing a gat, a black sochangui overcoat decorated with demon patterns on the cuffs and hem, a pendant on the chest, two necklaces, a fishnet crop top, a strap across his chest, two chains on his left side, fingerless gloves, rings on both hands, shiny leather pants, and knee-high platform boots with multiple buckles.

Personality

Abby is portrayed as the "eye candy" of the group, with a confident demeanor and strong performance abilities. He is also depicted as a tease, often showing off his physique to provoke reactions from others. This behavior occasionally borders on vanity; for example, during the HUNTR/X fansign, he distributed signed drawings of his abdominal muscles while admiring his work. Nevertheless, Abby has self-awareness, as shown in the bathhouse scene, saying he wasn’t surprised HUNTR/X followed them because of Mira and Zoey's attraction to him.

Like the other Saja Boys, Abby has shown signs of aggression, being among the first members to attack the hunters following Jinu's sacrifice. However, his effectiveness in combat is questionable. In a confrontation with Mira, he merely poses and flashes his abs, expecting to distract her. Ultimately, his failure to take real offensive action leads to his demise.

Plot

Life history

Not much is known about Abby's early life. It is assumed that he was once human, and that a deal he made with Gwi-Ma eventually led to his transformation into a demon.

Chronology

Abby posing with the Saja Boys.

Abby first appears in the demon world alongside Jinu during a meeting with Gwi-Ma, where Jinu proposes a new strategy to defeat the demon hunters. Jinu proposes forming a rival K-pop boy band to undermine HUNTR/X, the current generation of hunters, by winning over fans’ devotion and weakening the Honmoon. This leads to the creation of the Saja Boys, with Abby as one of its members.

In his next appearance, Abby is seen in his human disguise with the other Saja Boys in an alleyway, where they casually encounter the members of HUNTR/X. Despite not saying a word, Abby draws immediate attention from the group. When he stretches his arms above his shoulders, the strain causes his tight button-up shirt to burst open, exposing his abdominal muscles. This provoked strong reactions from both Mira and Zoey, the latter of whom blushed intensely and screamed. Abby, however, remains completely unfazed by their reactions. Shortly afterwards, he is seen in a town square performing the song “Soda Pop.”

Abby calls out Mira and Zoey.

Later, the Saja Boys appear on a variety show, competing in a hot sauce drinking contest. Abby finishes second to last, just ahead of Jinu. After the show, Abby is seen giving Baby Saja a piggyback ride as the group hurriedly exits the TV studio. The Saja Boys are then pursued by HUNTR/X into a men's bathhouse. During the chase, Abby comments that he knew the girls would follow them because "that one is always looking at me," prompting visible reactions from both Zoey and Mira, who tearfully deny his claim. Abby flees the scene with the others.

After gaining popularity, the Saja Boys return to the demon world to report their progress to Gwi-Ma. Abby is shown clapping in his idol persona before transforming into his demon form, looking visibly exhausted. In subsequent appearances, Abby is seen with the group as they receive awards from various Korean music shows. He is later depicted wearing a sleeping bag shortly before the Saja Boys hijack a HUNTR/X fansign.

When the two groups join tables, Abby sits next to Mira. He offers fans autographed pencil rubbings of his abdominal muscles, using an artistic technique known as frottage, and appears genuinely impressed by the detailed impressions of his own body. Abby also engages in playful bickering with Mira and Romance over who should be the first to sign a fan’s leg cast, a moment that sparked fan speculation and led to the three being shipped as a possible throuple. Despite appearing touched by the flower bouquets gifted by fans, Abby, like the rest of the Saja Boys, discards his flowers in a trash bin immediately after leaving the event.

In his final appearances, Abby is seen backstage with the Saja Boys at the International Idol Awards. He later performs with the group at their Namsan Tower concert, singing "Your Idol" in demon form. After Jinu's sacrifice to empower Rumi, Abby attempts to attack the other HUNTR/X members. However, he is ultimately killed by Mira, who slashes him across the abdomen with her glaive while declaring, "No more abs!"

Abilities and skills

• Soul Stealing: As a demon, Abby has the ability to steal souls from living beings, which is crucial to his role serving Gwi-Ma.
• Teleportation: Abby is first seen using this ability after the street performance of "Soda Pop", where he uses it to leave the scene along with the rest of the Saja Boys.
• Levitation: Abby demonstrates his ability to levitate in the demon world, and during the "Your Idol" performance.
• Immortality: Being a demon, Abby is practically immortal unless defeated by a hunter or by Gwi-Ma's fire.
• Shapeshifting: As a demon, Abby can use illusion magic to switch between his idol persona and his true demon form.
• Dancing: Being the main dancer of the Saja Boys, Abby is considered to be an exceptional dancer.
• Singing: As a K-pop idol, Abby demonstrates strong proficiency in singing.
• Turning Girl's Eyes into Corn: As shown on Zoey in the ally where HUNTR/X first encounters the Saja Boys.

Quotes

Take a big bite, want another bite, yeah.

Abby’s first verse during "Soda Pop"

I knew they would. That one's always looking at me.

Abby commenting about the girls' pursuit

Keeping you in check, keeping you obsessed, play me on repeat, 끝없이 in your head.

Abby's opening lines in "Your Idol"

Trivia

• All of the Saja Boys' 3D models share the same base body, except for Abby. It was stated that Abby's muscles were increased by 20% compared to the other Saja Boys.
• In Korean, Abby's name is a homophone and variation of “Abee” (아빠), an old-fashioned, informal word for father.
  • In English, Abby can be a nickname for Abigail or Albert.
  • Abby is also an anagram of “Baby,” coincidentally the name of his teammate.
• In universe, Abby is shipped with Mira and Romance, with the canon name being "Miromabby". This is the only polyamorous ship in the film.
• Abby could symbolize the sexualization and objectification of K-pop idols.