KPop Demon Hunters‘ Golden wins Best Original Song at the 2026 Oscars and makes history as the genre’s first song to achieve it. The fictional group HUNTR/X keeps its great run sweeping at every award event.
Golden is, without a doubt, one of the songs of the moment, and the Oscars were no other place to shine. The HUNTR/X’s song becomes one of the most awarded hits of the season, including prizes at the Grammys, the Golden Globes, The Critics Choice Awards and the Astra Film Awards.
Furthermore, the group got the chance to perform their awesome tune at the Oscars stage. It was an amazing and impressive act where everyone in the audience danced with a beautiful light bulb to the beat. Later on in the ceremony, KPop Demon Hunters‘ Golden wins Best Original Song at the 2026 Oscars.
EJAE receives the Oscar for Best Original Song
EJAE, one of the members of HUNTR/X, spoke about how the creation of the song would not have been possible if they were not a united team. Upon receiving the Oscar award for Best Original Song, she said: “We feel very grateful and honored right now. This is crazy. We all worked so hard and it was such a collaborative effort.”
“We just need to thank our incredible directors Maggie King and Chris Abhan. They created a beautiful film. It truly was a whole collaboration to create this song, including the directors. Everyone was a part of it. So, we are all just so happy that the hard work paid off,” EJAE admitted when receiving her Oscar for Best Original Song.
(I lived two lives, tried to play both sides/ But I couldn’t find my own place (oh, oh)/ Called a problem child, ’cause I got too wild/ But now that’s how I’m gettin’ paid, 끝없이 on stage/ I’m done hidin’, now I’m shinin’/ Like I’m born to be/ We dreamin’ hard, we came so far/ Now I believe) – KPop Demon Hunters‘ Golden lyrics.
KPop Demon Hunters‘ Golden is one of those tracks that bring people together after its joyfulness and integrity. Moreover, a lot of fans admitted that Golden helped to get through some difficult times in their lives. The K-pop and electropop song has a beautiful uplifting message that has sunk in people’s hearts.
(We’re goin’ up, up, up, it’s our moment/ You know together we’re glowin’/ Gonna be, gonna be golden/ Oh, up, up, up with our voices/ 영원히 깨질 수 없는/ Gonna be, gonna be golden/ Oh, I’m done hidin’, now I’m shinin’/ Like I’m born to be/ Oh, our time, no fears, no lies/ That’s who we’re born to be) – KPop Demon Hunters‘ Golden lyrics.
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Golden‘s creators Oscars speech
Nevertheless, the KPop Demon Hunters crew went through a tense moment while receiving the award as they cut their speeches off. A lot of people from the crowd noticed the strange situation and cheered for them as protest. Luckily, the creators of the Oscar-winning song had the chance to continue their speeches in the press room.
EJAE started the interview talking about how she felt performing onstage. “I was very nervous, but it is such an honor to be performing at such an incredible stage like the Oscars. Like, it was not even in my bucket list because I did not think it was possible.”
The Golden singer also spoke about being part of the Korean American community. “I am so grateful and especially for us, as Korean American women on stage. It was such an incredible experience to experience like our ancestors. You know, at the beginning of the performance there was Mont the traditional Korean music and that’s what we are so proud of.”
“As a Korean American growing up in the States we kind of wanted to hide our Korean side because we would be bullied as you know out ford or our culture. So, to have a connection like that in our rehearsal, we were able to connect with that and really go back to our roots and be so proud of that,” EJAE admitted after winning the Oscar for Best Original Song for Golden.
