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yahoonews on November 20, 2025 3:36 pm **From The Associated Press:** Fans of K-pop have an intensity that’s turned the music into a global phenomenon. Some are determined to channel that energy into action on climate change. Their push has been on display at [United Nations climate talks](https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-cop30-united-nations-belem-brazil-7e89a69bac07888697a7654ab5407d67) in the city of Belem on the edge of the Brazilian Amazon, including costumed protests against fossil fuel funding that featured characters from [“KPop Demon Hunters”](https://apnews.com/article/kpop-demon-hunters-netflix-summer-smash-surprise-b1f1a0390c303fb46959f6cf6e77b5ff) — currently the [most-watched film on Netflix](https://apnews.com/article/box-office-kpop-demon-hunters-netflix-1646037b37d3018a0c827a3a674daf02) with more than 325 million views. Meanwhile, panels attended by high-ranking South Korean officials during the talks, known as COP30, strategized on how to mobilize the K-pop fanbase. Read more: [https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/k-pop-fans-environmental-activism-140125385.html](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/k-pop-fans-environmental-activism-140125385.html)
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**From The Associated Press:**
Fans of K-pop have an intensity that’s turned the music into a global phenomenon. Some are determined to channel that energy into action on climate change.
Their push has been on display at [United Nations climate talks](https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-cop30-united-nations-belem-brazil-7e89a69bac07888697a7654ab5407d67) in the city of Belem on the edge of the Brazilian Amazon, including costumed protests against fossil fuel funding that featured characters from [“KPop Demon Hunters”](https://apnews.com/article/kpop-demon-hunters-netflix-summer-smash-surprise-b1f1a0390c303fb46959f6cf6e77b5ff) — currently the [most-watched film on Netflix](https://apnews.com/article/box-office-kpop-demon-hunters-netflix-1646037b37d3018a0c827a3a674daf02) with more than 325 million views.
Meanwhile, panels attended by high-ranking South Korean officials during the talks, known as COP30, strategized on how to mobilize the K-pop fanbase.
Read more: [https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/k-pop-fans-environmental-activism-140125385.html](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/k-pop-fans-environmental-activism-140125385.html)