Although it’s disappointing that KPop Demon Hunters isn’t expected to follow up on its world-dominating first tour until 2029, the members of HUNTR/X should be back on-screen before then. Last year, it was announced that Arden Cho and May Hong, the voices behind Rumi and Mira, would be re-teaming for a new film set against the backdrop of the K-pop industry — Perfect Girl. The project is a much different beast than their animated smash hit, focusing on the darker side of the scene with a story that’s been described as “Scream meets Black Swan.” Among those accompanying the pair is Adeline Rudolph, who had nothing but kind words for her two co-stars, even if the film pits them against one another.
With Mortal Kombat II now in theaters, Rudolph sat down with Perri Nemiroff for a new episode of Collider Ladies Night, where they dug into her career, bringing Kitana to life from the iconic fighting games, and some of the exciting projects she has on the horizon. When asked what subgenre of horror Perfect Girl occupies, the actress admittedly had a bit of trouble finding the right descriptor. The synopsis described the story as revolving around a fierce competition to find the members of a K-pop supergroup designed to steal the spotlight. However, with one last-second arrival, the audition turns out to be a literal bloodbath where every entrant is hunted down until the final four are left standing. Rudolph ultimately agreed that “psychological thriller” would be the best category for the film. “That’s what I would have said,” she responded. “I wasn’t sure if that was a subgenre, but it’s very much in that world and in that realm.”
The mere mention of Hong and Cho’s involvement had Rudolph thinking of all the ways the two stars had made her experience better. “Firstly, working with May was lovely,” she continued. “She’s so sweet and so kind.” For Hong, Perfect Girl represents just her third film role, though she’s been a regular presence on television from Full Circle to Hacks. Rudolph got a ton out of watching Cho, though, as the Teen Wolf alum wasn’t just starring, but also producing, and brought with her a track record of trailblazing for Asian-American actors. Rudolph continued:
“And then, of course, working with Arden was a gift of a lifetime. I mean, Arden is so incredible in very many ways. She’s just kind of carved out a path for Asian-Americans, or AAPI talent, and she’s very much a person who wants everyone to win, and you can feel that. Girls’ girl, 100%. She’s incredible. She was also producing on this film as well as acting. But yeah, to play opposite her and then also have her on set every day to help guide the project was so amazing. I mean, she deserves everything this planet has to offer. She’s incredible through and through.”
Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
💊The Matrix
🔥Mad Max
🌧️Blade Runner
🏜️Dune
🚀Star Wars
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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
02
In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
03
What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
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How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
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Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
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Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
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Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
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What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
The Wasteland
Mad Max
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
Arrakis
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
‘Perfect Girl’ Twists the K-Pop Industry Through the Realm of Horror
Although she had much to say about the reunited HUNTR/X members, Rudolph couldn’t speak as freely about Perfect Girl itself. She did, however, tease that, despite its more horrifying premise, it does hit at the very real, cutthroat paths to stardom that prospective K-pop stars have to endure. “Without giving too much away, it’s a movie about the K-pop training system,” she said. “It’s very rigorous. And it’s about these artists’ journeys being in that system, and the insecurities or the fears or the competitiveness that comes out being placed in a situation like that.”
It’s too early at this time to start talking about her character, but there’s a lot about the idea that has the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina alum excited. Based on the Blacklist script by Lynn Q. Yu, Perfect Girl hails from director Hong Won-ki and features a cast that is packed with real musical talent. John Kim, Peter Lee Jae Yoon, and Samantha Cochran are also on board alongside Filipino-Canadian singer AC Bonifacio, Thai singer and actress Ally, and real-life K-pop idols Jeon Somi from The Black Label, Nancy from Momoland, Siyoon from Billie, and Chaerin from Cherry Bullet. Somi also made one of the six original K-pop tracks for the film. So far, Rudolph loves how all those elements come together to paint a heightened, tense picture of the K-pop world that still speaks to the truth hopeful artists face.
“I cannot wait, honestly, to just talk all about the project. I feel like it’s a space that lends itself to a psychological thriller horror. Obviously, it’s exaggerated, but there’s so much that goes on in that world that is so fascinating. Taken to the extreme, not that any of this would ever happen, but you can understand how, just mentally, it could be tough.”
There’s no release date yet for Perfect Girl. In the meantime, Rudolph is in theaters for Mortal Kombat II. Stay tuned here at Collider for further updates. You can watch Rudolph’s full episode of Ladies Night below.
