Rei Ami says she is “waiting for the call” about a follow-up to Netflix’s animated hit K-Pop: Demon Hunters, telling Deadline she has not yet been contacted but is ready to return if a sequel moves forward. The performer, who provided Zoey’s singing voice, has ridden the film’s breakout to wider visibility as the movie continues to be a driver for music, merchandising, and pop-culture moments months after release. Industry chatter about a second installment has grown alongside the film’s performance metrics and renewed theatrical events.
The film has been a rare crossover for a streaming original, with viewership milestones that pushed it into platform record books and sustained weekly Top 10 placements through late summer. External tallies place total views in the hundreds of millions, reinforcing confidence that the title has sequel potential. Negotiations would likely require alignment between Netflix and Sony, which partnered on the first film; reporting in August indicated exploratory talks and suggested any continuation could spotlight other members of Huntr/x, potentially building out Zoey or Mira’s stories.
Fan appetite has been amplified by the soundtrack’s chart presence and a steady cadence of live appearances from the film’s vocal leads. As speculation about AI-assisted music swirled online, songwriter and Rumi singer EJAE publicly said the songs were written without AI, a clarification that underscored the human-made ethos behind the project’s sound. The movie’s late-October return to select theaters for sing-along shows signaled continued demand, offering another pulse check as the companies weigh next steps.
Ami’s comments arrive as she balances new opportunities while keeping a door open to the franchise. For the companies involved, the decision sits at the intersection of viewership momentum, music revenue, and brand extension, with creative considerations around how to expand a self-contained story into a broader universe. For fans, the question is simpler: will Zoey, Rumi, and Mira get a new mission, and who gets the spotlight if the band returns?
