John Denver Will Be KPop in 2030

Host 1: Oh yeah, today we’re talking about the sensation that’s sweeping the nation, the movie K-Pop Demon Hunters. Pretty good movie.

Host 2: Pretty good movie.

Host 1: What would you rate it? Like, let’s go one to five, zero to five.

Host 2: Well, honestly, I only watched like two-thirds of it, I think. I missed the beginning.

Host 1: Oh, so you can’t even claim—

Host 2: I just got the meat and potatoes of the story, really. Like, right at the inciting incident level where we know what the problems are. Spoiler alert: one of the demon hunters is secretly a demon and they kind of vibe with one of the demons they’re fighting. And then the demons they’re fighting are making a song that’s eating souls or whatever. I came in just at that part. So I knew exactly what was going on.

Host 2: And then the girls—they live in a big tower and they’re very famous and very fabulous. Their personalities are also so straightforward that I got all of it immediately. One of them lacks confidence. The other one is the main character, so she’s naturally the coolest, and she actually gets a personality. And then the third one, I think she was quirky or something?

Host 1: So much nuance.

Host 2: Yeah, I watched it ages ago when it first came out. I watched it because my wife was on the couch, I’m walking through, "Dad Stance"—not sitting down, looking at the screen, not committing to watching the movie while eating something. Next thing you know, you’re in the mode where you’re like, "Oh, this is just me waiting for the water to boil." And then next thing you know, you’re eating that meal sitting on the couch watching the movie.

Host 1: I appreciate that. I think the legacy of your taste in movies is intact with that. But what was your rating?

Host 2: It’s like a 10 out of 10, dude. It's super popular, made a lot of money. Someone told me recently that it was a Sony animation thing sold to Netflix for really cheap, and now Netflix flipped that into this movie that is a hit everywhere.

Host 1: My kids love the cat, and I’m a freak for the bird.

Host 2: The cat... yeah, they’re funny too. I like it when the plant’s falling over and he’s trying to correct it. He’s a very considerate cat. More considerate than any cat I’ve ever met, honestly.

Host 1: Most cats actually purposely knock it over.

Host 2: Apparently, the reason why cats are still so dickish to us is that for all the 10,000 years they've lived with humans, they didn't depend on us. They just lived with us, like barn cats. They probably think it’s awesome that you give them food, so they stick around.

Host 1: Look at me being a nerd talking about nerd stuff instead of the sensation sweeping the nation: K-Pop Demon Hunters. I guarantee you there are figurines out. I would bet my left testicle on it. And my right.

Host 2: I’m not even a huge K-Pop fan... but the songs in that movie are excellent. Some songs are just timeless. Like in country music, some people say "Oh, I hate country," but they think "Country Roads" by John Denver is great.

Host 1: That’s not a country song.

Host 2: Well, what is it then? Folk? Folk is just country with a different name. Folk is even countrier than country.

Host 1: No, disagree. When that song came out, it was not identified as a country song. It’s Folk-Americana. My brother is way older than I am and was of age when that song came out, plus my parents were of age. We have the record. John Denver never identified himself as a country artist.

Host 2: Is Folk-Americana the same thing as country music? Country music comes from Nashville. It's like Champagne—it has to be from Nashville, Tennessee to be country music.

Host 1: You just love picking at that scab... I remember when we first met and you were like, "Dude, ZZ Top is the best country artist ever," and I’m like, "Dude, they aren’t country."

Host 2: Well, now we know how long we've known each other! Anyway, K-Pop Demon Hunters—fun movie for everybody. Adults love it just as much as kids. K-Pop is the new anime.

Host 1: Sony made it... where is Sony from?

Host 2: K-Pop is the new anime. You heard it here first, people. This might go down in history as our worst episode ever.

Host 1: That’s my final word.