Halloween Costume Trends: K-Pop Demon Hunters and Pet Costumes Dominate 2025
CBS NewsNovember 5, 20252 min149,422 views
10 connections·13 entities in this video→Top Halloween Costume Trends
- 🎯 K-Pop Demon Hunters are the dominant trend for Halloween 2025, with characters from a Netflix movie-musical topping Google's Frightgeist.
- 👑 The top five costume searches include characters like Roomie, Zoe, Meera, Gu, and Baby Saja.
- 💡 Google Trends expert Robert Ferrara notes that these trends often emerge from popular movies and translate directly into costume searches.
Popular Pet Costumes
- 🐶 Dog and pet costumes are a significant money-maker, with many people wanting their pets to join in the Halloween spirit.
- 🐾 Popular pet costume searches include Laboo (from the K-Pop Demon Hunters trend), Derpy the Tiger, and characters from the Minecraft movie, such as the chicken jockey.
- ✨ The trend of dressing up pets is fueled by the popularity of plushies and characters that have taken the world by storm.
Viral Influences and Early Searches
- 🐕 An IHOP worker costume was a top five search, likely inspired by a viral story of a three-legged dog winning a costume contest.
- 🗓️ People begin searching for Halloween costumes as early as August, with searches significantly surging in September.
- 🎃 The enthusiasm for "spooky season" drives early engagement with costume trends.
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