KPop Demon Hunters is ruling the charts. Just days after its release on June 20, it has climbed up to acquire a position in top 3 movies on Netflix. While its sharp animation and crisp storytelling is a highpoint, adding to its list of pluses is a brilliant original soundtrack, choreography and voice cast. It seamlessly combines K-pop with magic, fantasy and demonic entities. But incase you think it is only these elements that standout in the global hit, there’s also some notable symbols in the movie that have a deep connotation. From some characters to props, a close look at the frames leaves us wondering about the expertise of director duo Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans. ALSO READ: K-Pop Demon Hunters Is Fun Lore, Reminder Of BTS, Blackpink – 5 Reasons To Watch This Gorgeous Netflix Animation About KPop Demon Hunters’ symbolism Kpop Demon Hunters serves the perfect platter of happy, sad, serious and unserious emotions. It’s quirky, crazy and cute with K-pop girl Huntr/x group reminiscing Blackpink at the centre of things. The trio secretly moonlight as demon hunters, and through their music, maintain a magical barrier that keeps demonic forces at bay. Untill The Saja Boys rise to popularity. The five-member boy band is not just their music rivals, but also demons in disguise. In the prext if this, here are some symbols in the film to take note of. Derpy and Sussie The dumb tiger and the mysetrious bird that appear during a romantic subplot between its leads Rumi and Jinu, are actually inspired by Korean folk paintings, mainly Jakhodo (tiger-and-magpie art). Infact we don’t hear their names in the film. They were revealed by the director on social media post the release. According to folk, Derpy is a clumsy, cat-like tiger who delivers letters and tries to fix fallen objects, but always fails. On the other hand, Sussie is a suspicious magpie with traffic-light eyes and a stolen traditional Korean hat. Saja Boys The name of Saja Boys has a deep meaning too. Infact, it carries a double meaning. The word “Saja” means “lion” and also refers to “jeoseung-saja”, the reaper/messenger of death of Korean folklore who escort souls to the afterlife under the order of King Yeomra. Unlike how we image Korean grim reapers in black robes today, they were traditionally depicted in noble red or yellow robes, sometimes even as armored generals on horseback. ALSO READ: KPop Demon Hunters’ Saja Boys Join BTS In THIS Ranking; Your Idol Finds Place With Dynamite, Boy With Luv; Deets Inside Honmoon Shown in the film like a protection shield, the Honmoon, according to Korean lore, is a mystical gate of souls that controls the boundary between the living and the afterlife. The word is derived from “hon” which means soul, and “moon” which means door or gate. It has its roots in Korean shamanism and represents the belief that a soul ascends while the body stays on earth.