KPop Demon Hunters Action Figures by Mattel

I can't believe October is almost over.  It's crazy.  This has been a chaotic, emotional, whirlwind of a month, to say the least.  But my dad is finally settled into his memory care home and is doing very well.  I'm realizing how many exceptional human beings there are in the world, which is uplifting.  I'm also working on building a new routine for my life and for the blog.  One of my goals for this month was to publish at least two reviews, and I was getting nervous that it wouldn't happen.  But here I am!  It's happening!

Anyone who read my last KPop Demon Hunters review knows how much I love that movie.  I love it a lot.  And I was very impressed by Mattel's 6th scale doll versions of Rumi, Zoey, Mira, and Jinu.  Especially Mira.  Given my enthusiasm for the dolls, I was absolutely delighted to learn that Mattel also made 12th scale action figures of the KPop Demon Hunters characters, and this time they included all of the Saja Boys, not just Jinu.

For today's review I decided to look at the Mira action figure, and also her two potential demon love interests: Romance and Abby:

Mattel's KPop Demon Hunters action figures: Romance, Mira, and Abby ($21.99 each, affiliate link).

The action figures aren't much cheaper than the 6th scale dolls.  Their suggested retail price is $21.99, but I noticed that many of them are on sale for $19.99 right now.  That still feels like a lot of money to me, so I was interested to see if they're worth the price.

There are eight standard action figures at the moment (Rumi, Zoey, Mira, Jinu, Abby, Romance, Baby, and Mystery).

There's also a special Rumi and demon Jinu pair that retails for $43.97:

Rumi and demon Jinu action figure set, $43.97 (affiliate link).

This set doesn't tempt me as much as the others.  Jinu looks weird and Rumi looks a bit like a purple tiger.  They probably look better in person.

I'm much more excited about Mattel's 1:6 demon Jinu, but he costs $80:

I'm also excited about these Mattel blind box miniature For the Fans figures, which are only $12:

KPop Demon Hunters For the Fans miniature figures by Mattel (affiliate link).

I love how they come in either a soda pop can or a noodle carton, and how there are TWO versions of Tiger and Sussie.  There are also codes on the bottom so you can tell which figure you're going to get.  I have a few of these, and I'd love to review them.  Maybe that'll be a good project for Patreon!

Incidentally, I'm not sure if this Amazon Affiliate thing will last.  I'll give it a bit more time, but I think the success model for that program doesn't really align with my personality or my blogging style.  Thank you to anyone who bought something, though!  I get very excited every time I see a purchase.

Anyway, I'll start this review with Mira and then take a look at her two demon admirers.

Mira comes in a small window box with her accessories displayed clearly next to her:

KPop Demon Hunters Mira action figure (affiliate link).

One of the things that sold me on these figures is that they each come with two extra faceplates.  The characters in the movie are so expressive, I love the idea of the action figures having a range of emotions.

Speaking of action figures with a range of emotions, I covet the 1:6 KPop Demon Hunters figures from Hot Toys because they each have an alternate faceplate...and moving eyes.  But they cost $260 each.  Gulp.  

Here's a promotional photo of Mira from that collection:

She's so cool.

In the context of these expensive Hot Toys dolls, Mattel's action figures seem like a better deal: two extra faces and only $20!

But getting back to the box, there are cartoons of Mira along the right side, and these show off her different expressions:

The eating face...eats.

The back of the box has some text and another picture of Mira:

The text is really small and hard to read:

It says: Mira is the rebellious spirit of HUNTR/X, a true force to be reckoned with when it comes to demon hunting or serving looks on the red carpet.  Mira battles demons with the help of her Gok-do ("Curved Moon Sword").

At the bottom of the box, there are four thumbnail drawings of other characters from the collection, in this case Rumi, Zoey, Jinu and Abby:

Rumi and Zoey look strange to me in these pictures, but Jinu and Abby are more movie-accurate.

Mira and her accessories come mounted into a molded plastic shell.  This, along with a generic blue backdrop, pull easily out of the main box:

Separating everything from the plastic shell was easy.  Most items were held in place only by the shape of the molded plastic.  Mira had a few long plastic ties securing her limbs and sword that had to be cut.

Here's everything that was in the box:

Mira comes with a blue hot water kettle:

And a carton of her custom-made Spice Queen ramyeon noodles!

The molded detail here is great, with some of the noodles spilling out of the carton.  The carton itself also has a lot of printed detail, with a picture of Mira on the front and some very tiny nutritional information on the back:

The text here isn't readable.

Mira also comes with an extra pair of gloved hands:

I like the silver details!

The left hand is in a relaxed, open position and the right hand is holding chopsticks.

The paint job on the chopsticks hand is messy, with lots of skin-colored paint spilling over onto the silver chopsticks:

The painted detail on the glove area is nice, though.

Mira's two extra faceplates include an eating face, with puffed cheeks, crossed eyes, and determined brows:

This face cracks me up!

The face has three pegs on the back side, which are how it will connect to the rest of the head:

The other face has an excited, open-mouthed expression that could represent a number of different emotions:

To me, this could work as a jaw-drop, a happy face, an excited expression, or a battle cry type of thing.  It's quite versatile...and very Mira.

Mira's Gok-do is well made.  It has a lot of molded detail, with a golden staff and an iridescent blue blade and grips:

The subtle pink hues in the blade are hard to capture on camera, but they look really nice:

Mira also comes with a simple peg stand, but I didn't need it very often.  She balances quite well on her own:

Her legs are slightly warped, but it's not a big deal.

She's made entirely out of vinyl, including her long pink hair, which falls down over her bottom:

She has two shorter tendrils of vinyl hair that hang down around her face. And her ears look very elfin to me!

That's a pointy pinna!

From this side, the seam for her faceplate is pretty well concealed.  It's no more visible than her neck seam, at any rate.

The neck seam looks bad because the vinyl in her neck is actually black--because of the tee shirt.  The neck is painted with a skin color, but the black shows through at the seams.

Here's Mira from the back:

The two long ponytails are separate from the main chunk of hair for the most part, but they're attached by small pegs at the bottom, so they can't be moved around:

Mira has a stoic face that's easily recognizable as the movie character.  She has arched pink eyebrows, bright red lips, and some dotted makeup accenting her reddish-brown eyes:

Her choker necklace is molded and painted in place, so it doesn't move around.

From Mira's left side, it's easier to see the seam between the faceplate and the rest of the head:

A crack is forming...

That crack might be intentional, so that it's possible to remove the face.  But I hope the faceplates don't fall off when I don't want them to.

Most of Mira's clothing is molded onto her body and decorated with paint.  The two exceptions are the epaulette on her right shoulder and her yellow skirt, both of which are vinyl:

The painted decorations on the tee shirt and skirt are nicely done, especially the delicate silver chain on the skirt.  I wish that the norigae had more detail, like what we saw on the 11-inch dolls, but I understand why it's all red.  This figure is very small.

The outfit has a lot less detail from the back, but the tiny silver chain continues, and there are two molded pockets on the skirt:

Mira's boots are molded to her spindly legs, but they have quite a bit of detail:

And those boots are disguising a lovely pair of double-jointed knees.  Hurrah!

The knees are part of Mira's impressive arsenal of eighteen joints.  But I expect action figures to have a healthy number of joints.  Let's see how those joints perform.

Her head is attached to her neck with a ball joint, but the movement is severely restricted by the solid vinyl wall of hair.  Mira can turn her head from side to side, but this motion causes her hair to push outwards against the shoulder, which in turn forces the front of her hair--and the faceplate, forward.  

So when her head is turned, the faceplate seam opens up even more: 

It's hard to miss, but here's a closer look:

It'll be interesting to see what this type of neck joint can do on a doll with short hair.

Mira's shoulders are rotating hinges that allow her arms to lift up and away from her body to about 90 degrees:

Her arms also spin around:

Her elbows and wrists are rotating hinges, and they bend to about 90 degrees in both directions:

The elbows are a disappointment here.  I'd expect an action figure to have double joints, or at least the ability to move the forearm closer to the upper arm.

Still, Mira can touch her face (just barely) and rest a hand on her (lower) hip:

And she can kind-of cross her arms in front of her waist:

Overall the arm movement is fine, but isn't what I'd hoped for.  Ultra-flexible arms are a necessity for a fighting figure.

Mira has a rotational joint at her waist that allows her upper body to spin around:

And it can spin all of the way around!

Mira's hips look like ball joints, but they're hard to see underneath the skirt.  Also, the vinyl in that area is black, making the details hard to appreciate:

The skirt is quite flexible, but it still prohibits Mira from sliding into full side-to-side splits:

And she's really bad at front-to-back splits:

I think we can blame the skirt again.

She can sit on the ground with her legs out in front of her, but all of her weight rests on that long hair!

She's levitating!

Mira has rotational joints in her upper thighs, right underneath the hips.  This allows her knees and toes to turn inwards or outwards:

The thigh rotation also makes up for the fact that there's no rotation in the knees--which is typical of double joints.

The knees are great.  They behave exactly like I'd expect double-jointed knees to behave.  Mira can kneel with her calves touching the backs of her thighs:

And she can even sit with her legs tucked off to one side...although she doesn't sit particularly well because of that skirt:

Her ankles are rotating hinges, so her feet spin around and she can point and flex her toes really well:

Overall, Mira's articulation is good, but it's not without problems.  Her hair restricts the movement of her head, and her skirt restricts the movement of her hips.  These limitations are profound.  Also, her elbow joints aren't as flexible as I'd like for a fighting action figure.  One last thing is that because her body is made out of slightly flexible vinyl, her legs can warp and the movement in all of her joints is a bit harder to manage than it would be if she'd been made out of rigid plastic.  The movement feels sticky.

However, Mira's balance is pretty good, and the number and style of her joints is above average.  Surprise, surprise, I particularly like the double-jointed knees.

Mira can strike some action poses, even without the help of her stand:

She's also quite good at standing and looking dramatic:

Won't miss.

And she holds her weapon well.

I tried to recreate one of the classic poses from the box, and it turned out to be my favorite picture of Mira:

KPop Demon Hunters Mira action figure (affiliate link).

The stand did its job for that pose.  It's not quite as good at managing more dramatic poses because of its light weight.

I swapped out Mira's left gripping hand for the more relaxed version.  The hands are easy to pop in and out, and they don't feel like they'll fall out randomly.

The new hand shape adds a bit to Mira's posing repertoire.  She can use it for battle:

Stay back!

Or for exasperation!

I can't believe I fell for that Saja Boys song!

Next I tried out the chopsticks hand.  Despite the messy paint job, this hand looks good from afar:

But to get the full effect of the chopsticks hand, we're going to need a different faceplate.

The easiest way I found to pull off the original faceplate was to turn Mira's head to her right.  This causes the face seam to open up so that it can be gripped and pulled off:

All off the hair stays put when the face is removed:

And then if you line up the three pegs correctly, the new faces slide right into place!

My favorite ramyeon!

Om yom yom...

Mira's articulation might not be perfect, but I feel like these extra faces make up for it.  They are so much fun, and really easy to use!  The eating face is my favorite: it still makes me smile every time I see it.

For some size context, Mira is about 6 inches tall, so 1:12 scale.  Here she is with my generic 12th scale dollhouse doll:

12th scale dollhouse doll (left) and Mira action figure (right).

She's about half the size of the Mira fashion doll:

Mira action figure (left) and fashion doll (right), both by Mattel.

I love miniature versions of things, so this pair is perfect for me:

No, we're just perfect.

Here are the things I'd change about the action figure version of Mira:

1. I'd make her hair more flexible so that it doesn't restrict the movement of her head or her ability to sit.

2. I'd put a slit in the back of her skirt, or make it out of super-flexible silicone so that it doesn't interfere with the movement of her hips.

3. I'd change the articulation of her arms so that her elbows have more flexibility.

4. I'd give her more faceplates!  Why not?  This is such an expressive character, more faces = better.

I'm still charmed by her.  She's a wonderful little replica of the larger Mira doll, and her articulation is good enough to accommodate a lot of poses.  She'd be a fun, portable way for kids to fuel their imaginary KPop Demon Hunters adventures.

One of the neat things about this series of figures is that it includes all of the Saja Boys.  I'll spend the rest of the review looking at two of those characters.

First up is Abby, named for his impressive abdominal muscles:

KPop Demon Hunters Abby figure (affiliate link)

I chose Abby because he's one of the two Saja Boys that fans have shipped to Mira, in a trio affectionately known as Miromabby:

Something Mira is clearly thrilled about.

There's no actual romance between Mira and anyone else in the movie, but she and Zoey are smitten by those abs...

Mira and Zoey watching Abby's shirt buttons pop off.

And Abby pays Mira a few moments of special attention throughout the film:

Mira and Abby at the signing event.

Personally, I like that Mira and Abby both have similarly reddish-pink hair.

Abby's box is just like Mira's box.  There are little cartoon pictures of him along the right side:

And some text on the back:

Here's a closer look at the text:

It says: Abby is the athletic member of Saja Boys and is known for flaunting his irresistible abs at any given moment.  It's said that he had a dad bod before he made a deal with Gwi-Ma in exchange for those washboard abs.

Like Mira, Abby comes with extra hands, extra faceplates, and a stand.  He also has a yellow hat, a soda can, and a souvenir rubbing of his abs:

Mira only has one extra set of hands, but Abby has two.  He has menacing demon hands:

And also has a gripping hand and a shaka symbol hand:

The shaka symbol hand is used in the Soda Pop dance scene to represent drinking from a can.  

I can't get my hand to make that symbol, no matter how hard I try.

Abby has a demon face, which is pretty intense:

And also a sheepish (maybe lovelorn?) face that's quite silly:

He also has a bright yellow ski cap with a molded ribbing pattern:

Abby's soda pop can has a cartoon picture of a lion at the bottom:

The opposite side has some very tiny writing, the only part of which I can read is the "1000% you" at the top:

I wish I knew what the can actually said, but I couldn't find any good close-up shots of soda pop in the movie.

Abby's last accessory is a rubbing of his chest--like the ones that he gives away to eager fans:

There's a small punch-out hole in the lower right side of the picture, and I suspect this is a thumb hole so that Abby can hold it with his gripping hand.

Here's studly Abby:

He has big broad shoulders, long skinny legs, and a small head.

The sleeves of his Hawaiian shirt are painted, but the body of the shirt is made out of vinyl.  I'm hoping that means it will be able to open and reveal those infamous abs!

Abby is about a half an inch taller than Mira:

KPop Demon Hunters figures Abby and Mira.

Abby's standard faceplate has a sly, seductive smile with intense eyebrows:

This is an excellent likeness of the movie character:

His dark pink hair has a lot of spiky molded detail, which I think is fun:

And the pinna of his ear is pointed, similar to Mira's.

I feel like Abby's face seam is more camouflaged than Mira's.  And his neck seam looks way better because the vinyl in his neck is skin-colored.

Abby is wearing a green and pink flowered shirt with light blue jeans.  As I mentioned before, the shirt is mostly vinyl with painted sleeves:

The painted areas match the vinyl quite well, and the absence of vinyl sleeves means that Abby has unrestricted arm movement.

His jeans have a rip in one knee with some exposed (painted) skin.  There are also some natural-looking molded folds at the bottom:

It's much easier to see Abby's leg joints than it was Mira's.  Not only does the light color of the jeans show off the joint areas well, but there's no vinyl skirt to block the hips and upper thighs!

The last part of Abby's outfit is a pair of pink sneakers.  These have a lot of molded and painted elements and look great: 

The first thing I had to do with Abby was see if his shirt can bust open!  It can:

🍿🍿🍿

And the molded abs underneath don't disappoint.

The vinyl part of the shirt can't be removed--or I couldn't make it happen.  That's fine, because those painted sleeves would look pretty silly without the rest of the shirt.

Abby's articulation is different from Mira's in a few ways that I want to point out.  First of all, he can turn his head without his hair getting in the way or his face popping off:

With this design it's clear that there's a designated area (next to the ear) where the face seam is wider--so that the faceplate can be pulled off.

Abby can also tip his head from side to side, making that expression look even more seductive:

You demon, you.

And he can look up and down:

Abby's arm shape is very different from Mira's:

The more muscular mold means that his joints can't quite bend to 90 degrees in all cases...but they come close:

Without a skirt, Abby can do full side-to-side splits:

And pretty decent front-to-back splits as well:

His hips are ball-and-socket joints, and the balls have little bumps on them, which I presume helps keep the legs in position:

Abby definitely has better leg articulation than Mira--with the exception of his ankles.  Because of the shape of the pink sneakers, his feet can't extend and flex as much as Mira's can:

The movement here is limited.

I was eager to try out Abby's accessories, so I put on the yellow hat and two of the extra hands:

The vinyl hat looks good and fits well.  It also matches the yellow belt on the jeans, tying the whole look together.  The gripping hand holds the soda can firmly, and the shaka hand is fun to play with.

Abby can't quite bring the shaka hand close enough to his mouth to make it look like he's drinking soda:

But he can hold the souvenir rubbing of his chest muscles even without that little hole at the bottom:

All of the accessories are good, but I was most excited about those extra faceplates!

In order to remove Abby's original face, his bangs have to come off.  These attach to the forehead with a moustache-shaped peg-and-hole connection:

After seeing this design on Abby, I went back and looked more closely at the front part of Mira's hair.  Sure enough, the equivalent piece of her hair also comes off!

Who knew.

The difference is that Mira's hair doesn't have to come off in order to change her face.  In fact, I might glue that piece in place to keep it from getting lost.

The first face I tried on Abby was the goofy one with the big eyes, raised eyebrows, and lopsided smile:

This is the kind of expression he has when he's admiring Mira!

Hey, nice sword you got there.

...and when she's admiring him.

Go away yo....uh, I mean...gack!  Abs.

Next I tested out the demon face!

GRRRR....

Mira was surprised by Abby's sudden change in demeanor!

Back off, demon!

I quickly switched Abby's face back to normal and these two have an uneasy truce for now:

Rrr.

The last figure that I'm going to look at today is Romance:

KPop Demon Hunters Romance figure (affiliate link).

He's Mira's other pseudo love interest in the movie:

I don't feel like Romance has as much of a presence in the movie as Abby, but his heart-shaped pink hairstyle is memorable.

Here are the three cartoons of Romance on the side of the box:

His text section on the back is short compared to some of the others:

It says: Romance is the lover-boy member of Saja Boys and this heartthrob brings the passion (and soul) out of any fan.

The brevity of that description aligns with Romance's presence in the movie.

There's one memorable part during the Soda Pop song where Romance conjures hearts and blows/throws them at people:

This scene is why the action figure comes with a heart accessory.

Here's everything that was in the box:

He has the same demon hands, gripping hand, and shaka hand that came with Abby:

And he also has an extra fifth hand, in the finger heart position:

He has a sultry faceplate with a half smile:

And a demon face with a wide open mouth and scary eyes:

The paint job on all of these faces is good for the size, but Romance's faceplates look a bit less vibrant than the others to me.  There's some pixelation or graininess, especially in the eyes.

Romance has his own unique soda pop can, with a purple lion at the bottom:

Here's a comparison between Romance's soda and Abby's soda:

Abby's soda (left) and Romance's soda (right).

Romance's most unique accessory is his vinyl heart.  It comes with a clear stand to make it look like it's floating in the air:

The stand attaches to Romance's left palm:

It kinda looks like he's blowing to towards somebody.

Here's a closer look:

Romance's left hand has flat, extended fingers in order to accommodate the heart:

And wave to the fans.

Like the other figures, Romance balances well on his own.  He's 6.5 inches tall, just like Abby, but his narrower upper body makes him look smaller:

His layered pink hair is very accurate to the movie, and he comes with a dreamy, amorous (bored-looking?) faceplate:

Here he is from the side:

The hair is molded to cascade over his shoulders, which looks pretty good from the side:

Although there's an obvious seam between the front and back parts of his hair.

From the back, the hair has a strange boxy shape towards the top, and layered ends that look like feathers:

Here's a closer look:

Squawk!

Romance is wearing a yellow blouse with red heart-shaped buttons down the front.  He also has a molded and painted heart-shaped necklace:

The sleeves on the shirt are made out of molded vinyl, and the shape flares out towards the cuffs.  I think the cuff area looks bulky, with strange bulges.  

This design doesn't look good with all of the different arm positions:

Balloon arms.

The shirt in the movie doesn't have sleeves that are quite as exaggerated:

So I think the designers could have toned things down a bit.

The body of the shirt is made out of vinyl, and it looks to me like it should open down the front--much like Abby's shirt:

I see a peg-and-hole type attachment there at the top.

The shirt actually isn't meant to open.  But by the time I realized that fact, I'd gone past the point of no return.  I ripped the whole thing open:

Oops.

Underneath the blouse, Romance has a yellow molded tank top:

The tank top with the necklace looks good, so I'm not sure why the shirt wasn't designed to open.

Romance is wearing blue jeans with heart patches on the front.  The focal point is a blue belt with a molded heart chain hanging down:

He's also wearing two bracelets on his left wrist, just like in the movie, but the paint job isn't great in this area.  The smaller bracelet is mostly skin colored.

Romance's articulation is pretty much the same as Abby's.  Even though he has long hair, the hair is thin and flexible, so it doesn't interfere in the same way that Mira's hair does.

For some reason Romance has slightly more flexibility in his torso than the other dolls.  In addition to spinning around, his upper body can wobble forwards, backwards, and from side to side:

I used the stand so that Romance could show off an action pose with those highly-flexible knees!

The stands are simple and easy to use.  They have two pegs that fit into holes in the bottom of the figures' feet.  I wish the base was heavier, though.  It can't support extreme positions.

Here's Romance testing out his heart accessory:

I get what this accessory is trying to do, but it's not very affective for me.

I prefer the soda pop can:

My little soda pop.

And of course the extra hands are fun as well:

In order to swap Romance's faceplate, I had to remove his thick front section of hair:

I thought maybe these dolls would be able to share faceplates--or at least all of the boys would be able to share.  But the peg-and-hole distribution is different for each character:

Faceplates, from left: Mira, Abby, and Romance.  All with different pegs.

Of Romance's three faces, I think this one is my favorite:

It's got some sultriness, but is also mischievous.

The demon parts are always fun, too!

Mira was busy eating her ramyeon when Romance tried to impress her with his floating heart:

Nom, nom, sluuuurp.

She was pretty irritated by the heart.

You dork.  Don't interrupt me when I'm carb-loading!

Romance didn't like her reaction!

I wasted a perfectly good heart on you!

I'm gonna make you regret that...

I'd like to see you try, demon!

I don't think "Miromabby" is going to be a thing in my house.  At least not if Mira has her way!

THAT demon won't be bothering us anymore.

Bottom line?  I can't be very objective here because of how much I enjoy the KPop Demon Hunters movie and all of the characters associated with it.  But I'll do my best to point out the best and worst things about these six-inch action figures.

Mira is my favorite character from the movie, but unfortunately her action figure has the most issues.  Her long, thick chunk of vinyl hair restricts the movement of her head.  She can't look from side to side without her faceplate separating.  The length of the hair also prevents Mira from sitting flat on the ground.  In addition to this, the tight vinyl skirt limits both the side-to-side and front-to-back movement of Mira's legs.  She can't do full splits in either direction, despite having nice ball-jointed hips.  Nothing restricts the range of motion in the elbow joints, but I wish they had better flexibility on their own: the movement feels substandard for an action figure.  Finally, the all-vinyl construction of this doll causes mild warping in the legs, and makes some of the joints feel stickier than I'd like.

Fortunately, there are more good things about Mira than bad.  She looks just like the movie character.  Her expression, hairstyle, and outfit are all faithfully rendered.  I especially like some of the little touches, like the choker necklace, the silver details on her gloves, and the tiny painted chain and norigae on her skirt.  Despite the flaws, 18 points of articulation is impressive.  Mira can move well and strike a lot of different poses.  Her double-joined knees are particularly good, as are her wrists and ankles.  She even balances on her own in a lot of different poses.  She can use the stand for especially dramatic positions, but it doesn't support her as well as I'd like because of its light weight.  Mira has good accessories, too.  Her Gok-do sword is striking, with lots of detail and a subtly iridescent blade.  I also love the ramyeon noodle carton and accompanying kettle.  There's even an extra chopstick hand to go with the noddles, although the paint job here isn't great.  My favorite thing about Mira is her interchangeable faceplates.  The movie characters are so wonderfully, bizarrely expressive, it feels almost necessary to have face-swapping versatility in order to accurately represent their personalities.  In fact, there are so many great expressions in the movie, it'd be amazing to have an even bigger variety of faceplates.  Maybe that'll happen in future releases.

Abby and Romance are appealing in many of the same ways that Mira is.  However, because they don't play a huge role in the movie, their faceplate expressions are less iconic, and their accessories are less memorable.  If I had to nitpick a few more things, I'd say that the removable hair pieces run the risk of being lost, Romance's shirt has funny-looking sleeves, and I wish that his shirt had been deigned to open down the front.  Abby and Romance's highlights are Abby's abs (duh), Romance's sculpted hair, the cute little soda pop can accessories, the variety of hand shapes, the fun demon personas, and the fact that none of the articulation is restricted by hair or skirts.  The articulation on both Saja Boys is great, although I still wish the elbow joints were more flexible.

I like these action figures a lot and have already purchased the entire set.  They're a bit pricey at $22 each, but the detail, articulation, movie-accuracy, and faceplates validate the price.  For me, it was the extra faceplates that made this collection impossible to resist.  The ability to swap in different expressions adds so much dimension to each figure, and allows the personalities from the movie to shine through in all of their zany glory.

KPop Demon Hunters action figures: Romance, Mira, and Abby (affiliate link).