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South Korea is going wild for ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ made in the U.S.

South Korea gave the world BTS and “Gangnam Style,” “Parasite” and snail mucus face cream. The U.S. sent back “KPop Demon Hunters” — and South Koreans love it.

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People dance to the song “Soda Pop” at a “KPop Demon Hunters”-themed singalong event at the Onmam Theater in the Hongdae district of Seoul on Thursday. (Jintak Han/The Washington Post)

SEOUL — Cup noodles and shrimp chips featuring Huntr/x members are flying off the shelves. “Golden” is playing on loop at insurance offices and gyms. Dance studios are teaching moves from the animated film.

The American-made Netflix movie “KPop Demon Hunters” has taken this nation — which put the K in K-pop — by storm.

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