The success of The k-pop warriors is on the rise again. On the one hand, the film Sony Pictures Animation For Netflix, it is a strong candidate for two Oscar Awards: one for Best Animated Film and another for Best Original Song for its star song, Golden. Also, that song doesn’t stop playing in the winter olympics.
Consolidated as the most viewed movie of all time on Netflix, The k-pop warriors has given way to a global phenomenon whose end we still cannot see. Good faith comes from the growing amount of movie merchandise that will arrive throughout the year: from LEGO to Mattel dolls.
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To top it all off, and as was more than predictable, Netflix asked for a sequel to The k-pop warriorswhich aims for its release in 2029, a date that may seem very far away, except for those who work in animated films.
In fact, the film’s directors, Chris Appelhans and Maggie Kangare already working on shaping the sequel, although they are still immersed in the commitments unleashed by the success of the first, especially their journey through the awards season.
The k-pop warriors 2 It has a very high bar, and its directors want to live up to it
In an interview with Deadline on the occasion of the two nominations of The k-pop warriors to the Oscars, Kang and Appelhans admit that preliminary preparations for the sequel are overlapping with commitments to the success of the first film. They feel like the HUNTR/X, but without their moment of “Sofa! Sofa! Sofa!“
“We sometimes joke that it feels like we’re still working on the first movie. You have to think about many things beyond what is in the first to make the sequel. You have to think of all the backstories and create that whole world to be able to tell that part of it.
In terms of pressure, we tried really hard for the first film. And personally, I don’t see many people like me. [directoras asiáticas] get this position. So I thought, ‘I’m not going to ruin it. This may be the only thing I do in my career. So I’m going to give it my all’.
So I put a lot of pressure on myself to make a movie that I would be proud of, and my standards are very high. And Chris’s too. Extremely high. And so it will be with everything we do next. I don’t think anyone else can push us like we can.“.
That Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans directly set the bar high is an incentive for the sequel to The k-pop warriorswho needs to build the adventure they will embark on Rumi, Zoey and Mira so that both the design team and animators, as well as the artists who have to compose the songs, can get to work.
Netflix expects K-pop Warriors 2 to arrive in 2029. There is plenty of time, and when the Oscar typhoon passes, everyone will have more time to dedicate themselves body and soul to protecting the Honmoon, I mean working on the sequel.
date: 2026-02-11 07:53:00