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Ahn Hyo-seop stars in the Netflix animated film "K-Pop Demon Hunters," which has been mentioned by the prominent American film publication Variety as a "worthy contender for a nomination in the 2025 Oscar institutional sector for animated feature films," gaining attention.

Variety evaluated "K-Pop Demon Hunters" as saying, "The dynamic and colorful musical journey combines animation aesthetics and K-POP elements, celebrating femininity and cultural pride in a joyous festival-like piece. This Netflix original is a work that the animated institutional sector should duly recognize."

Netflix's "K-Pop Demon Hunters" is a hybrid action musical animation set in a dual world where members of globally popular K-POP girl groups hunt demons offstage. This work was elevated in quality through the joint direction of Maggie Kang and Chris Applehans from Sony Pictures Animation, the studio behind "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse."

Following its release, the work entered Netflix's top 10 in over 90 countries, achieving the number one spot in more than 40 of those nations, creating a box office sensation. With a Rotten Tomatoes score of 97%, it garnered positive reactions from critics in terms of visual style, characters, and action direction.

The OST album reached third place on the Billboard album chart, drawing attention from music fans, and the included track "Your Idol" topped the Spotify Daily Top Songs chart in the United States, demonstrating the synergy between K-POP and animation.

Ahn Hyo-seop delivered a stellar performance as Jin-woo, the leader of the group Sajaboys and a grim reaper idol in this project. The American review outlet Collider remarked, "Ahn Hyo-seop perfectly embodied the intelligent and charismatic grim reaper 'Jin-woo'," and positive reviews emerged across global review platforms like Reddit.

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