Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Is KPop Demon Hunters overhyped? Calxiyn and Hunter do a THOROUGH Discussion and Review for the movie, discussing everything from the animation, pacing, plot, characterization, and songs. Is KPop Demon Hunters a good musical? Is it worth the hype? What criticism do we have, and what lessons do we think companies like Disney should take from its success?
Article Sources:
“Golden” Moment: How ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Created the Year’s Catchiest Soundtrack: hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/kpop-demon-hunters-soundtrack-huntrix-saja-boys-1236306207
KPop Demon Hunters: Inside the Animated Film’s Electrifying Original Songs: netflix.com/tudum/articles/kpop-demon-hunters-soundtrack
How a fictional girl group and a demon boy band made 2025's biggest K-pop hits: mashable.com/article/k-pop-demon-hunters-music-how-to-write-a-k-pop-song
00:00 - What can DISNEY learn from KPop Demon Hunters?
1:55 - Do we like KPop? What do we know about KPop?
10:38 - The difference between this movie and Wish, Snow White, or Moana 2
17:09 - MOVIE DISCUSSION STARTS HERE: Animation and Visuals
25:58 - We love Rumi, Mira and Zoey... but
32:04 - Celine Causes HUGE ISSUES in this story
44:41 - Zoey and Mira's characters were not used right at all
56:31 - Hunter thought she was going to hate this movie
1:02:43 - Everything goes back to CELINE, even Zoey and Mira
1:05:31 - Saja boys/Jinu discussion starts
1:08:43 - Hunter and I can't agree on Jinu's backstory
1:16:41 - How Jinu AVOIDS Disney's leading man problem
1:19:07 - SONG DISCUSSION STARTS HERE: Why KPop Demon Hunters is a BETTER musical than Wish, Moana 2, Snow White
1:32:50 - KPop Demon Hunters' songs are more musical than Disney's musicals!
1:48:28 - Hunter did not like Takedown
1:58:57 - The ending of the movie felt a little rushed...
2:04:07 - Why do we keep casting voice actors that can't sing?
2:07:37 - What can Disney learn from this?
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Disney Musicals Suck Now. And It's By Design.: youtu.be/XR_ApIa1w2g
The REAL Reason Why Elio Flopped: youtu.be/JF8au20d2MQ
The Lilo & Stitch Remake is literally propaganda: youtu.be/21Vx8CG76-A
Everything Wrong With Snow White's Soundtrack: youtu.be/W0rtuh05nt8
I Know Why Disney's 'I Want' Songs Suck Now...: youtu.be/Xj5EABqBb-Y
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Is KPop Demon Hunters overhyped? Calxiyn and Hunter do a THOROUGH Discussion and Review for the movie, discussing everything from the animation, pacing, plot, characterization, and songs. Is KPop Demon Hunters a good musical? Is it worth the hype? What criticism do we have, and what lessons do we think companies like Disney should take from its success?
Article Sources:
“Golden” Moment: How ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Created the Year’s Catchiest Soundtrack: hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/kpop-demon-hunters-soundtrack-huntrix-saja-boys-1236306207
KPop Demon Hunters: Inside the Animated Film’s Electrifying Original Songs: netflix.com/tudum/articles/kpop-demon-hunters-soundtrack
How a fictional girl group and a demon boy band made 2025's biggest K-pop hits: mashable.com/article/k-pop-demon-hunters-music-how-to-write-a-k-pop-song
00:00 - What can DISNEY learn from KPop Demon Hunters?
1:55 - Do we like KPop? What do we know about KPop?
10:38 - The difference between this movie and Wish, Snow White, or Moana 2
17:09 - MOVIE DISCUSSION STARTS HERE: Animation and Visuals
25:58 - We love Rumi, Mira and Zoey... but
32:04 - Celine Causes HUGE ISSUES in this story
44:41 - Zoey and Mira's characters were not used right at all
56:31 - Hunter thought she was going to hate this movie
1:02:43 - Everything goes back to CELINE, even Zoey and Mira
1:05:31 - Saja boys/Jinu discussion starts
1:08:43 - Hunter and I can't agree on Jinu's backstory
1:16:41 - How Jinu AVOIDS Disney's leading man problem
1:19:07 - SONG DISCUSSION STARTS HERE: Why KPop Demon Hunters is a BETTER musical than Wish, Moana 2, Snow White
1:32:50 - KPop Demon Hunters' songs are more musical than Disney's musicals!
1:48:28 - Hunter did not like Takedown
1:58:57 - The ending of the movie felt a little rushed...
2:04:07 - Why do we keep casting voice actors that can't sing?
2:07:37 - What can Disney learn from this?
Related Videos:
Disney Musicals Suck Now. And It's By Design.: youtu.be/XR_ApIa1w2g
The REAL Reason Why Elio Flopped: youtu.be/JF8au20d2MQ
The Lilo & Stitch Remake is literally propaganda: youtu.be/21Vx8CG76-A
Everything Wrong With Snow White's Soundtrack: youtu.be/W0rtuh05nt8
I Know Why Disney's 'I Want' Songs Suck Now...: youtu.be/Xj5EABqBb-Y
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![Poison FAILED Angels Character. Heres Why. [Hazbin Hotel]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ngAjmpnbZAs/mqdefault.jpg "Poison FAILED Angels Character. Heres Why. [Hazbin Hotel]
Poison is one of the most controversial and divisive songs in Hazbin Hotel - but Calxiyn has found ONE FATAL FLAW that NO ONE ELSE has talked about. Join Calxiyn as she dives into what works well about Poison, what does not, and ultimately the one mistake they made that tips the scales. This Video Essay will break down the instrumentation, lyrics, rhythm and characterization, as well as dive into how the STORYTELLING could have been improved.
00:00 - What we will discuss in this ultimate Poison Song Analysis!
1:18 - The songs instrumentation could have been better...
4:20 - Everything wrong (and right) with Verses 1 & 2
16:04 - Whats missing from this Pre-Chorus and Chorus?
26:20 - Everything wrong (and right) with Verse 3
28:28 - Did this Pre-Chorus and Chorus evolve?
30:52 - Did the ending of the song DELIVER?
34:29 - IMPORTANT KEY LESSON STARTS: Why This Song Just Doesnt Work
42:40 - KEY LESSON CONTINUED: You NEED to earn THIS as a Writer...
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Calxiyn Cares Too Much is a professional musical theatre performer and songwriter who makes video essays about Animated Movie Musicals. This video essay breaks down Poison from Season 1 of Hazbin Hotel, and why it fails as a musical theatre song from a songwriting perspective. This video also provides a comparison between Hazbin Hotel, Wish, which is often brought up as better than Hazbin Hotel, or that Hazbin Hotel is doing the animated movie musical better than Disney - and other animated movie musicals such as The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame from the Disney Renaissance.
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![We Were LIED To About Preminger! [Barbie Princess & the Pauper Theory]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/oVOTz3AXlKU/mqdefault.jpg "We Were LIED To About Preminger! [Barbie Princess & the Pauper Theory]
What if Barbies most iconic villain, Preminger, is NOT a villain at all?! Calxiyn presents her Barbie as The Princess and the Pauper film theory that breaks down the big secrets hidden within the movie AND the CD ROM game, and how these tiny little details change everything about the internets iconic! And most importantly: how it contributes to the themes of the movie and finally gives us closure on the message we learn from Erika and Annelieses story!
00:00 - Is Preminger REALLY the villain?
00:56 - What is Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper?
02:07 - The Costumes Have A HUGE Secret!
04:37 - Why this portrait has haunted me for years
11:17 - Themes and Parallels (its deeper than you think!)
13:53 - Calxiyn Reconstructs Premingers Backstory!
23:10 - But how can I prove Preminger is NOT a villain?!
26:02 - How THIS SECRET completes the ending of the original movie!
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Calxiyn Cares Too Much is a professional musical theatre performer and songwriter who makes video essays, animation deep dives, and film theory videos about Disney and Barbie Animated movies! You will learn about the details you missed in your favourite Barbie movies, like Barbie as The Princess and The Pauper, why this type of media analysis matters so much, and the subtle nuances the creative teams included! In animation, every choice matters! If youre a big fan of Disney and Barbie fairytales who misses how magical the movies used to be, and remember a time where Barbie/Disney movies and their songs werent as soulless (or even bad) as they are now, this video is for you!
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