Zoey

Skills and competencies Rapping Skills: As the main rapper of HUNTR/X, Zoey has a talent for rapping. In fact, she's exceptionally good at it. She can rap at lightning speed, compared to the rap style of Baby Saja, the rapper of the Saja Boys. Demon Hunting: Being a demon hunter chosen by Celine, Zoey is excellent at hunting demons, just like Mira and Rumi. Weapon Proficiency: Zoey is skilled in wielding her shin-kal, often demonstrated when hunting demons. Spirit Magic: As a Huntress, Zoey can use spirit magic, conjure weapons, and empower herself with her soul and the souls of her fans to create energy barriers, as demonstrated in "What It Sounds Like." Mediumship: Zoey can see spirits, demons, and the spiritual energy flowing from the Honmoon. She can see when it changes color, its fluctuations indicating the presence of demons nearby, or when it is breaking apart. Armament Shin-kal: Zoey's throwing knives are called shin-kal, inspired by traditional Korean mudang (shamanic) tools. The word "shin-kal" means "god knife." According to Celine Kim, visual development artist and art director for the film, "It was a challenge to research its original use, so our animation team had a brilliant idea: they improvised with it in a way similar to throwing knives or cards." In the film, Zoey owns six throwing knives and frequently uses them as projectiles.

Zoey was born in Korea but raised in Burbank, California, USA. She composed music and lyrics in many of her school notebooks before joining HUNTR/X, which received negative reactions from people. Despite the comments from her former school, she still became a rapper in the future, thanks to Celine, who recruited her as a rapper in HUNTR/X. Fans speculate that Zoey divorced her parents due to the lyrics of the song "Golden," which depict her having to choose between living in Korea and the USA, and for "trying to play both sides."

She also seems to dislike the idea of ​​being too much but not enough for others, which Han describes as "eager to please, maybe a little too eager," and even a bit panicky, hoping her friends wouldn't see her that way. This also ultimately gives Gwi-Ma the ability to get inside her head during the third act.

Zoey is lively, bubbly, and energetic, showing her love for her friends and fans whenever she can. She can also be quite naive, believing that tonics can help improve one's voice. She also failed to notice Rumi's behavioral changes, unlike Mira, who accepted the rather large number of irrational changes that "Takedown" went through. She is lovable and easy to get along with, and has a pleasant personality.

Zoey is shown to be very prone to distractions, unable to resist the Saja Boys' song "Soda Pop" twice, and ends up moving her shoulders up and down while it plays. She's also easily amused, distracted, and excited. This also demonstrates some of her optimism, as she initially wondered if the Saja Boys might be "gentle demons" during their debut. Zoey also easily fell for the Saja Boys, especially Mystery, who quickly became nervous when she sat next to her during the fan event, and who also has a picture of him on her bedroom wall.

Despite her energy, she has demonstrated insecurities about not being fully Korean, as well as being ostracized for her energetic personality. This is evident in the song "Golden," where she feels like she doesn't belong to either culture, and is further demonstrated when she reveals that, before joining HUNTR/X, she felt her thoughts and feelings were "strange."

When Zoey sees Rumi with her demonic marks exposed, it shows her at her most vulnerable, hurt that she couldn't trust her if they couldn't figure out what was true or false, now that they think Rumi was secretly joining the Saja Boys to help Gwi-Ma. She also draws her knives after Mira, and only draws two, showing that she was more hesitant to hurt Rumi.

Zoey has black hair styled in double braided buns with micro-bangs and fringed highlights. She has light brown eyes, freckles, and a heart-shaped mouth when expressing herself. She wears bright makeup on her face, gold bracelets on her arms, and gold and black leather rings on her fingers. Similar to the group members, she has a slender build with long limbs. She is distinguished by her rounded features, particularly the shape of her face and eyes. She is the shortest member of the group, although her height is never identified. In terms of jewelry, she has six piercings in both ears (lower lobe, upper lobe, tragus, middle helix/auricle) and a rook piercing in her left ear.

In HUNTR/X's first appearance in the film, Zoey sports a streetwear look. Her teal top features black leather straps, yellow accents, silver zippers, and a pink lotus design on the right side of her torso. Her high-waisted parachute pants feature yellow and black geometric designs, double teal straps hanging from her hips, and a yellow norigae (노리개, a traditional amulet worn by women as a fashion accessory and good luck charm) on her left hip. The amulet is designed to reflect Zoey herself, with its rounded shape and cute accessories. She wears chunky yellow and black athletic shoes.

HUNTR/X Partner Mira and Rumi (HUNTR/X members) Zoey's Gallery Overview Relationship Gallery Before joining HUNTR/X, I felt like my thoughts, my lyrics, and all my notebooks were useless and strange. But with you two, they mean something. I mean something. Zoey to Rumi and Mira.

Zoey (Korean: 조이, RR: Jo-i) is one of the two deuteragonists of K-Pop Demon Hunters, a 2025 animated musical fantasy produced by Sony Pictures Animation and released on Netflix. A talented K-pop idol and the main rapper of the girl group HUNTR/X, Zoey and her bandmates lead a double life as demon hunters. She is the maknae (막내, the youngest member of the group), which matches her childish and playful personality. Her ethnicity is Korean, but she grew up in Burbank, California. Zoey and her bandmates assume secret identities as demon hunters to protect humanity. When fighting demons, she throws knives called shin-kal.

Name Zoey 조이 Jo-i Also known as Cutest Maknae (by fans) Relatives Unidentified mother Unidentified father Biographical information Age 22-23 (youngest member of HUNTR/X) Status Alive Place of birth America Species Human Physical description Gender Feminine Eye color Hair color Black Professional information Profession KPop idol (HUNTR/X main rapper) Lyricist Demon Hunter