Australian visitor Nhung Nguyen made the hike up steep steps to a stunning Seoul park precisely because of its star turn in mega-hit "KPop Demon Hunters".
The real-life settings of the animated film, fresh off a double Oscars win, have become a pilgrimage site for fans of Netflix's most-watched original film of all time.
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