How It's Done (Huntrix song) Last updated January 27, 2026 Background and release The animated musical fantasy film KPop Demon Hunters was released on Netflix on June 20,2025. The film follows the fictional K-pop girl group Huntrix,consisting of members Rumi,Mira,and Zoey,whose singing voices are performed by Ejae ,Audrey Nuna ,and Rei Ami ,respectively. [ 1] The film's accompanying soundtrack album was released on the same day,with "How It's Done" as the second track. [ 2]
"How It's Done" was released by Republic Records as a single on August 27,2025. [ 3] In January 2026,the song officially impacted US contemporary hit radio . [ 4] [ 5]
Lyrics and composition "How It's Done" serves as the opening track of the film KPop Demon Hunters that introduces the film's protagonists Rumi,Mira,and Zoey. In the scene,the trio sing the anthem as they battle a group of demons posing as members of their private jet's flight crew before dropping into a stadium of fans to finish the song as the girl group Huntrix. The team took inspiration from "Jet Song " from West Side Story ,which introduced the Jets,and wanted a similar introduction for the fictional band. According to the producer Ian Eisendrath ,he wanted to set up a unique sonic world for the band and create a song that "felt like when you first heard Blackpink ." [ 6] Ejae referred to "How It's Done" as "the hardest song" of the songs she worked on for the film. [ 7]
The song went through several different iterations on finding the beat and tempo. [ 6] On the song's development,Ejae stated that they tried "to find a hook that's hook-y" as well needing to create "a melody that's good enough that can pierce through" the track. [ 7] She explained that the song's raps "took full advantage of K-pop writing",noting their strategic approach of blending rap and theater styles where "all the verses had rap,so we could put all the storyline in there,and the chorus could be as simple as possible". [ 7]
Reception Billboard placed "How It's Done" in the fourth position in their ranking of songs from the soundtrack,describing it as a "perfect introduction" for the characters and the film. [ 8]
Track listing Digital download,streaming,and 7-inch vinyl [ 9]
"How It's Done" –2:56 "How It's Done" (instrumental) –2:55 References ↑ Milligan, Mercedes (April 24, 2025). "Sony's 'KPop Demon Hunters' Cast, Music Roster & Netflix Premiere Date Revealed" . Animation Magazine . Archived from the original on May 30, 2025. Retrieved May 23, 2025 . ↑ Zachary, Brandon (June 20, 2025). "KPop Demon Hunters Soundtrack Guide: Every Song & When They Play" . ScreenRant . Archived from the original on June 25, 2025. Retrieved June 20, 2025 . 1 2 "How It's Done (Instrumental (from the Netflix film KPop Demon Hunters) / Single)" . ProStudioMasters . Retrieved January 22, 2025 . ↑ Trust, Gary (January 21, 2026). "HUNTR/X's 'How It's Done,' the New Radio Single From 'KPop Demon Hunters,' Debuts on Pop Airplay Chart" . Billboard . Archived from the original on January 22, 2026. Retrieved January 21, 2026 . 1 2 "Hot New Releases" . Hits . January 9, 2026. Archived from the original on January 10, 2026. 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Archived from the original on August 20, 2025. Retrieved August 20, 2025 . ↑ "Huntr x Chart History (Hong Kong Songs)" . Billboard . Retrieved August 9, 2025 . ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ " (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista . Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved January 24, 2026. ↑ "Official Irish Singles Chart on 19/9/2025 – Top 50 ". Official Charts Company . Retrieved September 19, 2025. ↑ "OLT20 – Combined Chart – Week of Sunday September 10th, 2025" . The Official Lebanese Top 20 . September 10, 2025. Archived from the original on October 6, 2025. Retrieved September 14, 2025 . ↑ "2025 34-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA . August 22, 2025. Retrieved August 22, 2025 . ↑ "The Official Southeast Asia Charts – This Week's Official Malaysia Chart Top 20 from 07/04/2025 to 07/10/2025" . Official Southeast Asia Charts . International Federation of the Phonographic Industry . Retrieved July 15, 2025 . 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Retrieved December 10, 2025 . ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2025 Singles" (PDF) . Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved January 26, 2026 . ↑ "French single certifications – KPop Demon Hunters Cast – How It's Done" (in French). SNEP . Retrieved January 26, 2026 . ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – KPop Demon Hunters Cast – How It's Done" . Radioscope. Retrieved January 26, 2026 . Type How It's Done in the "Search:" field and press Enter. ↑ "OLiS - oficjalna lista wyróżnień" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry . Retrieved January 26, 2026 . Click "TYTUŁ" and enter How It's Done in the search box. ↑ "Portuguese single certifications – Huntr/x, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami & KPop Demon Hunters Cast – How It's Done" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa . Retrieved January 26, 2026 . ↑ "Spanish single certifications – Huntr/x / Ejae / Audrey Nuna / Rei Ami / KPop Demon Hunters – How It's Done" . El portal de Música . 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