{"id":7276,"date":"2026-03-02T09:00:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T14:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/?p=7276"},"modified":"2026-02-24T15:40:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:20","slug":"arachnophonia-k-pop-demon-hunters-soundtrack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/2026\/03\/arachnophonia-k-pop-demon-hunters-soundtrack\/","title":{"rendered":"Arachnophonia:  &#8220;K-Pop Demon Hunters&#8221; soundtrack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Editor\u2019s note:<\/strong> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/tag\/arachnophonia\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arachnophonia<\/a>   (\u201cArachno\u201d = spider \/ \u201c-phonia\u201d = sound) is a regular feature on our blog where members of the UR community can share their thoughts about resources from the <a href=\"https:\/\/library.richmond.edu\/music\/index.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Parsons Music Library<\/a>\u2018s collection.<\/p>\n<p>All links included in these posts will take you to either the <a href=\"https:\/\/richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01URICH_INST\/191gg5k\/alma9928691794406241\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">library catalog record for the item in question<\/a> or to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonypicturesanimation.com\/projects\/films\/kpop-demon-hunters\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">additional relevant<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/KPop_Demon_Hunters\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">information from<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/music\/news\/women-kpop-demon-hunters-rejection-golden-success-1236658705\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">around the web<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s installment of <a href=\"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/tag\/arachnophonia\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arachnophonia<\/a> is by student manager Sophia (class of 2028) and features <a href=\"https:\/\/richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01URICH_INST\/191gg5k\/alma9928691794406241\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the soundtrack to <strong>K-Pop Demon Hunters<\/strong> on vinyl<\/a>.  Thanks, Sophia!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01URICH_INST\/191gg5k\/alma9928691794406241\" target=\"_blank\">K-Pop Demon Hunters<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/KPop-Demon-Hunters.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/KPop-Demon-Hunters.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/KPop-Demon-Hunters-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/KPop-Demon-Hunters-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/KPop-Demon-Hunters-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Listening to the <a href=\"https:\/\/richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01URICH_INST\/191gg5k\/alma9928691794406241\" target=\"_blank\"><em>K-Pop Demon Hunters<\/em> vinyl<\/a>, the songs seemed much more calming compared to the ones I usually listen to on Spotify. For example, when you listen to \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/l8Dr7vzMSVE?si=Scl8MAJz9zXtCK7y\" target=\"_blank\">Takedown<\/a>\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jeongyeon\" target=\"_blank\">Jeongyeon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jihyo\" target=\"_blank\">Jihyo<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chaeyoung\" target=\"_blank\">Chaeyoung<\/a>) by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Twice\" target=\"_blank\">TWICE<\/a> on Spotify, it sounds very loud. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/yebNIHKAC4A?si=7m_ThKMlV9Gu7mP7\" target=\"_blank\">Golden<\/a>\u201d by Huntr\/x also sounded softer on the vinyl than it does on Spotify, which I enjoyed. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/TbMEMCvFbZk?si=V_wi_6pPgP3EZGA9\" target=\"_blank\">What it Sounds Like<\/a>\u201d by Huntr\/x felt very emotional because the vocals sounded soft and gentle, like they had so much to express but couldn\u2019t. After this song. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/F5Hoj29NK5Y?si=KFsKtYowN9p12ZvC\" target=\"_blank\">Love, Maybe<\/a>\u201d by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MeloMance\" target=\"_blank\">MeloMance<\/a> played, and it sounded sweet. I especially like the flute part. There was a big contrast between these songs. I went from being very emotional to being filled with a sweet, loving atmosphere. <\/p>\n<p>My favorite songs from the list were \u201cGolden\u201d by Huntr\/x, \u201cWhat it Sounds Like\u201d by Huntr\/x, and \u201cLove, Maybe\u201d by MeloMance. I could sit in the library all day, just listening to these songs while doing my homework. I definitely recommend this vinyl to any <em><a href=\"https:\/\/richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01URICH_INST\/191gg5k\/alma9928691794406241\" target=\"_blank\">K-Pop Demon Hunters<\/a><\/em> fans or anyone trying to find calm, soft music. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u201cGolden\u201d Official Lyric Video | KPop Demon Hunters | Sony Animation\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yebNIHKAC4A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editor\u2019s note: Arachnophonia (\u201cArachno\u201d = spider \/ \u201c-phonia\u201d = sound) is a regular feature on our blog where members of the UR community can share their thoughts about resources from the Parsons Music Library\u2018s collection. All links included in these &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/2026\/03\/arachnophonia-k-pop-demon-hunters-soundtrack\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15223,15242],"tags":[232340,4394,61217,232024,232339,232345,61329,206967,232348,232337,232343,232342,232344,230558,232336,232341,232347,191251,76062,232346,232338,231509,231324,232259,231329,230949],"class_list":["post-7276","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-collection","category-promotional","tag-ahn-hyo-seop","tag-animation","tag-arachnophonia","tag-arachnophonia-25-26","tag-arden-cho","tag-chaeyoung","tag-film-soundtrack","tag-film-soundtracks","tag-huntr-x","tag-huntrix","tag-jeongyeon","tag-ji-young-yoo","tag-jihyo","tag-k-pop","tag-k-pop-demon-hunters","tag-may-hong","tag-melomance","tag-movie-music","tag-movie-soundtrack","tag-netflix","tag-saja-boys","tag-sophia","tag-vinyl","tag-vinyl-collection","tag-vinyl-lp","tag-vinyl-records"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7276","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7276"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7276\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7281,"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7276\/revisions\/7281"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}