“Kpop Demon Hunters” and “Expedition 33” have a moment

Have you looked Kpop demon hunters on Netflix or played Clear obscure: Expedition 33?

There is a good chance that the answer will be “yes”, and if not, you have certainly heard of it: the two were published earlier this year to fairly brilliant criticism (if not praise of criticism) and worked very well in the trade. The latter, an RPG at the turn of the newcomer Sandfall Interactive, will probably pick up prices at the end of the year, while Netflix plans to go everything Kpop. In addition to discussions on the consequences and a vague of goods constantly increasing, the streamer submitted the song in the middle of the film “Golden” for the consideration of the Oscars. The two can also eventually jump into live action; Shipping had a film announced months before the release of the game, while Netflix would have thought about a remake with human actors.

There is at least a film, a game or a show that becomes the speech of the city every year, but the path Kpop And Shipping have moved is more important than most. The two certainly rely on the foundations fixed by their predecessors; Musically, K-POP has been a popular genus for years, but it is possible that the general public has not known how far. Even if people didn’t look at Kpop Demon Hunters, They certainly heard music, which increased in the charts in the weeks that followed the release and beaten real groups like BTS and Blackpink. (In a amusing wink in the film, the two groups, Huntrix and The Saja Boys, have become the highest female and male groups for us Spotify while rivalaling.) Several eminent artists of the genre reacted or covered the music of the film, which has also become a viral sensation in Korea. Even before this moment, viewers had Kpop Fever at the time when the credits rolled and immediately demanded Netflix Greenlight a suite and shared their ideas for a television spin-off.

In the meantime, Shipping 33 was built at the rear of the decades of RPG in turn made in Japan, from heavy strikers like Final Fantasy And Character To modern cults Blue dragon And Lost Odyssey. Whether you know the influences or not, it did not prevent the game from feeling like a breath of fresh air (finally, painting) at a time when the industry could have used good news between the next rounds of layoffs and the new cancellations. It is also a game that did his job Also Well: between actors of bad faith and a general need to deify Sandfall for having made a first title, the RPG has become overwhelmed by discussions on what its success could and should mean for industry – and, more sharp, the evolution in constant evolution Final Fantasy Franchise, whose main payments have taken more a combat orientation in real time – which then stifled any real discussion on its mechanics or its end -of -game narration. Sandfall has kept his head down and focused on updating the game (and probably his next next project), so it is difficult to know how much that was done at the head, for the best and for the worse.

For people who hope for a certain originality, Kpop Demon hunters And Shipping 33 I could not have come at a better time. The 2020s saw franchises starting to curl under continuous consequences and widen universe games, which has encouraged many titles focused on what is restarted or redone, which comes back for another round of years or decades afterwards. The original works seem rarer than they have done for some time, even despite the chances of becoming more and more stacked against them. It has always been a shit shoot on what the originals will land with the public and to what extent, as we can see with the distribution between the way they took in 2023 Elementary against Elio Last summer. But when you seem to have the juice, there is hope that it can increase the momentum and find an audience, so it becomes a real big one. Or, failing that, this can always be a springboard to subsequent projects from its creators and attract more attention to the entire line.

Netflix will be able to fill several of its Kpop-linked, and if Sandfall never makes a Shipping Following, players will be everywhere. But the most interesting thing about them is to see the shadow that they will have both in years after the fact and what new creations will follow its traces. And if what comes from the next appearance, rings and plays as tall as what has inspired them or finds their own voice, all of this will worth it.

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