Did you know that the person who voiced Humtrix Rumi in KPop Demon Hunters went to UIUC?
JK1764 Created at Sep 05, 2025 16:33:09 Updated at Sep 05, 2025 16:48:35
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Did you happen to know that the person who voiced "Humtrix Rumi" in "KPop Demon Hunters" was a UIUC alum?
Rumi is the main character of K-Pop Demon Hunters. In the story, she is the leader and main vocalist of the world-renowned K-Pop group HUNTR/X. She is the daughter of Ryu Mi-young, a member of the previous generation of hunters, the Sunlight Sisters. After Ryu Mi-young's death, she was taken in and raised by Celine, Ryu Mi-young's colleague.
I am so glad to hear Arden Cho's real voice as an alumna of UIUC.
"KPop Demon Hunters" is Netflix's most original successful movie. The film's lead actress, Arden Cho, is a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign graduate. Cho sat down for an exclusive interview with Illinois Public Media reporter Emily Hays to talk about her Midwest roots and what inspired her portrayal of "Rumi."
Below is the cover of FREE by Arden Cho and Cha Eun-woo:
I tried to hide, but something broke I tried to sing, couldn't hit the notes The words kept catching in my throat I tried to smile, I was suffocating though But here with you, I can finally breathe You say you're no good, but you're good for me I've been hoping to change, now I know we can change But I won't if you're not by my side Why does it feel right every time I let you in? Why does it feel like I can tell you anything? All the secrets that keep me in chains, and All the damage that might make me dangerous You got a dark side, guess you're not the only one What if we both tried fighting what we're running from? We can't fix it if we never face it What if we find a way to escape it? We could be free, free We can't fix it if we never face it Let the past be the past 'til it's weightless Oh, time goes by, and I lose perspective Yeah, hope only hurts, so I just forget it But you're breaking through all the dark in me When I thought that nobody could And you're waking up all these parts of me That I thought were buried for good Between imposter and this monster, I've been lost inside my head Ain't no choice when all these voices keep me pointing towards no end It's just easy when I'm with you No one sees me the way you do I don't trust it, but I want to I keep coming back to Why does it feel right every time I let you in? Why does it feel like I can tell you anything? We can't fix it if we never face it What if we find a way to escape it? We could be free, free We can't fix it if we never face it Let the past be the past 'til it's weightless Oh-oh, so take my hand, it's open (free, free) What if we heal what's broken? (Free, free) I tried to hide, but something broke I couldn't sing, but you give me hope We can't fix it if we never face it