A: Wow, animated fantasy film “KPop Demon Hunters” (KDH) has become Netflix’s most viewed film ever.
B: Isn’t that the movie about a K-pop girl group secretly serving as demon hunters?
A: Yeah, and its theme song “Golden” was No. 1 on the Billboard chart.
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B: The hit performed by HUNTR/X — the girl group from KDH — has inspired a “Golden challenge,” as celebrities are racing to cover its sky-high notes.
A: Cool, let’s try it out.
A: 哇，動畫電影《KPop獵魔女團》近日已成為網飛上觀看次數最多的電影。
B: 這部電影不是關於某韓流女團，成員秘密擔任惡魔獵人的故事？
A: 對，主題曲《Golden》更勇奪告示牌單曲榜冠軍呢！
B: 該曲由電影中的女團「HUNTR/X」所演唱，甚至還掀起一股全球《Golden》大挑戰︰一堆名人挑戰翻唱該曲飆高音。
A: 酷喔我們也來挑戰吧。（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張迪）
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