KPop Demon Hunters 2 confirmed for 2029… but who is the real loser now?

when the cat whyknock is away

the mice jacques come out to play

W... WhyKnock..?

oh god whyknock got you too....

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yes I understand it well

the main problem is in this case that they've should already start doing sequel and have some work done when first part was released

but it kind of seems like even if something was planned there wasn't green light to do it before it 'hits big'

To be fair nobody knew this film was going to be a hit which is why they didn't have that much marketing before the release. The only marketing we got was from Twice and possibly using Twice to generate hype. There was most likely no sequel planned because it's been in development for nearly 10 years and they were lucky to get it greenlighted. Sony was shopping the film and Netflix decided to buy it, but both parties had no clue there was franchise potential. Also, animation takes long which is why the spiderman animated films are taking forever to release

The only worry for this franchise is can they hold interest fo 4 years? There's a risk that people lose interest, but luckily for them it will be releasing on netflix, so good chance people check it out but the franchise might be at it's peak at the moment unless they can hold momentum

As WhyKnock himself has said countless times: the real loser is Jungkook.

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So, Variety announced that KPop Demon Hunters 2 will come out in 2029.

Netflix is already counting money like a squirrel before winter.

And of course, the biggest headline everyone ignores: Huntr/x wins again.

Remember when Roseanne Park, MBE, released APT and everyone said it would “reshape” pop culture?

Well, apparently the only thing it reshaped was the dictionary definition of mid.

Taylor Swift tried to counter with that 12-minute therapy session disguised as a “comeback single,”

and yet, she was already defeated by “Golden” before she even opened GarageBand.

Now Huntr/x stands on top of the pop Olympus — the girls have conquered streaming, cinema, and Billboard,

and they’re still pretending like it was “accidental art.”

Yeah, sure, and Napoleon just “accidentally” walked into Moscow.

But people don’t realize what this really means.

It’s not Roseanne who lost.

It’s not Taylor either.

No, no. The true casualty of this cultural war is the Senior singer, Lee Jieun:

the one who thought being “respected” would protect her relevance.

While she’s still singing melancholic ballads about the moon and a lonely streetlamp,

the world has moved to demons, holograms, and cinematic universes.

Huntr/x didn’t just win music. They won mythology.

So yes, the sequel comes in 2029.

But the war is already over.

Roseanne surrendered, Taylor retreated, and Jieun?

She’s still writing the eulogy for her own legacy.

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That is too late. By then there will be quite some copycats.

Three years of respite means a lot.

And it seems Lee Jieun is preparing something. She will get 3 more years of extended life and by 2029 she will be 36(1,356) and would probably have entered another stage of her life.

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To be fair nobody knew this film was going to be a hit which is why they didn't have that much marketing before the release. The only marketing we got was from Twice and possibly using Twice to generate hype. There was most likely no sequel planned because it's been in development for nearly 10 years and they were lucky to get it greenlighted. Sony was shopping the film and Netflix decided to buy it, but both parties had no clue there was franchise potential. Also, animation takes long which is why the spiderman animated films are taking forever to release

The only worry for this franchise is can they hold interest fo 4 years? There's a risk that people lose interest, but luckily for them it will be releasing on netflix, so good chance people check it out but the franchise might be at it's peak at the moment unless they can hold momentum

No one knows how the world will look like in 2029

2027 would be the threshold for a sequel. Anything later than that, it would be too late

Frozen 2 was released 6 years after Frozen. It did OK, but did not take the world's narrative unlike the first one. There would be a Frozen 3 on 2027, but since those who grew up watching Frozen have gotten significantly older, I don't know how well it might do

yeah 2029 sounds very much too late.....

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No one knows how the world will look like in 2029

2027 would be the threshold for a sequel. Anything later than that, it would be too late

Frozen 2 was released 6 years after Frozen. It did OK, but did not take the world's narrative unlike the first one. There would be a Frozen 3 on 2027, but since those who grew up watching Frozen have gotten significantly older, I don't know how well it might do

Agreed because I honestly forgot there was a Frozen 2. I think waiting too long is very risky because people will most likely move on from the franchise by then. They're in a tough spot because they're most likely starting from scratch because they didn't think the movie would be a hit. Plus, there's a risk for a new franchise to take people's attention away from KDH

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Agreed because I honestly forgot there was a Frozen 2. I think waiting too long is very risky because people will most likely move on from the franchise by then. They're in a tough spot because they're most likely starting from scratch because they didn't think the movie would be a hit. Plus, there's a risk for a new franchise to take people's attention away from KDH

Japan and China won't be sitting quietly in the next 3 years. They can whip out something in a shorter notice

in 4 years noone will even remember the first movie happened

animations like that takes time to make but 4 years sounds too long in my opinion... 2/3 years max should be the goal. idk... can't they give a bigger budget to speed up the making process?

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animations like that takes time to make but 4 years sounds too long in my opinion... 2/3 years max should be the goal. idk... can't they give a bigger budget to speed up the making process?

I agree its pretty long to wait but its similar to the time between the Spiderverse movies which come from the same studio and are also insanely popular. So may not be much they can do to speed it up.

4 years!?! That means the scale and production value are going to have to level up to make up for that long time period.

I'm also interested to see which KPOP companies throw their hat in the rings to participate.

That soundtrack is going to have to be amazing to compete with Golden.

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I agree its pretty long to wait but its similar to the time between the Spiderverse movies which come from the same studio and are also insanely popular. So may not be much they can do to speed it up.

SPIDERMAN is a more established brand tho... KPDH is still very very new... they should really speed up the making process of the next movie!