It would have featured an iconic K-Pop event.
Koreaboo
The newest show, KPop Demon Hunters, has become a global phenomenon.
Netizens from across the world have become obsessed with an unexpected take on the K-Pop industry.
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Yet, netizens feel robbed after photos from a cut scene were shared.
In an interview, it was revealed that there was meant to be a scene to resemble the Idol Star Athletics, and it was explained that the executives didn’t understand the scene, so it was later replaced with a fan signing event.
“The art department also had knowledgeable K-pop fans on staff who were involved in every part of the production. At one point, there was a scene where the idols competed against each other in the Idol Star Athletics Championships, also known as ISAC.
‘For people who don’t know: [ISAC] is like the Olympics for Korean idols,’ says Kang. ‘When we cut that scene in, all the executives were like, “What is this? Why are they suddenly doing the Olympics and running hurdles and doing archery?” That eventually became a fan signing event. But, for a very long time, they had Rumi and Jinu doing archery, as they were having that conversation.’”
— via Forbes
Luckily, an artist in the show shared some photos from the show’s version of the ISACs with the two groups before it was cut.
Seq 1700 we had our own version of Idol Star Athletics Championships. This moment was later cut and changed to allow a smoother flow in the story.
— @henrywongdraws
Unsurprisingly, after seeing the photos, netizens shared regret that the scene had to be removed because they thought it would have been so iconic, especially considering the legendary status of the ISACs when it comes to K-Pop.
The photos also sparked attention online.
Huntrix and Saja Boys in ISAC 😭
Also rujinu conversation being here too pic.twitter.com/WSVZX9Et1X— sawa☆ (@sawacore) June 25, 2025
If there is a sequel, fans will undoubtedly want to see the ISACs in some way.
