It GiRL K-Pop Demon Hunters # 3

A IS FOR ABBY SAJA The strongest member of the Saja Boys. Yes, he’s actually 20 per cent more buff than the others. B IS FOR BLACK HATS TRADITIONAL KOREAN GAT HATS WORN BY THE SAJA BOYS WHEN THEY'RE PERFORMING AND IN THEIR DEMON FORM. C IS FOR CELINE CELINE IS RUMI’S ADOPTIVE MUM, BUT ALSO A FORMER DEMON HUNTER. SHE WAS IN THE GROUP THE SUNLIGHT SISTERS. D IS FOR DEMON REALM The spooky underworld ruled by Gwi-Ma - and the place HUNTR/X is trying to keep sealed away. E IS FOR ENERGY Energy is the magic that keeps the Honmoon strong! It comes from fans cheering, singing, and believing in the idols. The girls use their songs to fight demons and power the magical barrier, while the bad…

1. IT TOOK SEVEN YEARS TO MAKE the movie! Yep - seven years. Like… half your life (or almost!). Co-director Maggie Kang said it took almost seven years to the day from her very first pitch to the film’s release. She first imagined the idea during peak BTS fever, when K-pop was taking over the world (even more than it is now!). Fun fact: She shared an early drawing of Rumi from 2016 - nearly a decade before the movie was released! 2. THE GIRLS WEREN’T ORIGINALLY A K-pop Group! Hard to imagine, right? At first, the girls were going to be more like classic monster hunters. Later, Maggie Kang added the K-pop angle to celebrate Korean culture and give the trio a fun, flashy, musical identity. And boom! The…

ON HOW THEY WOULD DESCRIBE 2025... EJAE: “It’s been the craziest. I would definitely say it was a golden year for us, was it not? Truly. I think for all of us it changed our lives in a big way. We’re really excited for what’s to come - it’s been insane.” ON HEARING THEY WERE NOMINATED FOR A GRAMMY AWARD… Audrey: “We were actually on Zoom together! I was in Brazil and you guys were in LA. But we were together in spirit over the interwebs, and we were all just freaking out.” EJAE: “Rei and I cried, but Audrey took a minute.” Audrey: “I’m still waiting for my big cry - it’s going to happen.” EJAE: “It will happen.” ON WHEN THEY ALL FIRST MET AS A GROUP… Rei…

Ingredients: 2 packets of plain ramen noodles 1 cup shredded chicken or tofu (optional)1 carrot, thinly sliced½ cup corn kernels1 handful of spinach or bok choy½ cup mushrooms, sliced4 cups vegetable or chicken stock1 tbsp soy sauce1 tsp sesame oil1 tsp miso paste (optional)A few drops of natural food colourings:Pink: beetroot juiceBlue: butterfly pea flower teaSpring onions, sliced, for garnishBoiled eggs, halved (optional)Nori sheets (seaweed), torn (optional) Instructions: COOK THE NOODLES: Bring a pot of water to the boil. Split the water into two small pots. Add a few drops of beetroot juice to one and butterfly pea flower tea to the other. Cook half the noodles in each pot until soft. Drain and set aside. PREPARE THE BROTH: In a large pot, heat sesame oil over medium heat. Add…

Across A six-eyed supernatural magpie (6) K-pop trio who are secretly demon hunters (7) Popular music style from Korea (4) Goofy but cute blue tiger with big eyes (5) Group member who is also the choreographer (4) Magical barrier that keeps demons out (7) The song that seals demons away (6) The movie is set in this Korean city (5) Down Lead Saja Boy (4) Group member who lived in California (4) Popular song by TWICE (3, 5) Rumi’s adoptive mother (6) Group member who is half-human, half-demon (4) Rival boy band (4, 4) The powerful, soul-devouring Demon King (3, 2) ANSWERS: Across 2. Sussie 4. HUNTR/X or HUNTRIX 6. Kpop 11. Derpy 12. Mira 13. Honmoon 14. Golden 15 Seoul Down 2. Jinu 3. Zoey 5. Takedown 7. Celine 8.…

HOW TO MAKE IT: 1. Neatly cut out your square and flip it over and lie it face down on a hard, flat surface. 2. Fold the square in half and lay it flat. Then fold it in half the other way and lay it flat again. 3. Next, fold each of the corners into the centre of the square. 4. Flip it over and again fold each of the corners into the centre. 5. Fold in half one more time and you’re done! HOW TO PLAY: 1. Think carefully about what you would like to know and then ask the question out loud. 2. Pick a number between one and 10, then count out the number as you fold your fortune teller in and out. 4. Now, pick a…