Seoul travel packages offer KPop Demon Hunters fans chance to tour iconic spots, dance like idols

SEOUL – With Netflix’s animated film KPop Demon Hunters (2025) drawing global buzz, Seoul is offering fans the chance to step into the world of their favourite characters.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government has added a special experience to its Seoul Quality Tour Programme, a city-backed initiative aimed at promoting high-end cultural tourism and encouraging visitors to stay longer in the South Korean capital.

The programme highlights 10 curated packages launched earlier in 2025, each designed to showcase the city’s mix of tradition and modern culture – from palace tours to K-drama experiences.

For fans of K-pop and the new Netflix film, local travel agency Sunny Seoul Korea is offering two themed tours.

One of them – Dance, Create & Dive In – is a one-day programme that takes travellers to a local dance studio to learn choreography inspired by the film’s heroines – Rumi, Mira and Zoey – and perform to the movie’s signature track, Golden.

KPop Demon Hunters is now the most popular Netflix film of all time, with more than 236 million views to date since its release on June 20.

Seoul officials hope the tours will not only entertain visitors, but also give them a deeper way to connect with Korean culture beyond what they see on screen.

A 1½-hour English dance class will be led by professional K-pop dancers, who will guide tour participants through the choreography of Golden and Soda Pop step by step.

Tourists can also choose other music to dance to from a list of popular K-pop tracks. Participants receive a K-pop dance certificate after completing the class.

The guide will take participants to a local restaurant where they can taste South Korea’s beloved bunsik, or inexpensive street food ranging from gimbap to tteokbokki to ramyeon, just like the characters in the animated film.

Tourists can also discover the cultural roots behind KPop Demon Hunters at the National Museum of Korea, and take in the beautiful atmosphere created by hanok – traditional Korean houses built with tiled roofs, stone walls and wooden pillars – at Bukchon Hanok Village.

For those who wish to explore Seoul’s other iconic travel spots featured in the film, travel the city with an English-speaking guide on Tracing The World Of Kpop Demon Hunters.

From the Coex convention centre – where Huntrix debut Golden – to concert venue Jamsil Olympic Stadium in the southern part of Seoul to Naksan Park, a low mountain with trekking trails that overlook theatre district Daehangno in northern Seoul, overseas visitors will be able to explore every corner of the capital.

While the Bukchon Hanok Village tour is included in the programme, Tracing The World Of KPop Demon Hunters also takes participants to the N Seoul Tower atop Namsan, arguably the city’s No. 1 landmark, instead of the National Museum of Korea.

Hoping to satisfy even the pickiest of tourists, the Seoul Metropolitan Government selected nine additional online tour agencies offering outstanding tour programmes for fully independent travellers.

Culinary tour lovers can opt for Flavours Of Seoul to cook handmade noodles with a South Korean grandmother and go on a local night market food tour. Or they can try the Gyeongbokgung & Insa-dong Gastroventure Day Tour to take part in a kimchi-making programme, feast on hanjeongsik, a Korean full-course meal, and taste traditional Korean tea.

Sporty tourists can go for a one-day adventure tour around Han River or trek the Namsan Dullegil – the trail surrounding the mountain at the heart of the city – and Hanyang Fortress Trail.

For those who prefer to stay indoors, zoom in on the gallery, museum and cafe tours by travel agencies US Travel Korea and Mindful Trip.

Detailed information – including participation fees, dates and refund policies – is available at the official tourism website of Seoul.

Meanwhile, South Korean food giant Nongshim has released a limited-edition instant cup noodle set in collaboration with KPop Demon Hunters, capitalising on the movie’s global popularity and its depiction of Korean food culture.

The company said on Aug 28 that it is offering 1,000 sets through its online mall. Pre-orders begin on Aug 29 at 10am local time (9am Singapore time), exclusively through Nongshim’s official online store. THE KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK