KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 2 -- The hit song Golden from Netflix's animated blockbuster KPop Demon Hunters has soared to the top of the UK Official Singles Chart, making it the first K-pop track in over a decade to clinch the No. 1 spot.

According to The Korea Herald, Golden hit No. 1 in its sixth week on the chart, rising three spots from the previous week.

The track is performed by fictional girl group Huntr/x and forms part of the film's high-energy soundtrack, which features a K-pop girl group battling evil spirits to save the human world.

The UK Official Charts Company confirmed it was the first time a K-pop song had reached the top spot since Psy's Gangnam Style in 2012.

In a statement, the company's CEO Martin Talbot described the mome...