Can We Talk About A Bizarre Plot Hole. Like How Exactly Did They Realize That Turning The Honmoon Specifically

Can we talk about a bizarre plot hole. Like how exactly did they realize that turning the honmoon specifically golden is what gonna permanently banned demons from earth? Where did they get the reference? A prophecy? Testing with the military? Vocal practice with fans? My only theory that makes even a lack of sense based on how the previous generation acted ( never appear weak, stay strong, not even to each other, apparently don't offer support the second you can summon a weapon and perform concerts), is that meant they were officially placed on pedestal like Goddesses. But it was false and denies their humanity and disconnect them from the fans in a way. It would explain why Rumi got sick( along with being part demon cause once it turn golden, it would just as easily harm her as "remove her marks" ) and why the Saja Boys were so easy to rise above them technically despite them only having one song and dance under their belt for a week. They were show embarrassing signs of humanity like at the variety show, the bathhouse, frustration with the boys making the song Takedown. Look at the first concert, they come down like shooting stars to the stage and vanquished the demons, and were performing a world tour beforehand. But for the rest of the film, despite work hard as possible, singing every chance they get and being with the fans, it was never golden again. Cause they are exhausted and struggling with the masks , especially with these guys around exhausting them more and Jinu forcing them to confront the issues they tried to bury before the honmoon turned golden.

( sorry for the paragraph. I tend to over do it, but semantics is what makes the world.)

okay for the honmoon thing I pretty much assumed it was trial and error. Like 400 years of history as hunters I'm sure they managed to turn at least some small area golden and saw that demons couldn't enter or exit through that area. Rumi mentions strengthening the honmoon so I'm assuming the idea of it turning golden just means they don't have to keep funneling power into it because they supercharge it.

as for the saja boy plot, it's standard kpop stuff. Boy groups often get away with half assed songs like soda pop, I mean yeah it's catchy but it's really basic. The very detail of them blowing up because of that song is a jab at how fandoms go so much easier on male idols than female ones. Plus the fans were kind of beefing with huntrix because they didn't go through with the live performance after so much hype.

Then there's the matter of Golden not actually being true to the girls. It's performance. KPDH creates a lot of parallels where the girls are pretending that they're over all their issues or downplaying its severity to shots where their armour cracks.

The saja boys and huntrix are both after the same thing, souls. It's just that the demons consume souls whereas the hunters use it's essence as an opposing force against the demons. Their weapons are powered by this soul essence and the honmoon. Their voices are just the key to unlocking this essence.

And for the pedestal bit all idols are put on that pedestal not just hunters, the movie centers around the theme of a public persona in relation to personal struggles. Celine being so intent on hunters looking flawless stems down to wanting people to trust them more and a general expectation from the industry and people who consume kpop.

I wouldn't say the honmoon is a plothole because they leave in enough crumbs for people to piece it together and maybe it's just them leaving room for a sequel, but I don't really mind anyways because it gives me room to make up my own explanation.

I hope that answered your question anon!