Pop Culture Writer, Tamar Herman, (https://notesonkpop.com/) joins Nicole Barlow and Ryan Pak to discuss the blockbuster soundtrack to the Maggie Kang's 2025 film, K-Pop Demon Hunters (2025). As someone who has covered the K-Pop industry for years, Tamar is the perfect guest to talk about the impact that the soundtrack has had on pop culture and the K-Pop writers and producers who helped shape the songs that have completely captured the zeitgeist.

We Discuss:

- The careers of EJAE, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami, pre-Demon Hunters

- Teddy Park and the BLACK Label writers who helped create the music for Huntr/x

- Generation 1 K-Pop homages

- K-Pop Megastars Twice and Their Contributions to the Soundtrack

- Ryan's Experience at the Twice show in LA

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