HUNTR/X

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Run, run, we run the town! Whole world playin' our sound! Turnin' up, it's goin' down! HUNTR/X show this, how it's done, done, done!

The chorus of "How It's Done"

HUNTRIX
Identity
Name	Huntrix 헌트릭스 Heonteurikseu
Also Known As	HUNTR/X
Type	K-Pop (Korean Pop) girl group
Genre/Focus	K-Pop, EDM trap, synthpop, dance pop
Origin	South Korea
Affiliations	Good
Members
Members	Current: Zoey, Rumi, Mira
Leader	Rumi
History
Debut	2020
Years Active	2020–present
Status	Active
Miscellaneous
Fan Club Name	Hunters
Official Color	Gold
Slogan	Happy fans, happy Honmoon!
Slogan Audio
Slogan	Happy fans, happy Honmoon!

HUNTR/X (Korean: 헌트릭스, RR: Heonteurikseu) are the main protagonists of the film KPop Demon Hunters. They are a three-member girl group comprising of Rumi, Mira, and Zoey. While publicly recognized as K-pop idols, they secretly operate as demon hunters. They use their music to reinforce the Honmoon and prevent demons from breaching the barrier to steal human souls.

As idols, the group is involved in all aspects of their creative process, from songwriting and composition to choreography. Production is a team effort, with Rumi serving as the leader who oversees the process, Mira taking charge of dance and choreography, and Zoey focusing on lyric writing. Bobby is the group's manager, responsible for the members' additonal schedules and activities.

Their predecessors as demon hunters were the 1990s idol group Sunlight Sisters.

History

Origins

HUNTR/X are the trio of demon hunters succeeding the Sunlight Sisters. Following the death of their member Mi-yeong Ryu, her daughter, Rumi, was taken in and raised by Mi-yeong’s former teammate, Celine. Determined to continue the group’s legacy, Celine trained Rumi with the goal of forming the next generation of demon hunters around her. When Rumi reached her late teens, Celine recruited two other talented singers, Mira and Zoey, to form HUNTR/X. The group officially debuted 5 years prior to the events of the film.

Chronology

Five years into their career, HUNTR/X have become one of South Korea’s most popular acts. At the start of the film, the group is concluding a world tour when they begin to notice signs of a Golden Honmoon. In response, they decide to skip their planned vacation to promote a new single, "Golden," which symbolizes their personal growth as well as the approaching perfection of the Honmoon. However, Rumi begins to lose her voice due to her hidden demonic heritage, which begins to shake her confidence.

The trio visits the Han Clinic in an attempt to restore Rumi’s voice. Although the session is both comedic and introspective, they leave with Healer Han's' tonics that ultimately prove ineffective. After the visit, the trio encounter Jinu and his demon boy band, the Saja Boys. Recognizing the threat, HUNTR/X plan to infiltrate a variety show appearence to confront them after the filming. The encounter culminates in a chaotic bathhouse battle against water demons, which is the group’s first direct clash with Jinu’s forces.

Realizing that the Saja Boys are siphoning fan energy to weaken the Honmoon, HUNTR/X decides to fight back through music by debuting a diss track at the upcoming Idol Awards to expose their rivals. The group begins writing the song, titled "Takedown", and train intensively, even as Rumi’s internal conflict deepens. When Rumi secretly meets with Jinu and her empathy toward demons increases, Mira becomes suspicious of her behavior. Despite growing tensions, the trio continues battling demons breaking through the Honmoon while promoting "Golden" and preparing for their performance deadline.

During a mission aboard a subway overrun by demons, Rumi clashes with Mira, but the team defeats the horde despite being unable to save the passengers. The incident reinforces their shared resolve to fight together in defense of humanity. On the eve of the Idol Awards, Rumi confides in Mira and Zoey about her doubts and her connection to the demons. In response, the two show understanding and compassion. The trio then abandons the revenge-themed performance “Takedown” in favor of “Golden,” a song representing unity, hope, and their bond with fans, hoping to restore the Honmoon’s power through harmony.

On the night of the Idol Awards, HUNTR/X successfully begin their performance of “Golden.” However, after Rumi’s solo, the stage is hijacked by demons disguised as Mira and Zoey, who force her to perform “Takedown.” The demons tear off Rumi’s jacket, exposing her demon patterns to the audience. Overwhelmed, Rumi breaks down and flees the stage. Backstage, she encounters the real Mira and Zoey and hopes to explain herself, but when her teammates raise their weapons, she panics and runs again.

The on-stage incident is reported by the mass media as a group breakup, resulting in the Saja Boys winning the Idol Awards. By this point, the Honmoon has been completely destroyed. Taking advantage of the girls’ separation, the Saja Boys direct the audience to Namsan Tower for a special midnight performance. With the Honmoon broken, Gwi-Ma begins actively targeting Mira, Zoey, and Bobby, attempting to manipulate them psychologically and drive them straight to the Saja Boys’ concert.

At Namsan Tower, Mira and Zoey are completely entranced by the Saja Boys’ performance of “Your Idol.” When the song ends, Rumi steps forward to confront Gwi-Ma, who has now manifested in the human world. When he questions her, Rumi declares that she is there to form a new Honmoon. She begins singing “What It Sounds Like”, breaking Mira and Zoey from their trance.

Reunited, the trio battles Gwi-Ma’s demon horde alongside the Saja Boys themselves. As Rumi approaches Gwi-Ma, he fires a devastating blast at her, but Jinu sacrifices himself to shield her. Drawing on Jinu’s soul, Rumi channels its power into a sword strike that strikes Gwi-Ma. With the support of the audience, the girls vanquish Gwi-Ma, completing the creation of a newly formed Honmoon.

Sometime afterward, Rumi, Mira, and Zoey unwind in a women's bathhouse, savoring their friendship, with Zoey tearfully expressing her gratitude. Later, they walk through an alley, noticing discarded Saja Boys merch and a group of HUNTR/X fans, already feeling refreshed from their break. They greet the fangirls warmly as Sussie the Magpie flies past a billboard promoting a new HUNTR/X comeback.

Discography

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length	Audio
Singles
1.	Golden	EJAE Sonnenblick	24 Ido Eisendrath	3:14
Other
2.	How It's Done	EJAE Sonnenblick	24 Ido Eisendrath TEDDY	2:56
3.	What It Sounds Like	EJAE Sonnenblick Andrews Kirk Eisendrath	Andrews Kirk Eisendrath	4:10
Unreleased
1.	Takedown	Lindgren	Lindgren Sonnenblick	3:01

Trivia

• HUNTR/X is implied to be the most popular and successful K-pop group in the KPop Demon Hunters universe.
  • This soon changed after Saja Boys took over their popularity, and the two bands began battling for the fans.
• Maggie Kang initially confirmed they had been around for three years but later corrected herself after a fan pointed out HUNTR/X has won the Idol Awards for five years.
• Maggie Kang confirmed that the name for their fandom is "Hunters."
• HUNTR/X were inspired by real life K-pop groups like ITZY, BLACKPINK, and TWICE.
• Maggie Kang's main goal for HUNTR/X was that they all look very different from each other.
• While their exact ages are never explicitly stated during the movie (other than Zoey being the youngest), Maggie Kang has confirmed that the girls are at least in their 20s. To be specific: Rumi (the oldest of the three) and Mira (about six months younger than Rumi) are both supposed to be around 23 to 24-years-old while Zoey's supposed to be a year(ish) younger than Rumi and Mira (putting her at around 22 to 23-years-old).
  • Since HUNTR/X is established as having debuted five years prior to the movie's main events, Rumi and Mira would've been around 18 to 19-years-old while Zoey would've been 17 to 18-years-old when the group made their debut as idols.
  • Assuming the movie takes place in 2025 (the year it was released), the girls would've been born anywhere from 2001 to 2003.
• While all the members of HUNTR/X are of Korean descent, Zoey's the only to not technically be from Korea. It's established at the beginning of the movie that Zoey's originally from the United States, where she had grown up in Burbank, California.