Released on June 20, the album jumped five spots from No. 8 the previous week, becoming "the highest-charting soundtrack to an animated film since 'Encanto' spent nine weeks at No. 1 in 2022."
The previous top-performing soundtrack was "Wicked," which reached No. 4 in January following its debut at No. 2 in December last year.
The album's impressive chart ascent comes after the success of the K-pop musical fantasy film, which revolves around a fictional girl group called Huntrix, who lead double lives as demon hunters to battle evil spirits disguised as a rival boy band.
The album which has 12 tracks also includes hit songs like "Take Down," "Golden," and "Soda Pop" as well as an additional version of "Take Down" sung by girl group TWICE members Jeong-yeon, Ji-hyo, and Chae-young.
Directed by Korean American Maggie Kang, who reportedly wanted to create a story rooted in her Korean background and heritage by blending traditional mythology with K-pop, the 100-minute film features several South Korean stars, including Ahn Hyo-seop, Kim Yun-jin, and Lee Byung-hun, who lent their voices.
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