Page 5 | Reception aged kids watching k pop demon hunters is inappropriate

SleepingStandingUp · 20/03/2026 18:25

RedRobyn24 · 17/03/2026 09:11

I think there was a comment saying something about my not liking the film and what didn’t I like about it?

I do like the film, I enjoyed the songs as well. If my daughter was 9/10 I would have loved to watch it with her, but she’s just turned 5.

Its very fast moving, overstimulating, there are scenes with almost waves of crawling demons chasing the hunters, there are normal people going about their lives being literally eaten by demons… aside from that there’s the weird relationship between Rumi and Juni, Juni is essentially a “bad boy” and Rumi is “good girl” and keeps telling Rumi how he can “change” and he’s good really… he’s done very little to demonstrate that, like is this kind of thing you want our girls to emulate in a romantic relationship?

It’s not about some different tastes in films etc and it’s not even about different temperaments, if you think about a child of 4 and 5’s development it is completely inappropriate to show them something like this.

I used Father Christmas as an example because parents are expecting their kids to be innocent and young enough to believe in the whole Father Christmas story but then equally showing them this film and expecting them to understand all the context and know that demons aren’t going to come and eat their souls…

Well I dint overly expect my kids to understand the dull context. I don't quiz them on representation of women in modern movies. And surely the 10 year old girls are going to take on far more about how guys should be muscly and girls should be pretty etc than a littler one who likes the songs and the funny demons

BeOchreDog · 20/03/2026 19:04

@SleepingStandingUp surely you have enough critical thinking skills to realise that at five you are setting the foundations for your child’s long term body image. 90% of children’s brains are formed by the end of reception. The things that you are exposing your children to now have long lasting effects.

30% of girls in a study reported that their negative body image stemmed from the depiction of TV characters who largely have unrealistic portrayals of bodies.

ByKindOpalPoet · 20/03/2026 19:53

BeOchreDog · 20/03/2026 19:04

@SleepingStandingUp surely you have enough critical thinking skills to realise that at five you are setting the foundations for your child’s long term body image. 90% of children’s brains are formed by the end of reception. The things that you are exposing your children to now have long lasting effects.

30% of girls in a study reported that their negative body image stemmed from the depiction of TV characters who largely have unrealistic portrayals of bodies.

and how many of those 30% also had parents reinforcing that image. If you haven’t taught your child that what they see on screen isn’t always a true portrayal of women’s bodies that’s a failure on your part

Uptightmumma · 20/03/2026 20:18

I am presuming this rage baiting!! It’s a cartoon where the good guys beat the bad guys with some catchy songs thrown. A 4 year old isn’t thinking about the complex relationship between the characters or whatever under tones you think are there.

when my now 5 year old was 2 he also didn’t want Father Christmas to come into his room so we told him he wouldn’t and he would leave his presents downstairs rather than ruin his magic going forward!

you would be disgusted in some of the films my son watches if you think kpop demon hunters is inappropriate

Doughnout · 20/03/2026 20:54

RedRobyn24 · 19/03/2026 18:37

I do judge you, it’s sloppy lazy parenting.

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86% say YABU - which would be much higher if people read this far and could change their vote .

Since we’re in the spirit of judging each other: If your child is anxious about children’s cartoons like KPDH, thats on you too, then.

Gagamama2 · 21/03/2026 09:52

Doughnout · 20/03/2026 20:54

86% say YABU - which would be much higher if people read this far and could change their vote .

Since we’re in the spirit of judging each other: If your child is anxious about children’s cartoons like KPDH, thats on you too, then.

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😂 ^^ this!

AnonSugar · 21/03/2026 09:56

RedRobyn24 · 17/03/2026 08:35

She was 2yo and was being told a man she didn’t know was going to come into her room at night…

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Who on earth told her that? No wonder she was scared. What’s wrong with Santa leaving presents downstairs and not creeping around in bedrooms?

KPop Demon Hunters is actually pretty good. My 6 year olds love it.

LoftyPlumFox · 22/03/2026 06:43

RedRobyn24 · 19/03/2026 18:44

What I find extraordinary about some of these comments is how a lot of you can’t understand that a child of 4 or 5 years old is going to view it through a different lense to an adult

Theres been a lot of scathing comments because I said it was overstimulating but no one has really commented on the inappropriate relationship between Rumi and Jinu, I’ll ask again, is that the kind of relationship you want to put on a pedestal for your daughters?

Also these comments “when I was a child” yeah… so? Because our parents were just fucking marvellous weren’t they?

My 5 year old thinks they are brother and sister so I'm not too worried about her perception of the relationship just yet 🤣

Bushmillsbabe · 23/03/2026 06:37

SleepingStandingUp · 20/03/2026 18:25

Well I dint overly expect my kids to understand the dull context. I don't quiz them on representation of women in modern movies. And surely the 10 year old girls are going to take on far more about how guys should be muscly and girls should be pretty etc than a littler one who likes the songs and the funny demons

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Definitely agree with this - my 6 year old, who is very easily scared - absolutely loves this movie. My 10 year old finds it extremely dull and annoying, as do most of her friends, doesn't mind the music but isn't watched movie again after first time

It has some strong themes around female empowerment, the power of friendships, finding the courage to be true to yourself, not judging others. We are pretty strict on viewing - our girls aren't allowed on YouTube/you tube kids, don't have tablets or phones, limited tv per day etc. But I had no issues with demon hunters.

Toadette111 · 23/03/2026 06:46

Kpop Demonhunters is the worst kind of trash. My 9 year old daughter came home from a friend's house having watched and when I saw clips I was appalled but reckoned I just had to get over it. That didn't last long! It's revolting and that icky sissy attitude girls put on when they've been watching it...it was swiftly banned! And the music, YIKES. She got over it pretty quickly, thank God.

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RedRobyn24 · 30/03/2026 19:51

Funny how this came back as my being unreasonable and now the government guidance essentially agrees with me regarding the amount of screen time and fast paced content for under 5s. I guess I’m not being that unreasonable then 🙄

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QuadrupleH · 30/03/2026 20:16

RedRobyn24 · 30/03/2026 19:51

Funny how this came back as my being unreasonable and now the government guidance essentially agrees with me regarding the amount of screen time and fast paced content for under 5s. I guess I’m not being that unreasonable then 🙄

Lol, good one.

Duckswaddle · 30/03/2026 20:32

And we wonder why so many young adults are struggling in the world 🤣 can’t even watch a film aimed at kids. Ridiculous OTT behaviour.

Bellsandwhimples · 30/03/2026 20:36

Disagree. DD is 5 and has seen it, enjoyed it, and wasn’t the least bit scared by it. It’s also that rarity - a kids film that’s actually good, that I’m happy to watch. It’s got strong female role model characters and some absolute banging tunes.

Bellsandwhimples · 30/03/2026 20:38

RedRobyn24 · 30/03/2026 19:51

Funny how this came back as my being unreasonable and now the government guidance essentially agrees with me regarding the amount of screen time and fast paced content for under 5s. I guess I’m not being that unreasonable then 🙄

Have the government advised that 5 year olds shouldn’t watch K Pop Demon Hunters? Must have missed that.

SemiSober · 30/03/2026 20:38

RedRobyn24 · 17/03/2026 07:59

I think it’s absolutely wild that virtually all the 4 and 5yo’s in my DD class have watched K Pop Demon Hunters presumably multiple times. I’ve watched it myself and was completely shocked that anyone would let their little kid watch that.

I was thinking this morning, I told my daughter Father Christmas is a pretend game (she was terrified he was going to come in her room when she was asleep) and more than that I just wasn’t up for lying for years about it.

These other parents presumably want to retain their children’s innocence and suspended belief in a magic man who travels round the world in one night to gift presents… but are also letting them watch a film like K Pop Demon Hunters??

AIBU??? Really??

With all due respect, get a life hun lol

MyLimeGuide · 30/03/2026 20:42

Doughnout · 20/03/2026 20:54

86% say YABU - which would be much higher if people read this far and could change their vote .

Since we’re in the spirit of judging each other: If your child is anxious about children’s cartoons like KPDH, thats on you too, then.

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Yes!! I just read this and sooo wanted to vote YABU. Sloppy parenting is not being arsed to keep up the magic of father christmas IMO

BauhausOfEliott · 31/03/2026 01:31

RedRobyn24 · 30/03/2026 19:51

Funny how this came back as my being unreasonable and now the government guidance essentially agrees with me regarding the amount of screen time and fast paced content for under 5s. I guess I’m not being that unreasonable then 🙄

A full length fantasy action cartoon wasn’t what they meant by ‘fast paced content’.

By ‘fast paced content’ they meant things like watching short, unconnected YouTube/TikTok clips that children can just endlessly watch one after the other with no narrative or story or characters to understand or engage with. They didn’t mean a full-length cartoon with a story and character arcs that happens to contain some action scenes.

Also, those were the recommendations for pre-school age kids, not 5-year-olds.

Still unclear on why you think you know other people’s children better than they do. Your kid’s scared of things and gets easily overstimulated? Fine. Parent her on that basis. But - spoiler alert - not all children are the same, because children are human beings, and human beings have vastly different personalities and abilities from the moment they’re born. Not everyone’s child is easily frightened. Nor everyone’s child is dysregulated by an action scene in a kids’ cartoon. So maybe just focus on your own child and mind your own business rather than obsessing over things that don’t concern you and which you know nothing about.

HighLadyofTheNightCourt · 31/03/2026 01:47

RedRobyn24 · 30/03/2026 19:51

Funny how this came back as my being unreasonable and now the government guidance essentially agrees with me regarding the amount of screen time and fast paced content for under 5s. I guess I’m not being that unreasonable then 🙄

I don’t think you’ve understood the government guidance.

Roundofapause · 31/03/2026 08:34

RedRobyn24 · 30/03/2026 19:51

Funny how this came back as my being unreasonable and now the government guidance essentially agrees with me regarding the amount of screen time and fast paced content for under 5s. I guess I’m not being that unreasonable then 🙄

When they said no more than 1 hour a day most of us realise that they mean in general, every day. I don't take that as - under 5's should never ever watch films that are 1hour 30 mins long😆 that is totally acceptable as a one off every now and then. Let's be honest, how many films are under an hour long?🤔 did your daughter genuinely not watch a film until she was over 5?They also went onto say watching things with parents is much better, where conversation is happening about the content and they are interacting with you. My 4 year old mainly wanted to watch this film (and he has, once) because liked the song when he heard it on the radio. I have no regrets letting him watch it and it's still his favourite song. He didn't take anything negative away from watching it.