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The Saja Boys (Korean: 사자 보이즈 RR: Saja Boijeu) are the secondary antagonists in the film KPop Demon Hunters. They were a five-member boy group composed of Mystery, Abby, Jinu, Baby, and Romance. Secretly a band of demons in disguise, the group was formed to weaken HUNTR/X's fanbase and destroy the Honmoon, allowing Gwi-Ma to ascend to the surface world.
After Gwi-Ma’s demons continuously fail to eliminate the current generation of demon hunters, Jinu boldy approaches the king and proposes a new strategy: rather than fighting hopeless battles, they should form a rival boy band to draw fans away, thereby undermining HUNTR/X and the Honmoon's strength. Although initially skeptical, Gwi-Ma ultimately approves the idea and allow them to proceed.
Currently, it is unknown how Jinu met the other members, how he convinced them to join him, and how long they trained for.
Chronology
Disguised as K-pop idols, the Saja Boys bypass the Honmoon's barrier and debut with a street performance of "Soda Pop", later going viral after appearing on the variety show Play Games With Us. Their sudden fame draws the attention of HUNTR/X, who confront them at a bathhouse but are ambushed by water demons.
During the encounter, Jinu discovers that Rumi has demon patterns, a secret unknown to Mira and Zoey. After the fight, he is pulled into the demon world to report to Gwi-Ma, who admits he has no control over Rumi despite her markings. Jinu then vows to exploit Rumi’s hidden shame for the group's advantage.
As the Saja Boys’ popularity soars, they secure a place in the International Idol Awards, part of a scheme to harvest souls from a massive audience. Meanwhile, Jinu grows closer to Rumi and agrees to pull the Saja Boys from the competition so HUNTR/X can seal the Golden Honmoon, securing his freedom on the surface world. But when Gwi-Ma uncovers his plan of betrayal, he mercilessly forces Jinu back into submission.
Reunited under Gwi-Ma's command, Jinu and the Saja Boys devise a trap by separating Mira and Zoey from Rumi at the Idol Awards, and sending demons disguised as them to confront her on stage. During the hijacking, they twist the song "Takedown" against her, exposing her half-demon heritage to the world. Staggered by Mira and Zoey’s reactions, Rumi flees in humiliation.
With the Honmoon shattered and HUNTR/X split, the Saja Boys direct the masses to Namsan Tower for a midnight performance. At the tower, they captivate the crowd with a new song, "Your Idol", including Mira and Zoey. As the performance doubles as a ritual to summon Gwi-Ma, he begins to manifest, growing in size.
But Rumi returns by the end of their performance, having embraced her half-demon heritage, and counters with a heartfelt new song, "What It Sounds Like." Immune to his influence through her human blood, she breaks Gwi-Ma’s hold on Mira and Zoey, who reunite with her in acceptance. Together, they reform HUNTR/X and begin to break the Saja Boys' spell over the crowd.
Enraged by the song’s power, Gwi-Ma orders his demons and the Saja Boys to stop HUNTR/X. When they easily cut through his forces, Gwi-Ma absorbs the remaining demons and prepares to kill Rumi directly. At that moment, Jinu betrays Gwi-Ma by taking the blow meant for Rumi, using the last of his strength to transfer his soul to her. This empowers Rumi to summon a larger sword capable of injuring Gwi-Ma.
As the situation worsens for Gwi-Ma, the Saja Boys desperately attempt to stop HUNTR/X but are quickly overpowered by Mira and Zoey. The crowd’s support empowers the song to such an extent that a new Honmoon is formed, banishing Gwi-Ma and his remaining demons back to the demon world.
After the Namsan Tower incident, Saja Boys merchandise is shown discarded in a trash bin, implying that the group lost popularity after abruptly ceasing activities, or when the public discovered their true nature.





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2,945 tokensBaby Saja Appearance In his demon form, Baby has glowing golden eyes with slit pupils, claws and fangs, sharp features, and pale blue-tinted skin marked by dark, vein-like patterns that glow faintly under neon light. His short hair remains a cool-toned blue-gray, but appears sleeker and more stylized. He wears traditional Korean clothing for the grim reaper (저승사자/Jeoseung-saja) such as a large, wide-brimmed black hat (갓/Gat) and dark clothing (Hanbok) adorned with elegant beads and chains. His seductive expression give him an eerie, otherworldly presence. This form radiates mystery and power, with a striking and intimidating aura.
In his human form, Baby has short, fluffy blue-gray hair and pale skin. His eyes are sharp and expressive, giving him a confident and slightly sassy look. He wears a mustard yellow newsboy cap tilted and brim facing at the back on his head, and a fuzzy hot pink sweater with a diamond-patterned argyle design in light and dark pink. Underneath, he has a dark blue collared shirt. His overall look is stylish and playful, with a bold fashion sense that contrast his personality. He is also shown to constantly change the color of his nail polish. Personality Charisma and manipulation are core parts of Baby's personality. He could use his cuteness or harmless demeanor to deceive others into underestimating him, before striking with deadly efficiency.
Baby is sly, sarcastic, and hard to rattle. Though he appears innocent and childlike on stage, he is emotionally distant, deadpan, and often uses humor to mock or undermine others. His on-stage persona is exaggeratedly cutesy—he plays up the “baby” image for fans with props, pouting, and playful gestures—but he quickly drops this act when off-stage or annoyed. He does seem to express genuine shock when Jinu sacrifices himself for Rumi, however.
He seems to enjoy spicy foods, as while the others were struggling during a hot sauce chugging contest on the variety show Play Games With Us, he appeared to be enjoying drinking the hot sauce. He also seems to enjoy lollipops, as he’s seen with one in a lot of scenes.
Romance Appearance Romance is a skinny man of average height. He has a long, slightly angular face, with a narrow nose and full lips. As a human, he has pale skin with rosy cheeks, voluminous pink hair styled to resemble a heart, hazel eyes, and dark eyebrows. In demon form, most of his features stay intact, with the exception of purple skin with patterns, clawed hands, sharp teeth, and glowing golden eyes with slit pupils.
While disguised as an idol, Romance typically wears collared shirts with puffy sleeves, necklaces, earrings, rings on both hands, skinny jeans with a belt, wallet chains, and high-top sneakers. He also has his nails painted a sky blue.
As a demon, Romance wears traditional Korean clothing, including a gat and a tattered black hanbok comprising of a long jeonbok vest, a jeogori top, baji trousers, a sejodae sash tied around the waist, and hye shoes.
During the performance of "Your Idol," Romance blends traditional and modern styles, wearing a gat, a black sochangui overcoat with demon-patterned cuffs and hem, a pendant on the chest, a necklace, a sheer mesh top, two chains under his left arm, a ring on his left hand, and pants tucked into tall boots. Personality Romance is portrayed as the most romantic member of the Saja Boys. On stage, he leans into his charming persona through frequent passionate poses and expressions, occasionally using his powers to conjure heart shapes as fanservice. He also flirts openly when given the opportunity, doing so immediately after sitting next to Mira during the fansign. Romance makes a conscious effort to maintain this persona even in stressful situations; for example, during the hot sauce challenge, he was the only member to attempt holding a pose despite visibly struggling with the heat.
Despite his outward charm, Romance retains an immoral demonic mindset, willingly serving Gwi-Ma and assisting Jinu in his scheme to steal souls. Outside of performances, Romance is depicted as more aloof and easily irritated, finding his role as an idol tiring. He is shown to have a tendency to invade others’ personal space, particularly that of Mira, through prolonged eye contact or close physical proximity. Additionally, like the other Saja Boys, he also displays signs of aggression when their plan begins to unravel.
Mystery Appearance Mystery is a man of average height with a slim build. His most distinctive feature is his long, periwinkle/lavender-colored hair with bangs that completely cover his eyes. While much of his face is obscured, he appears to have a small nose, thin lips, and a soft V-shaped jawline. In demon form, he retains most of his human features, with the exception of purple skin with patterns, clawed hands, and sharp teeth with hidden tusks.
While disguised as an idol, Mystery is typically seen wearing sweater vests over sleeveless turtlenecks, earrings, arm warmers, ripped skinny jeans, wallet chains, and sneakers. His nails are also manicured with purple nails.
As a demon, Mystery wears traditional Korean clothing, including a gat and a tattered black hanbok comprising of a long jeonbok vest, a jeogori top, baji trousers, a sejodae sash tied around the waist, and hye shoes.
During the performance of "Your Idol," Mystery blends traditional and modern styles, wearing a gat, a black sochangui overcoat with demon patterns on the cuffs and hem, a crewneck shirt, a necklace, a pendant on the chest, asymmetrical pants with the right leg cut short, a stocking and garter on his right leg, and combat boots. Personality Mystery is portrayed as the most enigmatic member of the Saja Boys. He maintains a reserved persona, striking bashful poses and remaining silent throughout his appearances as an idol. Due to his stoic nature and concealed eyes, he rarely displays emotion, with occasional exceptions such as faint smiles or a single tear when participating in the hot sauce challenge.
Even with his withdrawn image, Mystery has a notable inability to convincingly mimic human behavior. He sometimes appears more rigid than the other members, such as when catching fans' bouquets, clapping, or giving finger hearts. Additionally, he exhibits moments of unexpected animalistic behavior, such as barking at a fan without provocation during a signing event, and listening when Zoey scolds him for it.
Beneath his idol persona, Mystery retains an immoral demonic mindset, willingly serving Gwi-Ma and assisting Jinu in his scheme to steal souls. Outside of performances, he is depicted as even more apathetic, finding his role as an idol tiring. He also displays signs of aggression when the Saja Boys' plan begins to unravel, with Mystery snarling and being the first member to charge at HUNTR/X after Jinu's sacrifice.
Jinu Appearance Jinu is a very beautiful, tall, slender man who looks to be in his twenties. He has a long face with sleek features, including high cheekbones, a straight nose, and a pointed chin. As a human, he has pale skin, thick black hair styled with curtain bangs, and brown eyes. In demon form, he retains most of these features, with the exception of purple skin with patterns, clawed hands, sharp teeth, and glowing golden eyes with slit pupils.
While disguised as an idol, Jinu typically wears slightly open collared shirts over an undershirt, ripped skinny jeans, and high-top sneakers, along with accessories such as earrings, necklaces, and sunglasses. In private meetings with Rumi, he is seen in a more casual look, wearing a gray hoodie underneath a black jacket.
As a demon, Jinu wears traditional Korean clothing, including a gat and a tattered black hanbok comprising of a long jeonbok vest, a jeogori top, baji trousers, a sejodae sash tied around the waist, and hye shoes.
During the performance of "Your Idol," Jinu combines traditional and contemporary clothing, wearing a gat, a sochangui overcoat decorated with demon patterns on the cuffs and hem, a jeogori top, a pendant on the chest, two chains across his chest and one on his left thigh, tight black pants, and combat boots.
In his former life during the Joseon Dynasty, Jinu wore a ragged hanbok. He also had his hair tied up in a topknot, which was held in place by a dirty white cloth band. When he became a musical performer for the king's palace, he wore a clean, baby blue hanbok along with a proper manggeon to keep his hair in place. Personality Jinu is an intelligent, charismatic, yet duplicitous person who primarily looks out for his own interests. Alongside the Saja Boys, he devises a new plan to destroy the Honmoon permanently, offering to help Gwi-Ma solely in exchange for the erasure of his memories. Internally, Jinu struggles with a deep sense of shame for choosing to abandon his human family for an easy life, which was only made possible by Gwi-Ma. Although he follows Gwi-Ma’s orders, he secretly resents Gwi-Ma’s cruel and controlling nature. Despite this, Jinu continues to serve him, believing that having his memories erased will release him from the guilt and emotional burden of betraying those he once loved.
While the Saja Boys were clashing with HUNTR/X, Jinu appeared to enjoy teasing Rumi, Mira, and Zoey. For example, after bumping into Rumi, he warned her to be careful but used the opportunity to steal her healing tonics. He then drank one during a performance of "Soda Pop," much to Rumi’s shock. Later, when HUNTR/X tried to take down the Saja Boys on a variety show, Jinu exposed them and forced them to play a game before quickly leaving them behind. Finally, when HUNTR/X tracked them down, Jinu summoned water demons to distract the group. He is shown laughing at his own deception as the Saja Boys flee.
Although Jinu does not express remorse for the widespread harm he causes as a demon, subtle signs of his humanity persist. He spares Rumi after discovering her demon patterns, discards a fan's gift with care unlike the other Saja Boys, and is visibly moved by a child’s drawing. He also demonstrates kindness toward animals, especially when caring for his pets, Derpy and Sussie. Additionally, despite his polished idol image, he is shown to be awkward and clumsy. For instance, he becomes flustered when an elderly woman suggests Rumi is his girlfriend and insists she's not his type, much to Rumi's disappointment.
When interacting with Rumi, Jinu appears more down-to-earth, but also more manipulative. He deliberately leaves out details that would make him look bad when he talks about how he became a demon. Furthermore, he also projects his own experiences with Gwi-Ma onto Rumi, trying to influence her by suggesting that her friends might not accept her demonic side. Nevertheless, Jinu genuinely cares for Rumi, as he stands up to Gwi-Ma and sacrifices himself to help her defeat the demon king. Overall, Jinu's amiable attitude towards Rumi stems from sympathy, as he understands what it's like to live with shame about who you are.
Whether Jinu feels genuine companionship with the other Saja Boys is unclear, as he shows no remorse for betraying them and abandoning their plan. In fact, he is never shown talking to them in a casual setting. Abby Appearance Abby is a tall man with a athletic physique, known for his defined abdominal muscles. He has an oval-shaped face with high cheekbones, a straight nose, small lips, and a prominent jawline. As a human, he has lightly tanned skin with rosy cheeks, short raspberry pink hair, brown eyes, and dark eyebrows shaped with a barbed point at the center. In demon form, he retains most of these features, with the exception of purple skin with patterns, clawed hands, sharp teeth, and glowing golden eyes.
While disguised as an idol, Abby typically wears beanies, button-up shirts, ripped skinny jeans, and and high-top sneakers. His nails are also manicured with designs that are black, pink, and yellow.
As a demon, Abby wears traditional Korean clothing, including a gat and a tattered black hanbok comprising of a long jeonbok vest, a jeogori top, baji trousers, a sejodae sash tied around the waist, and hye shoes.
During the performance of "Your Idol," Abby combines traditional and contemporary clothing, wearing a gat, a black sochangui overcoat decorated with demon patterns on the cuffs and hem, a pendant on the chest, two necklaces, a fishnet crop top, a strap across his chest, two chains on his left side, fingerless gloves, rings on both hands, shiny leather pants, and knee-high platform boots with multiple buckles. Personality Abby is portrayed as the "eye candy" of the group, with a confident demeanor and strong performance abilities. He is also depicted as a tease, often showing off his physique to provoke reactions from others. This behavior occasionally borders on vanity; for example, during the HUNTR/X fansign, he distributed signed drawings of his abdominal muscles while admiring his work. Nevertheless, Abby has self-awareness, as shown in the bathhouse scene, saying he wasn’t surprised HUNTR/X followed them because of Mira and Zoey's attraction to him.
Like the other Saja Boys, Abby has shown signs of aggression, being among the first members to attack the hunters following Jinu's sacrifice. However, his effectiveness in combat is questionable. In a confrontation with Mira, he merely poses and flashes his abs, expecting to distract her. Ultimately, his failure to take real offensive action leads to his demise.
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