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Arden Cho and Ahn Hyo-seop Set First Joint Late-Night Interview on Fallon for Jan. 12

The booking signals a fresh awards-season push fueled by towering viewership plus a hit soundtrack.

Overview

  • The Tonight Show announced the Jan. 12 appearance via social media; the episode airs at 11:35 p.m. ET/PT on NBC and streams the next day on Peacock with Kristen Wiig, Ashton Kutcher and musical guest Ty Meyers also booked.
  • It will be Arden Cho and Ahn Hyo-seop’s first late-night TV appearance and first sit-down together; they are the speaking voices of Rumi and Jinu in KPop Demon Hunters.
  • In October, the film’s singing trio — Ejae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami — visited The Tonight Show for their first televised interview and a performance of “Golden,” generating 379 million video views and 39 million engagements across platforms, per NBC.
  • Coverage cites the film as Netflix’s most-watched ever, with reported totals varying from 325.1 million views (TheWrap) to more than 500 million (Deadline).
  • The movie has three Golden Globe and two Critics Choice nominations, an NYFCC animated-feature win, and five Grammy nods for its Double Platinum soundtrack, as Deadline reports Netflix and Sony are eyeing a 2029 sequel.