Romance is the vocalist and romantic visual of the fictional demon idol group SAJA Boys in KPop Demon Hunters. He is an animated character whose speaking and singing performances come from credited real artists.

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Status: Current animated member  ·  Years active: 2025–present

Quick profile

• Group: SAJA Boys
• Role: Vocalist · romantic visual
• Story: KPop Demon Hunters
• Character type: Demon in an idol disguise
• English speaking voice: Joel Kim Booster
• Singing ensemble: samUIL Lee

Character and concept

Romance weaponizes the soft-boy archetype. Long pink hair, heart motifs and an intentionally delicate presentation make him the member designed to sell emotional availability while the group is secretly consuming fan devotion.

The contrast between his gentle “Soda Pop” styling and the group’s revealed demonic purpose is the point: the disguise is not separate from the attack. It is how the attack reaches the audience.

Voice and music credits

Joel Kim Booster supplies Romance’s English speaking voice. samUIL Lee performs in the five-man singing ensemble behind the SAJA Boys songs. Both real artists are credited without replacing Romance on the fictional group roster.

Official songs

• Soda Pop — official Netflix song clipDaily+5.3KTotal views173.7M
• Soda Pop — official Netflix lyric videoDaily+4.4KTotal views105.9M
• Your Idol — official Netflix lyric videoDaily+78.9KTotal views28.4M

Role inside SAJA Boys

SAJA Boys operate inside KPop Demon Hunters as both an idol group and a supernatural trap. Their public performances attract fans while their demonic purpose serves Gwi-Ma’s plan against HUNTR/X and the Honmoon. Romance participates in both identities: he is a marketed animated member and one of the demons using idol appeal as a story weapon.

The supporting members are built around immediately readable archetypes. Romance turns the flirtatious, heart-stealing idol persona into a literal design brief. His long pink hair, expressive posing, and romantic branding distinguish him in group shots even when Jinu carries the central plot.

Design and performance language

Romance’s visual identity uses softness as camouflage. Pink styling and affectionate gestures make the character approachable during the group’s sweeter presentation, while the same exaggerated charm becomes unsettling once the audience understands what SAJA Boys are doing.

In choreography, his silhouette has to remain legible beside Mystery, Abby, Baby, and Jinu. Animation can control every line precisely, but the performance still borrows from recognizable idol staging: member archetypes, center changes, reaction shots, and poses designed to become instantly shareable.

Song context

“Soda Pop” presents Romance at the height of the group’s deliberately addictive sweetness. The song belongs to SAJA Boys as a virtual group and to Romance as an animated member performance. samUIL Lee receives the real-world singing credit as part of the ensemble rather than becoming the fictional character.

“Your Idol” exposes the group’s demonic purpose and gives the same character branding a darker function. Romance remains identifiable, but the flirtation is no longer harmless marketing. The contrast between the two songs is central to the character’s value.

Virtual-member and performer scope

Romance’s English speaking performance is credited to Joel Kim Booster, while samUIL Lee contributes to the singing ensemble. Those are separate real identities with their own careers. This page records Romance’s animated design, roster membership, story role, and songs.

Romance has no separately billed solo character catalog, so he belongs in the Member directory but not the Solo Artist directory. Soundtrack songs attach to SAJA Boys, to the animated member when applicable, and to the credited real performers without creating duplicate groups or duplicate biographies.

CVM Sekai connections

Return to the SAJA Boys group profile, visit the HUNTR/X profile, or read the KPop Demon Hunters review.

YouTube tracking history

Romance has no separately billed official solo-video catalog. “Soda Pop” and “Your Idol” uploads remain tracked with the SAJA Boys group profile so totals are not duplicated. Joel Kim Booster and samUIL Lee retain their real-world performance credits.

Sources

Netflix Tudum film, cast and music guide · Netflix voice-cast guide