Pixar almost had its own Kpop Demon Hunters moment

Three animated women, styled like a K-pop group with vibrant hair and edgy outfits, look intensely at the camera while pointing upwards with one finger in a bright, neon-lit setting.

Netflix's Kpop Demon Hunters took the world by storm when it dropped last year, and months on the hype is still going strong. It came as an unexpected shock to the animation world, previously dominated by top dogs Disney and Pixar, but it turns out the latter could've had its very own Kpop Demon Hunters moment (if only it hadn't slept on this film).

As the studio behind some of the most influential animated films of the 2000s, Pixar doesn't exactly need to prove itself these days. But with such a big reputation, its focus has mostly been on preserving its legacy with sequels like Toy Story 5 and Incredibles 3. If only they'd taken a second to consider this tale of two galaxy-hopping besties on a quest to save the world...