A piece of fan art recently circulated online, portraying the latest hit Netflix animated film 'K-Pop Demon Hunters' in a Disney-inspired style. The fan art quickly gained traction and was shared in a popular online community, sparking mixed reactions from Korean netizens.
The fan art expressed the three main characters from 'K-Pop Demon Hunters' in a classic Disney 2D animation style, particularly seen in the 'Mulan' series.
As soon as the post went viral, many Korean netizens expressed relief that the film was not created as a production of Disney. Korean netizens criticized Disney's depiction of Asian characters, particularly the way male characters were drawn, as not flattering.
Korean netizens commented:
"Ugh, I hate it so much."
"Disney usually designs female characters decently, but I seriously don’t understand why they make male characters look so repulsive. Is it just full of insecure men who go crazy when a male character is too handsome?"
"Wow, fk lol seriously."
"Honestly, I really hate how Disney designs Asian characters."
"Why did they do that to my Mystery Saja?"
"Honestly, this is true lol. If Disney made it, it would 100% look like this."
"For real, all the Huntresses would’ve been styled like 'Mulan' with streaks in their hair lolol."
"Ugh… fr, they really would’ve done that."
"I like Disney movies, but I can’t even deny this lol."
" I think the way Disney makes male characters ugly and only designs stereotypically pretty female characters shows a lot about their mindset. It’s gotten a bit better recently, but still… it’s honestly a relief this isn’t a Disney project. Regardless of the character design, I wonder if they could’ve even handled the theme and concept well."
"Disney just perpetually sucks at designing male characters, seriously lolololol."
"Even now, Rumi with the purple hair and Mira’s features kind of look like how Westerners imagine East Asians. But if Disney had done it, it would’ve been way worse lol."
"Nah, Jinu probably would’ve looked like Li Shang from 'Mulan.' What they think a 'hot Asian guy' is. He’s cool in his own way, but not hot to us."
"Thank you, Sony. lol."
"Geez. Looking at this fan art, I'm glad it wasn't produced by Disney."
"It's so annoying because Disney would've made it look like that."
"I don't know about Saja Boys, but I think HUNTR/X would've looked like that. lol."
"Saja Boys looks horrific..."
"So ugly..."
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