Los angeles: A song from the soundtrack for the animated film "KPop Demon Hunters" has secured a place in the top 10 of Billboard's main singles chart, as the popularity of the U.S.-produced film centered on a fictional K-pop girl group continues to grow.

According to Yonhap News Agency, "Golden," sung by Huntr/x, the girl group featured in the film, jumped 17 spots to sixth place on the Hot 100 this week, Billboard said in a chart preview Monday. The song has also topped both the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart and the Billboard Global 200, marking the first time that a virtual act has topped either chart since their creation in 2020.

An alternate version of "Takedown," sung by Jeongyeon, Jihyo, and Chaeyoung of the K-pop girl group TWICE, also entered the Hot 100 at No. 86 this week. This marks the trio's first entry on the chart as individual artists, not as a group.

Produced by Sony Pictures Animation, a U.S. film studio, the Netflix original film features the popular girl group Huntr/x, who protect the human world from evil spirits. The musical animation has garnered global attention since its release last month, reaching No. 1 on Netflix's weekly chart for most popular films on the platform.

Netflix plans to submit "Golden" as a candidate for Best Original Song at next year's Academy Awards, according to U.S. media outlets, such as Variety and Billboard.