“KPop Demon Hunters” Sparks Backlash After Latest Move Leaves Netizens Furious

What are they thinking!?

There’s no doubt KPop Demon Hunters has the world obsessed, but some of the movie’s merch has left netizens polarized.

| Netflix

Most recently, physical merch has missed the mark…

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…and now KakaoTalk emoticons are leaving netizens flustered.

| KakaoTalk

The emoticons are GIFs of funny, cute, and relatable moments from the movie. However, the high price point of 6,000 KRW (about $4.32 USD) each for HUNTRIX and SAJA BOYS emoticons (total of almost $9 USD) is upsetting netizens.

| KakaoTalk

Though many found the emoticons cute, they couldn’t deal with the expensive price point.

• “What’s with the price?”
• “Are they in their right mind with this pricing?”
• “Crazy expensive.”
• “They’re really ripping people off big time.”

| theqoo