Takedown

Album

KPop Demon Hunters (soundtrack)

Label

Republic Records

Genre

Stage & Screen

Duration

2:00

Entered Chart

Jul 12, 2025

Peak Date

Sep 6, 2025

Original Artist

Twice

"Takedown" is a high-energy trap-pop track from the 2025 animated musical fantasy KPop Demon Hunters. The song is performed by Huntr/x, a fictional girl group composed of Rumi, Mira, and Zoey, who spend their spare time slaying demons, all while dealing with the usual stresses of choreography, fan rankings, and group cohesion. Their rivals in the film? A boy band called the Saja Boys, who are actual demons in disguise. Ejae, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami, a team of real-world alt-pop and K-R&B stars, supply the trio's singing voices. Michel "Lindgren" Schulz composed and produced the song. Lindgren has worked with several prominent K-pop groups, including BTS ("Run BTS") and BlackPink ("The Girls"), as well as solo artists Dua Lipa and John Legend. Ian Eisendrath, the movie's executive music producer, assisted with vocal arrangement and string direction. "Takedown" arrives at a boiling point in the movie's plot when Rumi, Mira, and Zoey channel their collective frustration into a song that's part K-pop anthem, part supernatural smackdown. The refrain, "It's a takedown," becomes a rallying cry. "They're writing a song that is going to express their rage, their vengeance, and what they're going to do to these demons that are not only threatening the world, but also their careers," Eisendrath told Tudum. "It's got to be hard, as an artist, to watch this other group come in [and] steal all their fans. The idea of 'Takedown' is this diss track that is going to scare away, intimidate, and drive away the demons." The song is not only a takedown against Huntr/x's rivals, but also against their own inner demons, quite literally in Rumi's case. Because - plot twist! - Rumi is half-demon. And as Eisendrath explained to Tudum, her verse ("When your patterns start to show. It makes the hatred wanna grow out of my veins") is loaded with double meaning. Rumi is secretly trying to hide her own "patterns," which in this universe manifest as physical marks of her demonic heritage. The irony is she's singing about hating the very thing she is. "What this reveals is how much Mira and Zoey would hate her and want to destroy her if they knew that she had the demon patterns," Eisendrath explained. "As she's losing her voice and starting to deal with what can no longer be hidden, you see her in a studio trying to rewrite the lyrics and make them softer." In a quiet studio scene, Rumi attempts to rewrite "Takedown" with softer lyrics, hoping to downplay the violence. However, the demons (disguised as Mira and Zoey) have other plans. They reject her edits, reclaim the harder original, and perform it onstage in a moment of pure horror-movie musical theater. The arena warps into a hellscape, and Rumi watches in agony as her friends (or so she thought) sing "Takedown" directly at her, exposing her for what she truly is. The film wraps up with a live-action end-credits sequence set to a remix of "Takedown" reimagined by Twice members Jeongyeon, Jihyo, and Chaeyoung, alongside behind-the-scenes footage.

(Takedown, takedown)
(Takedown, down, down, down)
HUNTRIX girls to the world (Takedown, takedown)
It's a takedown (Takedown, down, down, down)

So sweet, so easy on the eyes, but hideous on the inside
Whole life spreading lies, but you can't hide, baby, nice try
I'm 'bout to switch up these vibes, I finally opened my eyes
It's time to kick you straight back into the night

'Cause I see your real face and it's ugly as sin
Time to put you in your place 'cause you're rotten within
When your patterns start to show
It makes the hatred wanna grow outta my veins

I don't think you're ready for the takedown
Break you into pieces in a world of pain 'cause you're all the same
Yeah, it's a takedown
A demon with no feelings, don't deserve to live, it's so obvious

I'ma gear up and take you down (Oh)
Da-da-da, down
It's a takedown (Oh)
Da-da-da, down
I'ma take it down (Oh)
Da-da-da, down
It's a takedown (Oh)
Da-da-da, down (Take it down)

It's a takedown, I'ma take you out, you break down like, "What?"
It's a takedown, I'ma take you out and I ain't gonna stop
정신을 놓고 널집 밟고 갈을 시겨놔
[Jeongsineul noko neoljip balgo gareul sigyeonwa]
You'll be beggin' and cryin', all of you dyin', never miss my shot

When your patterns start to show
It makes the hatred wanna grow out of my veins

I don't think you're ready for the takedown
당당하게 어둠 엪에 다가서 다 무너뜨려
[Dangdanghage eodum epe dagaseo da muneotteuryeo]
Yeah, it's a takedown
A demon with no feelings, don't deserve to live, it's so obvious

I'ma gear up and take you down (Oh)
Da-da-da, down
It's a takedown (Oh)
Da-da-da, down
I'ma take it down (Oh, watch me do it, yeah)
Da-da-da, down (Ooh)
It's a takedown (Oh)
Da-da-da, down (Ooh)

Oh, you're the master of illusion
나를 속이려 하지마
[Nareul sogiryeo hajima]
Look at all the masses that you're foolin'
But they'll turn on you soon, so how?
How can you sleep or live with yourself?
A broken soul trapped in the nastiest shell
용혼 없는 네 목숨을 근어러 and watch you die
[Yonghon eomneun ne moksumeul geuneoreo and watch you die]
You can try but you can't hide

It's a takedown, I'ma take you out, you break down like, "What?"
It's a takedown, I'ma take you out and I ain't gonna stop
I'ma cut you open, lose control, then rip out your heart
You'll be beggin' and cryin', all of you dyin'

I'ma gear up and take you down (Oh)
Da-da-da, down (Ah)
It's a takedown (Oh)
Da-da-da, down (Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah)
I'ma take it down (Oh)
Da-da-da, down (Ooh)
It's a takedown (Oh)
Da-da-da, down (Watch me do it, yeah)

Take it down