When a Church of England infant school in Dorset asked students not to sing songs from Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters, some parents dismissed the concern as overprotective. One father said the ban was “ridiculous,” insisting the film is just colorful fun and harmless music.
But the school wasn’t reacting to choreography. It was reacting to a worldview.
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Lilliput Infant School explained that demon-themed lyrics could make some Christian students “deeply uncomfortable.” For a faith-based school, the issue wasn’t K-pop—it was the spiritual messaging. And those concerns echo what several Christian leaders have been warning: KPop Demon Hunters isn’t just another animated hit. It is drenched in supernatural themes that shape how children think about good, evil, and identity.
It Looks Like Entertainment, but It Preaches a Message
As Charisma Media previously reported, Pastor Vlad Savchuk has been outspoken about the film’s spiritual undertones. “Parents need to be alert,” he warns. “This is not just entertainment. It’s an entrance into your soul.”
His concerns fall into five major areas:
1. It normalizes shamanism.
Spiritual battles are fought with magic songs and mystical shields—ideas rooted in shamanistic and New Age concepts rather than Scripture. This shifts children’s understanding of what spiritual authority looks like.
2. It blurs the boundary between light and darkness.
A half-demon heroine becomes the savior of the story. Scripture draws a clear line between the two; the film softens it until good and evil blend together.
3. Music becomes a spiritual weapon without God.
In the Bible, music carries power when connected to God’s presence. In the film, it becomes a mystical force of self-expression, teaching children that spiritual power can come from anywhere.
4. It champions self-acceptance over repentance.
The heroine’s breakthrough moment is embracing her demonic identity. Savchuk warns that this mirrors cultural ideas of self-empowerment, not the Christian message of becoming a new creation.
5. It glamorizes demonic themes for young audiences.
Romantic duets with demons, idol-like characters, bright visuals and catchy hooks create emotional attachment to beings Scripture warns against.
When you combine these elements, the film presents a worldview where demons are relatable, sin becomes identity and inner darkness is embraced rather than rejected.
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This Is Why the Dorset School Sounded the Alarm
The school’s letter didn’t ban children from enjoying the movie at home. It simply asked parents to respect that some families in a Christian community take the spiritual realm seriously. For those families, demon language—playful or not—isn’t just storytelling. It’s a distortion of spiritual truth.
The controversy is not about kids singing pop songs. It’s about children absorbing ideas about good and evil without realizing it.
Parents Need to Consider Who’s Doing the Discipling
As KPop Demon Hunters becomes one of Netflix’s most successful animated films ever, its reach is undeniable. But so is its messaging.
Savchuk puts it plainly: “Do not let Netflix disciple your children more than Scripture does.”
Parents don’t need to panic. They need to pay attention. A film that packages spiritual rebellion as empowerment, romanticizes demonic characters, and redefines identity is not neutral entertainment. It shapes how young hearts interpret the supernatural.
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Children will be discipled by something—media, culture, peers or faith.
The real question is who gets the final say.
James Lasher, a seasoned writer and editor at Charisma Media, combines faith and storytelling with a background in journalism from Otterbein University and ministry experience in Guatemala and the LA Dream Center. A Marine Corps and Air Force veteran, he is the author of The Revelation of Jesus: A Common Man’s Commentary and a contributor to Charisma magazine.
