K-Pop Demon Hunter And Other K-Anime You Should Not Miss
Here are 5 South Korean animations films that you can stream in Indian OTT
It has been some years since Hallryu, the Korean term for the surge in popularity of Korean media and culture, has consumed the Indian audiences. To a point, one may not be able to recall the last time, watching K-dramas or obsessively listening to BTS songs was a niche.
Everything that's K was tucked away in some private Spotify playlists, into Twitter stan threads and late-night YouTube rabbit holes, until it stopped being a subculture and full-blown lifestyle in India. Sure, you have seen that viral South Korean woman interacting with Indian vendor who speaks Korean fluently- certainly unexpected.
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With K-Dramas, K-Beauty, and K-Pop at the heart of this cultural tidal wave, people have another rising favourite : Korean animated films and Tv series. With the arrival of Demon Hunter, an action-fantasy film that fuses idol aesthetics with anime intensity, the genre has officially entered its cinematic era.
Top K-Anime to Stream
Here’s your essential watchlist of K-pop-fuelled animated projects that's the perfect blend of fantasy, fashion, and fandom and that proves the Hallyu wave isn’t slowing down, it's scaling to the next level.
Yobi, The Five Tailed Fox
After being stranded on Earth for one hundred years, aliens who landed on a mountain near where a small, white five tailed fox lives are ready for a test flight to see if they can return home. The test fails as one of the aliens makes a mistake, and the other aliens tell him to leave.
Where To Watch: Netflix India
In order to save the alien, who finds itself taken in by a class of students at the foot of the mountain, the five tailed fox takes on the form of a human girl, and joins the school under the name of Yobi. The anime narrates the tale of true friendship and companionship over the course of the story.
K- Pop Demon Hunters
A world-renowned K-Pop girl group balance their lives in the spotlight with their secret identities as demon hunters. This action-fantasy is a Sony Entertainment Pictures' production and has originated from Kang's desire to create a story inspired by her Korean heritage, drawing on elements of mythology, demonology, and K-pop to craft a visually distinct and culturally rooted film.
Where To Watch: Netflix India
Interestingly, the K-Pop Demon Hunters that is an American animation has broken the world record as the most positively rated film on Rotten Tomatoes. About 94 per cent of 36 critics' reviews have been positive and the show has received great reception worldwide since its release in 2021.
Lost In Starlight
Lost In Starlight is a 2025 animated film that revolves around an astronaut who leaves Earth for Mars but the vast infinite space divides star-crossed lovers in this animated romance that crosses the cosmos.
Where To Watch: Netflix India
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Seoul Station
An animated to Prequel to Train To Busan that's inspired by a high-speed crash that took place on a train to Busan, Seoul Station is the standalone animated prequel that was released in the international market.
Where To Watch: Amazon Prime Video
Hyperventilation
A 2017 Korean TV Series about two men, Lee Myongi and Han Sunho, who see each other for the first time in years at a high school reunion. Their encounter rekindles a mutual attraction that had tentatively bloomed when they were younger. Myongi and Sunho's history takes the viewer on a trip down memory lane, with the small fragments of the past slowly revealing a tender, overwhelming romance that never had a chance to blossom.
Where To Watch: Netflix India