How It's Done (Huntrix song)

The animated musical fantasy film KPop Demon Hunters was released on Netflix on June 20, 2025. The film follows the fictional K-pop girl group Huntrix, consisting of members Rumi, Mira, and Zoey, whose singing voices are performed by Ejae, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami, respectively.^[1] The film's accompanying soundtrack album was released on the same day, with "How It's Done" as the second track.^[2]

"How It's Done" was released by Republic Records as a single on August 27, 2025.^[3] In January 2026, the song officially impacted US contemporary hit radio.^[4][5]

"How It's Done" serves as the opening track of the film KPop Demon Hunters that introduces the film's protagonists Rumi, Mira, and Zoey. In the scene, the trio sing the anthem as they battle a group of demons posing as members of their private jet's flight crew before dropping into a stadium of fans to finish the song as the girl group Huntrix. The team took inspiration from "Jet Song" from West Side Story, which introduced the Jets, and wanted a similar introduction for the fictional band. According to the producer Ian Eisendrath, he wanted to set up a unique sonic world for the band and create a song that "felt like when you first heard Blackpink."^[6] Ejae referred to "How It's Done" as "the hardest song" of the songs she worked on for the film.^[7]

The song went through several different iterations on finding the beat and tempo.^[6] On the song's development, Ejae stated that they tried "to find a hook that's hook-y" as well needing to create "a melody that's good enough that can pierce through" the track.^[7] She explained that the song's raps "took full advantage of K-pop writing", noting their strategic approach of blending rap and theater styles where "all the verses had rap, so we could put all the storyline in there, and the chorus could be as simple as possible".^[7]

Billboard placed "How It's Done" in the fourth position in their ranking of songs from the soundtrack, describing it as a "perfect introduction" for the characters and the film.^[8]

Digital download, streaming, and 7-inch vinyl^[9]

1. "How It's Done" – 2:56
2. "How It's Done" (instrumental) – 2:55