Rumi Kang
Prowess 5
Coordination 5
Strength 5
Intellect 4
Awareness 6
Willpower 6
Stamina 11
Powers
Because of her dual heritage, Rumi has immense power that she’s still learning how to utilize properly.
*Sonic Resonance 6 – Rumi’s voice is capable of producing what is known as Sonic Resonance. In gameplay terms, this means that she can generate sonic blasts and also force fields by singing songs that inspire hope. Her vocal magic is closely tied to her emotional state: when confident and uplifted, her voice is empowering and potent; when fear or doubt sets in, her voice physically cracks and loses its magical strength.
*Saingeom Sword 6 – As part of her demon hunter abilities, Rumi can summon a magical weapon at will. By activating her hunter magic, often through a swift dance gesture or a specific lyric, she materializes her signature sword from pure energy. Visually, this manifests as glowing light coalescing into the blade in her hand. The sword is spiritually linked to Rumi, allowing her to summon or dismiss it at any time. She typically uses this as her primary melee weapon but she is also able to use one Extra, a ranged attack known as an Energy Slash. This wave of spiritual force is capable of slicing through large demons or knocking back multiple enemies in one sweep and strikes with a force of 7.
*Spirit Vision 8 – She can see spirits, demons, and the fluctuating spiritual energy of the Honmoon, helping her detect nearby dangers.
*Flight 4 – Rumi has the capacity for true flight though she mostly uses it for levitation.
*Teleportation 5 – She can teleport through magenta smoke, a characteristic of demons.
*Claws 5 – Thanks to her demon heritage, Rumi’s fingernails may become powerful claws, allowing her to strike with them as edged weapons.
*The Honmoon – Rumi’s human and demonic sides allow her to channel power through the Honmoon without being corrupted by it, unlike other demons. The Honmoon is a magical barrier, derived from Korean shamanism, that prevents demons from entering the human world. Demon Hunters, acting as K-pop idols, strengthen this barrier with their songs and fan energy, aiming to create the Golden Honmoon—a permanent seal to banish demons from existence. The concept of the Honmoon represents a mystical “spirit/soul gate” and is central to the film’s plot, which blends K-pop culture with supernatural conflict.
Specialties
Athletics (Expert +2 bonus), Leadership, Linguistics, Martial Arts (Expert +2 bonus), Occult (Expert +2 bonus), Performance – Singing & Dancing (Master +3 bonus), Weapons – Saingeom Sword (Master +3 bonus)
Qualities
*Half human/ Half demon
*Leader of the band
*Devoted to maintaining the Honmoon
Background:
Rumi Kang (Korean: 강루미 RR: Kang Rumi) is the main protagonist of KPop Demon Hunters, a 2025 animated musical fantasy produced by Sony Pictures Animation and released on Netflix. She’s a gifted K-pop idol and the charismatic leader of the girl group HUNTR/X (pronounced Huntrix).
While she and her bandmates secretly fight demons, Rumi harbors an even deeper secret—she’s half-demon, born to a human mother and a demon father, a truth she’s never revealed to the others. As HUNTR/X’s lead vocalist and frontwoman, Rumi juggles her public image with the hidden responsibility of defending humanity.
Throughout the film, she struggles with her dual heritage – hiding the demonic markings on her body and fearing rejection. Rumi finally embraces her heritage and reunites with Mira and Zoey, who had been entranced. They perform a new song, “What It Sounds Like”, while battling demons and the rival group, the Saja Boys. The song gradually breaks the Saja Boys’ spell, and the girls defeat Gwi-Ma through the creation of a new Honmoon. Contrary to earlier beliefs, the new Honmoon has a rainbow hue, instead of a gold one implying that although it is better reinforced it is still not completely finished and is still prone to demons passing through it.
