Saja Boys from ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ move to launch real-world music activities
Saja Boys from the Netflix animated film “KPop Demon Hunters” continue their music activities in the real world. Courtesy of Netflix
The boy group Saja Boys, which gained popularity in the Netflix animated film “KPop Demon Hunters,” is expanding its presence into the real world with official music activities.
The Federation of Korean Music Performers (FKMP) said on Thursday that “all five vocal artists of Saja Boys have recently joined as members.”
The newly registered performers are Danny Chung and samUIL Lee, who join existing members Andrew Choi, Neckwav and Kevin Woo. They are the singers behind the boy group featured in “KPop Demon Hunters.”
Andrew Choi, who finished third on SBS' “K-pop Star Season 2,” has since built a reputation as a skilled producer, creating hit songs for K-pop groups such as SHINee, EXO and NCT. Kevin Woo, formerly of U-KISS, has been active in solo projects, musicals and various stage performances. Other members also work across fields including production, vocal performance and songwriting.
Their FKMP membership is notable because these artists primarily work overseas, yet they voluntarily chose to participate in Korea’s related rights system. This reflects growing global trust in Korea's related rights system for performers, especially for K-pop–based content.
“In a time when K-pop content is spreading worldwide, it is meaningful that artists active mainly overseas have voluntarily joined FKMP,” said Cho Hyun, head of the organization’s overseas database team. “As music produced and released in Korea is consumed globally, FKMP will continue to serve as a central platform to ensure that both domestic and overseas artists receive the rights they deserve,” Cho said.
Founded in 1988, FKMP manages the rights of music performers across genres including pop, gugak, which is traditional Korean music, classical music, vocal performance and conducting. Its membership has continued to grow, with Wendy of Red Velvet recently joining as the organization’s 50,000th member.
This article from the Hankook Ilbo, the sister publication of The Korea Times, is translated by a generative AI system and edited by The Korea Times.