Golden, the soundtrack from Netflix’s K-pop fantasy series K-Pop Demon Hunters, has held the No. 2 spot on the US Billboard Hot 100 for more than six weeks. A Billboard chart preview published on the weekend notes that Golden had previously spent eight non-consecutive weeks at No. 1, and remains at No. 2 roughly five months after its release.

The film centers on the rivalry between the pop-star group Huntrix, a demon-hunting squad, and the demon unit Lion Boys, which masquerades as a popular boy band. Huntrix guards the barrier between the human and demon realms, while Lion Boys seeks to fracture that shield and seize human souls.

According to the production team, the characters draw on real K-pop artists. The Lion Boys’ looks and concepts reference BTS, Stray Kids, ATEEZ, Monsta X, and Big Bang, with the leader Jin-woo drawing inspiration from ASTRO’s Cha Eun-woo and actor Nam Joo-hyuk. Huntrix likewise blends styles from Blackpink, ITZY, and Twice.

Golden is one of the key OSTs for the movie, with the track used to convey the characters’ sense of identity and mission as they navigate their roles as K-pop idols who fight demons. On social media, Golden covers by prominent Korean artists followed, including IVE’s Yujin, and members of STAYC performed it live on Live & Wire. The composer Lee Jae, who previously spent a decade as a trainee at SM Entertainment, described the song as reflecting the hope that the time hidden in the lyrics would not be wasted.