‘Grim reaper’ gets second life, thanks to K-pop


In demand: Calls for the reinstatement of a sculpture (left) have surged as Netflix’s ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ has popularised the Korean grim reaper aesthetic through the Saja Boys characters (right). — The Korea Herald/ANN

A sculpture in Sejong city that was taken down for “looking like a grim reaper” may be reinstalled amid the global popularity of the movie KPop Demon Hunters, local news outlets reported.

The sculpture was first installed in December 2013 in front of the National Tax Service building at the government complex in Sejong, a central South Korean city.

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