[OSENWORLD] K-pop choreographer Leejung Lee, known for her dynamic leadership in World of Street Woman Fighter, is stepping into new creative territory with Netflix’s animated feature K-Pop Demon Hunters. Her work on the film’s choreography further solidifies her growing global influence.
Leejung revealed that her involvement with K-Pop Demon Hunters began three years ago, long before the project was publicly announced. “From the very first Zoom meeting, I could feel my heart racing. The production team said, ‘This is what we’re creating, and we need Leejung.’ I was already grateful to be exploring broader creative spaces after Street Woman Fighter, but the idea of contributing to an animated film — a completely different format — made me genuinely excited,” she shared.
She was especially thrilled by the creative freedom she was given. “When they showed me the concept for ‘How It’s Done,’ they said, ‘There are no physical limits here. Do whatever you want.’ It felt like they were telling me to dream without limits,” Leejung said. “Even though the final clip is short, the production period was long. It involved motion capture and numerous revisions — the whole process meant a lot to me.”
Leejung also spoke about the behind-the-scenes process of choreographing for animation. “There’s a clip on my socials — while that footage was re-shot, the choreography itself made it to the final cut. I didn’t turn off the camera during breaks because I wanted them to capture how I joked around with friends or relaxed after dancing. Those subtle movements were later incorporated into the characters’ everyday behaviors. When I saw a character in the jjimjilbang [Korean sauna], I was so surprised — they told me it came straight from my captured motion. I was amazed that even my unconscious gestures shaped the final animation.”
Leejung’s choreography has also gone viral, particularly through the “Soda Pop” challenge. “That song didn’t have a lot of choreography, but I was involved in shaping the characters from the beginning. I treated them like real artists and choreographed with that mindset. Watching people take on the ‘Soda Pop’ challenge — that’s all me! (laughs)”
Commenting on the film’s two main idol groups, the demon-hunting girl group Huntrix and the boy band Saja Boys, Leejung had nothing but praise. “They’re just too good. I get tired — but they never do! When I first heard the concept for ‘How It’s Done,’ that they’d fly in on a plane and land in a dome, I actually wanted to join them. There’s a line in the movie that says, ‘You’d need to eat 10,000 calories to pull off this choreography.’ I laughed so hard — if I ate 10,000 calories, I’d just gain weight!”
With K-Pop Demon Hunters, Leejung continues to push boundaries — from the dance stage to the world of animation — proving that there are no limits to how far K-pop choreography can go.
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