This year, Netflix hit the nail on the head with k-pop warriorsone film animation directed by Chris Appelhans and Maggie Kang that has been the most viewed on the platform.
Its plot follows the story of Rumi, Mira and Zoey, three K-pop idols who are part of the group known as HUNTR/X.
This is at least during the day, because at night they are demon hunters who, Using their secret powers, they are dedicated to protecting their fans from dangerous supernatural threats in the form of soul-stealing demons..
In this scenario, our protagonists will have to deal with a young rival boy band called Saja Boys, made up of five disguised demons with ulterior motives.
A fan theory just came true in the art book by k-pop warriors
As collected CBRan official art book by k-pop warriors in digital format, which will soon be on sale in physical format.
The book features concept art from the film, where Some of his illustrations confirm a dark theory fans have floated about the fate of Rumi’s mother..
In the film, members of HUNTER/X They are not related by blood and there is almost no talk about their respective families other than Celine, Rumi’s adoptive mother, although it is unknown what happens to her biological mother.
However, the media comments that the film’s art book illustrations Netflix They confirm what many fans suspected: Rumi’s mother was murdered by Celine.
There’s a passage near the beginning of the artbook that confirms that HUNTR/X fills a void in Rumi’s life that was opened up when her warrior mother was killed when the idol was just a baby.
Other artwork matches what turns out to be the scene where Rumi confronts Celine, right after the world sees her demonic markings for the first time. Rumi explores her inner demon even more in the concept art than in the film, asking Celine, “Why did you kill my mother?”
On the other hand, Simon Baek, the film’s artist, previously confirmed that Celine killed Rumi’s mother by accident. They could only reveal that Rumi’s father, a demon, was involved, but that They couldn’t reveal more if the plot points were used for a sequel..
What do you think the dark fan theory of k-pop warriors about Rumi’s mother’s death?