Forbes

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Star EJAE Missed A K-Pop Debut — Now She’s A Breakthrough Golden Globe Winner

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Yuhan, Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick at the 83rd Annual Golden Globes held at The Beverly Hilton on ...

Chasing K-Pop Stardom Nearly Destroyed Her. Then Came ‘Demon Hunters.’

Ejae, the movie’s breakout star, was the face of K-pop in 2025. Facing questions of art, national belonging and authenticity, ...
Forbes

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Brings History And Lightsticks To The Oscars

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hannah Abraham covers entertainment, culture and business. When EJAE, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami took the Dolby Theatre stage Sunday ...
NPR

'KPop Demon Hunters' HUNTR/X conquer the charts and claim their destiny

The animated movie KPop Demon Hunters swiftly captured the attention of viewers worldwide following its release in June 2025 — ending the year as Netflix's most-watched film of all time. KPop Demon ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘Awards Chatter’ Pod: EJAE on Her ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Hit “Golden,” New Single “Time After Time” and Feeling “Very Nervous” About the Oscars

In front of an audience at Chapman University, the co-writer/performer of the first K-pop song to ever win a Grammy reflects on how it emerged after she was told she would never become a K-pop idol: ...
NPR

How the West was won: K-pop's great assimilation gambit

In 2003, at 11 years old, Kim Eun-jae signed with the Korean agency SM Entertainment as a trainee, hoping to rise through the necessary steps to become a K-pop idol. She worked for the company for ...
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K-pop demon hunters, BTS, and how Korea conquered American culture

Growing up in Toronto, Maggie Kang felt she needed to conceal her obsession with H.O.T., the mid-1990s idol group whose tightly synchronized choreography, chantable hooks and lurid crimson hair - ...