In this week’s The Contenders, the last charts rung to climb is the hardest for the surprise pop story of the year.

This photo provided by Netflix shows a scene from its original animated film "KPop Demon Hunters" (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- The original soundtrack (OST) from the Netflix animated film "K-Pop Demon Hunters" continues its remarkable momentum on the Billboard Hot 100,

Golden, the electropop banger performed by the movie's fictional girl-group HUNTR/X, is on course for Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart this Friday (August 1). And two songs by HUNTR/X's equally fictional boyband rivals Saja Boys – Soda Pop and Your Idol– could join it in the Top 10.