Jinu Saja

Powers and Abilities Soul theft Teleportation Super speed Super strength Immortality Levitation Relationships Family Unnamed Mother † Unnamed younger sister † Friends Gwi-Ma (old master) Saja Boys Abby † Mystery † Romance † Baby † Rumi (love interest, savior, and former enemy) Derpy (pet) Sussie (pet) Enemies Gwi-Ma (arch-enemy) Rumi (formerly) Zoey (formerly) Mira (formerly) Curiosities Jinu is Ahn Hyo-seop's first animated villain role. Jinu is pronounced "Jinhy" in Chinese. Jinu was born on April 17, 1623, making him 402 years old. Jinu's height is 180 cm Jinu serves as a dark counterpart to Rumi.

However, her music also frees Mira and Zoey, and they are reunited with Rumi, restoring HUNTR/X and further strengthening the music as they accept Rumi in everything, even her half-demon heritage.

With no other options left, Gwi-Ma absorbs most of his demon hordes to strengthen himself and kill Rumi. However, Jinu betrays him and takes the fatal blow meant for Rumi, not only to atone for his earlier betrayal but to further strengthen Rumi. Jinu uses his last remaining strength to transfer his redeemed soul to Rumi, granting her a larger, stronger sword that can wound Gwi-Ma. Thanks to Jinu's sacrifice, HUNTR/X, along with their fans who join in the song, banish Gwi-Ma, the Saja Boys, and the rest of the demons back to the underworld permanently and create a new Honmoon that will ensure they remain there forever.

Jinu's familiars are adopted by HUNTR/X, with Rumi caring for Jinu's tiger familiar, as the new Honmoon seems to allow good demons to still cross over to Earth, perhaps indicating that Jinu may be restored in the future.

Later, he tries to speak to Rumi privately, offering to help her. To top it off, he even offers to have the Saja Boys abstain from participating in the upcoming International Idol Awards so that HUNTR/X can win and strengthen the Honmoon, transforming it into the Golden Honmoon, imprisoning Gwi-Ma and her forces for eternity. It is during this bond between Rumi and Jinu that Jinu begins to develop affection for Rumi, while she also develops feelings for him as he helps her combat the weakening of her voice due to her demonic patterns.

Unfortunately, Gwi-Ma discovers Jinu's actions with Rumi and threatens to return him to servitude, tormenting him with the voices of his mother and sister, whom he abandoned when he made his deal with Gwi-Ma, unless he helps ruin HUNTR/X and its Idol Awards performance so that the Saja Boys can allow Gwi-Ma to finally manifest on Earth to feast on the souls of HUNTR/X fans and everyone else who watches or attends the Idol Awards. With no other alternative available, Jinu is forced to lure Mira and Zoey away from Rumi and send two demons disguised as them to use Rumi's song "Takedown" against her and expose her demonic ways to Rumi's fans and bandmates. The plan works, and Rumi is forced to flee in shame upon seeing Mira and Zoey's reactions and threatens to attack her because of her half-demon heritage.

With HUNTR/X's disbandment, Honmoon is destroyed, and the Saja Boys are free to enchant all the fans, along with Mira and Zoey, so that Gwi-Ma can feast and become unstoppable. However, Rumi, having accepted her half-demon heritage, returns, and Gwi-Ma finds herself unable to control her because she is also half-human, rendering her demonic mind control useless against her. When Rumi begins singing her new song, "What It Sounds Like," Gwi-Ma is so severely affected that he immediately sends the Saja Boys and other demons to stop Rumi.

Demon Hunters KPop Currently, Honmoon continues to be reinforced by the new generation of demon hunters from the K-pop girl group HUNTR/X, consisting of Rumi, Mira, and Zoey. Many demons, including Jinu, remained trapped in the underworld while Gwi-Ma weakened from not receiving souls.

After HUNTR/X defeats a group of Gwi-Ma's demons sent to sabotage their flight, only a demon flight attendant survives. She escapes to report the ambush's failure, but Gwi-Ma incinerates her in a fit of rage, calling her useless, pathetic, and weak. He reminds his minions that if HUNTR/X can turn the Honmoon into gold, it will mean the end of them all. Jinu then approaches Gwi-Ma with an offer to send the Saja Boys to the surface to succeed where so many of Gwi-Ma's minions have failed. His plan is to weaken the Honmoon through the same method HUNTR/X uses to strengthen it: singing to gain popularity and fame. Intrigued by the idea, Gwi-Ma grants Jinu permission. The Saja Boys soon debuted their first song, "Soda Pop," and quickly began to attract a cult following.

However, their performance catches the attention of HUNTR/X, and the three girls attempt to confront them in a public men's bathhouse, resulting in the Saja Boys ambushing HUNTR/X with a horde of water demons. In the scuffle, Rumi, the leader of HUNTR/X, confronts Jinu and, in the struggle, rips her sleeve, exposing her own demonic patterns, much to Jinu's shock and surprise. Upon discovering that she had not told Mira and Zoey about her half-demon birthright, fearing their reaction, Jinu nobly helps hide Rumi's demonic patterns before they realize it, and manages to escape with the rest of the Saja Boys.

Over time, Jinu encountered others like himself, formerly human souls who had made their own dark deals and carried the same hellish patterns as Gwi-Ma. These fellow demons became his cohorts and fellow members of the Saja Boys.

Gwi-Ma's continued reign was interrupted by the first generation of demon hunters, who used their voices and music to create a barrier called the "Honmoon," powered by their fans, which trapped all demonic entities beneath it, preventing them from entering the mortal realm, allowing only entry through weak points. Centuries passed, and Gwi-Ma grew weakened, while the hunters were soon poised to transform this barrier into the "Golden Honmoon," which would, in turn, banish him and his demonic kin to the underworld for all eternity.

Meanwhile, Jinu saw this as an opportunity to finally let go of all his guilt and suffering. By aiding Gwi-Ma and helping him destroy the Honmoon and the Hunters, he would be rewarded with the erasure of his painful memories.

Four hundred years ago, Jinu lived a life of poverty with his mother and younger sister. The three belonged to the lowest class of society, surviving in a world that offered them little kindness. Their days were marked by hunger and hardship, and Jinu's only valuable possession was a worn-out bipa, a traditional Korean lute, which he played on street corners to earn a few coins, but never enough to lift them out of their miserable existence.

One fateful day, Jinu was contacted by Gwi-Ma, a cunning ancient demon king, disguised as flattery and false promises. Gwi-Ma whispered of a better life, of wealth and freedom from hunger. The demon king offered Jinu a way out of his suffering. Desperate and exhausted, Jinu accepted the offer without hesitation.

With the pact he had signed with Gwi-Ma, he achieved good fortune, and the gates of a great palace were opened to Jinu by his heavenly voice. There, his days were filled with banquets and his nights were spent on silken sheets; he dressed in fine clothes and received a status he had never imagined. But when he turned to bring his mother and sister with him, the palace guards blocked his path. Jinu had not realized that his agreement with Gwi-Ma had only lifted him out of poverty. In his desire to escape his own suffering, he had willingly abandoned his family, who were even worse off without him. Though he continued to live in grandeur, his agreement with Gwi-Ma took its toll, and the weight of what he had done became worse than the poverty he had fled.

As for the other Saja Boys, it's unclear whether Jinu truly saw them as friends. He doesn't feel guilty about betraying them and doesn't seem to interact with them in a casual or affectionate way.

Overall, Jinu is a mix of charm and regret, someone who hides her pain behind a clever smile but still carries the weight of her past.

Jinu is a charming yet devious person who often hides his true identity. While sometimes kind to Rumi and the other Saja Boys, he's still a demon who uses manipulation and steals souls from his fans to help Gwi-Ma. He's quick-witted and clever, using his charm to cover up his darker deeds.

Deep down, Jinu feels profound shame for having abandoned his human family to live a comfortable life with Gwi-Ma's help. He dislikes the evil deeds he commits and silently resents Gwi-Ma for being cruel and controlling. Even so, Jinu continues to serve him in the hope that his painful memories will be erased. He believes this will free him from the guilt of betraying his loved ones.

Although Jinu rarely shows guilt toward the people he harms as a demon, small signs of his humanity still appear. He shows mercy to Rumi, gently discards a bouquet from a fan instead of acting coldly like the other demons, and becomes emotional when looking at a young fan's drawing. He also shows kindness to animals and children, especially when caring for the tiger and the magpie.

Jinu can be clumsy and awkward at times. He gets flustered when an elderly woman assumes Rumi is his girlfriend and quickly denies that she's his type, which disappoints Rumi.

He often avoids telling the full truth about how he became a demon, choosing to hide parts that make him look bad. He projects his own painful experiences onto Rumi, warning her that her friends might not accept her new demonic nature. Despite all this, he genuinely cares for Rumi and even faces Gwi-Ma to help her succeed, risking his own life in the process. His affection for her stems from a deep understanding of what it means to be ashamed of who you are.

Jinu, in his demonic form, has light blue-purple skin with demonic markings, sharp claws, and fangs. He has yellow eyes with black, slitted pupils. He wears traditional Korean clothing.

In his human form, Jinu has straight black hair, dark brown eyes, and fair skin. He is also muscular and has pierced ears. In his story, he is shown dirty and wearing a bun.

Full name Hyun Jinu Saja Pseudonym Jinu Origin Demon Hunters KPop Occupation Leader of the Saja Boys Musician Gwi-Ma's Minion (formerly)

Powers / Abilities Demonic Magic Demonic Physiology Metamorphosis Soul Theft High Intelligence Combat Prowess Superhuman Strength Superhuman Speed Agility Superhuman Immortality Stealth Levitation Teleportation Strategy Charisma Singing and Dancing Skills

Goals Get rid of Huntrix. Collect and send as many souls as possible to Gwi-Ma's realm. Ruin the reputation of the Huntrix (abandon them all). Help Rumi stop Gwi-Ma (he succeeded, though at the cost of his own life).

Crimes Representation Conspiracy Mass murder Great Animarum Robbery Psychological abuse Physical and psychological aggression Mass brainwashing Attempted assisted genocide Attempted assisted world domination

Villain Type Collector of Tragic Souls