KPop Demon Hunters shone on YouTube in Canada in 2025

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The creators, songs, moments and more that caught the attention of Canadians on YouTube in 2025 lists are in and Netflix’s hit animated movie musical, KPop Demon Hunters, is all over the various categories.

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Not only is the animated film listed as one of this year’s 2025 trending topics on YouTube in Canada, but songs from the show, including Soda Pop, Golden, How it’s Done and Your Idol were also included within this year’s top trending songs and Shorts lists.

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APT by Rose (of KPop band Blackpink) and Bruno Mars, was listed as the top song on YouTube in 2025 — no surprise given it was the fifth-fastest music video to reach one billion views and the fastest KPop track to do so (unseating Gangnam Style).

Dance and content trends on Shorts (videos that are under three minutes) propelled older songs to this year’s top shorts songs list, including Pretty Little Baby by Connie Francis and Rock Your Body by The Black Eyed Peas.

Meanwhile, new songs including Doechhi’s smash hit, Anxiety, used Shorts to break through.

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Here’s what Canadians watched the most on YouTube in 2025:

Top Trending Topics in Canada

Squid Game

User-Generated Roblox Experiences: Grow a Garden, Dandy’s World, Forsaken, Steal a Brainrot

KPop Demon Hunters

Brainrot

Tariff

Labubu

Mark Carney

Katseye

Nintendo Switch 2

Blue Lock

Top Songs on Shorts (listed by artist, then song)

1. ATLXS – Passo Bem Solto (Slowed)

2. Connie Francis – Pretty Little Baby

3. Joyful – Chess

4. Black Eyed Peas – Rock That Body

5. yung kai – blue

6. Forrest Frank – YOUR WAY’S BETTER

7. Doechii – Anxiety

8. Moliy, Skillibeng, Shenseea, Silent Addy – Shake It To The Max (Fly) (Remix)

9. Saja Boys (KPop Demon Hunters Cast) – Soda Pop

10. Billie Eilish – Ocean Eyes

Top Songs

1. Rosé, Bruno Mars – APT

2. Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars – Die With A Smile

3. HUNTR/X (KPop Demon Hunters Cast) – Golden

4. Saja Boys (KPop Demon Hunters Cast) – Soda Pop

5. Alex Warren – Ordinary

6. HUNTR/X (KPop Demon Hunters Cast) – How It’s Done

7. Saja Boys (KPop Demon Hunters Cast) – Your Idol

8. Chappell Roan – Pink Pony Club

9. Gigi Perez – Sailor Song

10. The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – Timeless

Canadian Creators to Watch

Ontario-based SleepyCrafter

North Vancouver’s Mia Plays & Kouman

Ontario-based Morgannbook

Blue Jays Today

Nova Scotia’s TheCrochetCrowd

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