Surprise! 2025 Finally Has Its Song of the Summer

[{"selector":"#anim-45f1cf7e-c591-4b7c-bce3-5b80680398e0 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-25.489290840930234%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Move over chart-toppers — a fictional girl group just made history.

[{"selector":"#anim-ea8bf894-5629-4d70-92b9-7d172ee50f3e [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-27.780114266247313%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Here's how "Golden" from KPop Demon Hunters took over our playlists.

[{"selector":"#anim-ef70f0e6-8f7f-44ba-be30-fd2f9ae5b346 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-30.25265945464199%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] “Golden” isn’t just a song — it’s an anthem from animated K-pop warriors Rumi, Mira, and Zoey

[{"selector":"#anim-b20d1a1f-6e57-4c41-9bfb-4a602da69cc0 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-30.379464166657634%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] “Golden” just hit #1 on Billboard. The last girl group to do it? Destiny's Child in 2001.

[{"selector":"#anim-631aca7d-8c6f-4bc1-a990-56f2892561bf [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.8834458360154%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Even K-pop skeptics are obsessed. "Golden" doesn’t care about your taste—it owns your summer playlist.

[{"selector":"#anim-65ccb419-9ff0-457a-aacf-fc82ef1209a6 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-30.190805168260116%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] In KPop Demon Hunters , the song saves souls. In real life, it’s healing us from summer song fatigue.

[{"selector":"#anim-7fcd86cf-a238-4b13-85d3-f5c1896c96a1 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.850369347996825%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Nope! Rumi, Mira, and Zoey are animated. Their powerhouse voices come from real singers EJAE

[{"selector":"#anim-8af145b5-fade-42d2-a423-66e094f6a5f1 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.850369347996825%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Nope! Rumi, Mira, and Zoey are animated. Their powerhouse voices come from real singers EJAE

[{"selector":"#anim-28971046-cd9a-49d9-9321-796503474369 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-20.564515950418873%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Spoiler: It’s a 100-minute animated movie. Worth it.