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Courtesy Photo via YouTubeKPop Demon Hunters has not only taken over Netflix as a Number One movie but has sent its soundtrack soaring up the charts around the world. HitsDailyDouble reports the OST earning about 75,000 units from July 4-10, up 23 percent from last week’s total of neraly 61,000, for the soundtrack’s biggest week in America yet.
Beyond the U.S., the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack hit Number One on the official album charts in Australia, New Zealand and Germany, while reaching the Top 5 in Canada, Austria, Portugal, Lithuania, Switzerland, Norway and more.
While the soundtrack songs “Golden” and “Your Idol” made initial dents on the charts, even more songs from the film are surging like “Soda Pop,” the debut single by the demons-in-disguise boy band Saja Boys. Its effervescent bubblegum-pop melody mixed with the group’s charming good looks quickly turns everyone into a fan — including the movie’s starring girl group, HUNTR/X.
The vocals on “Soda Pop" are handled by Andrew Choi, Danny Chung, samUIL Lee and Neckwav. Remarkably, Woo is a former K-pop boy band member (performing in U-KISS from 2008 until 2017), while Choi, Chung, Lee and Neckwav have written songs for major K-pop acts including, respectively, TWICE, BLACKPINK, RIIZE, miss A’s MIN, plus many more.
“Soda Pop” taps into the bright and bubbly side of K-pop boy bands — a concept many acts use in their musical journey, usually at the start of their careers when the group is at its youngest but sometimes to change up or refresh their sound. As new fans continue to explore the movie and its soundtrack, now is the perfect time to dive deeper into the world of K‑pop if you are still to make the leap. Maybe you’ll love some bright K-pop boy bands?
So, if you love Saja Boys’ here are TKTKTKTKTKTKT similar tracks from chart-topping K-pop groups like SHINee, NCT DREAM and ZEROBASEONE, as well as groups from elsewhere around the world like BGYO from the Philippines, to expand your musical world and playlists.
1. NCT DREAM, “Chewing Gum”
Originally conceived as a group for teenage K-pop stars before “graduating” into other NCT units like 127, WayV or WISH, NCT DREAM’s overwhelming popularity cemented them into fans’ hearts that the first seven members were turned into a fixed group. No doubt their delicious debut single “Chewing Gum” began the fan support early with such a catchy track and was likely a major inspiration as to why the Saja Boys are first introduced with their equally effervescent “Soda Pop.”
2. ZEROBASEONE, “Feel the POP”
Created through millions of fan votes through a singing competition series, ZEROBASEONE is meant to represent the ideal, modern-day boy band. The ninesome’s refreshing “Feel the POP” has the same swoon-y, bubbly vibeTK that made millions in the movie — and, increasingly, in real life — fall for the Saja Boys and this song.
3. AB6IX, “Cherry”
Since AB6IX’s 2019 debut, the outfit has tried out a range of different sounds and styles from slinky R&B to military-like marches, but 2021’s “Cherry” was the guys’ sweetest release, written by members Park Woo Jin and Lee Dae Hwi, the latter of whom also co-composed the track.
Mix this AB6IX hit with Saja Boys’ first single and you get “Cherry Soda Pop.” Yum!
4. SHINee, “Dream Girl”
With more than 15 years in K-pop, SHINee’s “Dream Girl” ranks as one of their biggest, hitting Number One on South Korea’s singles chart and selling nearly one million downloads to date. The song also reached No. 3 on Billboard’s U.S. World Digital Songs chart marking one of the group’s highest-charting singles ever. And after one listen of this bright, soulful-pop gem will make it obvious why this song remains a sparkling gem in SHINee’s pristine discography.
5. Kim Woo Seok, “Sugar”
Throughout his music career, Kim Woo Seok has proven his versatility as a soloist able to embrace darker concepts akin to Saja Boys’ “Your Idol” as well as “Soda Pop.” The February 2021 release of “Sugar” came right in time for Valentine’s Day with Woo Seok showcasing a sweet and soft side of himself with candy-colored hair colors, whimsical face stickers and bright lip glosses as he sang on top of a giant frosted bundt cake.
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6. RIIZE, “Get a Guitar”
Ushering in the latest generation of K-pop boy bands, RIIZE made immediate impact on the scene with their sweetly smooth debut single “Get a Guitar.” Earning comparisons to One Direction’s early work, RIIZE brought round a sweeter side of boy bands at a time when most were embracing intense and hard-hitting concepts.
7. Golden Child, “Pump It Up”
Golden Child debuted in 2017 with 11 members when successful groups like SEVENTEEN, WJSN, LOONA and I.O.I exascerbated the trend of groups with a large amount of members. The group began with a more fresh and innocent image with singles like “Pump It Up” from 2020 letting their boyish charms breakthrough entirely.
8. CRAVITY, “Groovy”
Nine-member boy band CRAVITY entered the K-pop industry with their rebellious debut single “Break All the Rules,” but 2023’s “Groovy” is a bubblegum-pop gem of a track that became one of their first chart hits in Korea.
9. THE BOYZ, “Bloom Bloom”
Originally a 12-member group, THE BOYZ have experimented with several different styles and sounds through since their late-2017 debut with their first breakout hit coming via “Bloom Bloom” in 2019. The track embodies a bursting feeling of youthful, boyish charms with its lyrics partially written by members Sunwoo and Eric.
10. BGYO, “Tumitigil Ang Mundo”
As the Philippines is growing its music influence globally, its artists are showcasing a range of styles and colors. Five-member boy band BGYO embraced an energetic, feel-good vibe on “Tumitigil Ang Mundo” (which translates to “The World Stops”) as the first single off their sophomore album Be Us from 2022.
Peep the official music video below and look out for the BGYO guys performing on a neighborhood streets that’s reminiscent to when we first meet Saja Boys performing “Soda Pop.”
11. DRIPPIN, “Free Pass”
A younger brother group to Golden Child under the same label of Woollim Entertainment, DRIPPIN released “Free Pass” in June 2021 to deliver a refreshing blast of feel-good pop for the summer.
12. TOO, “Count 1, 2”
Created similarly to ZEROBASEONE on a singing-competition series, TOO was the extremely promising boy band that left K-pop too early, disbanding three years after and going through several member changes and even a name change. Toward the start of their career, the guys dropped this gem of a summer single with “Count 1, 2” embodying the bubbly feelings of a summer romance told with a classic, feel-good pop chorus.
Even after the group’s disbandment, several of the members continue their careers in entertainment: leader Jaeyun is a soloist that goes as Jayn Lee, Woonggi landed in the group AHOF, Yeojeong re-debuted in NEWBEAT and Donggeon is acting.
13. In Real Life, “Tattoo (How 'Bout You)”
While western boy bands don’t typically embrace the saccharine, ABC’s reality competition series Boy Band saw celebrity judges Nick Carter, Emma Bunton and Timbaland create In Real Life whose debut single “Tattoo (How 'Bout You)” was a true bubblegum-pop treat and reached the top half of the U.S. Top 40 radio charts.
14. NCT DREAM, “Yogurt Shake”
With NCT DREAM’s concept aligning perfectly with Saja Boys’ “Soda Pop” style, we’d be remiss to not include one of their sweetest and best snack songs in “Yogurt Shake.” The track’s addictive “yogurt shake, yogurt shake, yogurt shake for me” hook gets instantly stuck in your head and the guys always look like they are having the best time when performing it.
15. THE BOYZ, “Lip Gloss”
Another sweet summer single from the versatile act, THE BOYZ’s “Lip Gloss” feels like it could have actually been a Saja Boys single with handfuls of easily accessible hooks.
Bonus: Wonho, “BLUE”
While we know Wonho isn’t a boy band, he is a former member of Monsta X and crafted the irresistible summer tune “BLUE” that sounds like it could fit perfectly into any group’s discography but instead sees the superstar handling it all on his own.
While you’re enocuraged to get into “BLUE” below, make sure you also check out Wonho covering “Soda Pop” as well as Saja Boys’ other hit “Your Idol” in this special video on his YouTube that already has over a million views.
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