AI, KPop Demon Hunters, and the Rise of the Knock Off Book

If you work with kids, know any kids, or have left your house any time in the last six months, you have undoubtedly heard of KPop Demon Hunters. The popular Netflix film follows Rumi, Mira, and Zoey who make up the popular k-pop band HUNTR/X. Using the power of music, they protect the world from demons. At my library, kids ask for books about KPop Demon Hunters, just like they want books similar to Taylor Swift, Stranger Things, and other pop culture topics. A Patron Request This time, though, the requests were a bit different. Instead of patrons just wanting books that were like the movie, they had specific titles they wanted from Amazon. As the books began to arrive, I noticed some similarities between the books. These books had KPop Demon Hunters in the title, often with other phrases. The covers have characters who look similar, but not quite…
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