Have we found our song of the summer?

A monitor from animated film KPop Demon Hunters has topped the UK singles charts. The movie, a couple of fictional lady band who stay a double life defending humanity from a supernatural menace, has turn into Netflix’s most-watched animated movie ever since its launch in June.Upbeat anthem Golden, one of many standout songs from its soundtrack, leapt three locations to take the primary spot from Justin Bieber on this week’s high 40.In response to the Official Charts Firm, it is the primary Ok-pop single to high the UK chart since PSY’s Gangnam Model in 2012. Carl Smith, editor of the official charts, tells BBC Newsbeat it is a “signal of how in style Ok-pop is true now”.Golden is carried out within the movie by lady band HUNTR/X, consisting of Rumi, Mira and Zoey.They face off towards demon boy band the Saja Boys – whose single Your Idol climbed to quantity 10 on this week’s chart.Carl says each songs are “superb pop songs with nice melodies” and the movie additionally permits followers to “visualise their new favorite band”. The final time an animated movie soundtrack reached primary was when single We Do not Speak About Bruno, from Disney’s Encanto, held the highest spot for seven weeks in early 2022.Carl thinks Golden may have related endurance.”It may probably be the music of the summer season,” he says. “I believe its reputation transcends generations.” Katy, who runs Ok-pop website Hallyu Doing tells Newsbeat the success of KPop Demon Hunters is thrilling for UK followers.”I am seeing people who find themselves not Ok-pop followers which have seen the film and are actually trying into Ok-pop artists for actual that they wish to go and see, ” she says.She credit the film’s reputation to its inventive songs and the soundtrack’s sturdy hyperlink to the storyline.”Because it got here out it is simply been going up and up in each the film and music charts,” she says.Elsewhere within the charts, Drake and Central Cee scored the week’s highest new entry with their collab Which One touchdown at quantity 4. And music from Ozzy Osbourne, whose funeral was held in Birmingham this week, continued to climb the charts after his demise.Black Sabbath’s Paranoid climbed 12 locations to the highest 20, whereas Ozzy’s solo monitor Loopy Practice hit quantity 25 – its highest-ever place within the UK.