“KPop Demon Hunters” is the brainchild of Korean-Canadian animator Maggie Kang. It’s Netflix’s biggest-ever film and follows Rumi, Mira and Zoey, members of the girl band Huntrix, as they battle to save the world from dark forces. As you’ll hear, Kang grew up loving Korean pop music long before it was globally cool and forged a Hollywood career on films including “The Lego Ninjago Movie” and “Kung Fu Panda 3.” In this conversation with Mishal Husain, Kang explains how she had always hoped a story about Korea would one day come her way. But it never did, so she came up with her own. Kang is in the middle of a life-changing moment. Her movie has already scored wins at the Golden Globes and the Grammys, and now all eyes are on the Oscars. The extraordinary thing is that no one expected “KPop Demon Hunters” to be such a smash hit. Husain asks Kang what it’s been like adjusting to all the attention, and of course whether there’s a sequel in the works. 00:00 Introducing Maggie Kang 02:19 “A global phenomenon” 03:28 The screaming fans 04:26 The movie theater screenings 05:44 Pitching “KPop Demon Hunters” 08:30 Living between two cultures 09:44 Kang’s love of KPop 10:30 Growing up as an “outsider” 14:50 Kang’s first animation book 16:10 “I liked to draw” 17:20 Recording the voiceover, over and over 18:44 The story of “Golden” 20:36 Rumi, Mira and Zoey in “Golden” 20:40 Waiting for “the tingles” 24:19 “We kinda worried it was a little cheesy” 27:05 Helping the world find Korean culture 27:50 Choosing the title for a “kooky” movie 32:48 A message from Kang to the fans 33:07 “There’s a sequel, surely?” 33:33 Live action “KPop Demon Hunters”? 35:20 “I’m still very grounded” 35:40 Diving back into the sequel? 36:00 “Wow! You are going to the Oscars!” Read this interview with Mishal’s notes on Bloomberg Weekend: www.bloomberg.com/latest/weekend-interview Contact The Mishal Husain Show mishalshow@bloomberg.net Visit https://www.bloomberg.com/mishal Subscribe to Bloomberg Podcasts: https://bit.ly/BloombergPodcasts Visit us: https://www.bloomberg.com/podcasts For coverage on news, markets and more: http://www.bloomberg.com/video