"With two Oscar nominations, the awards shelf of animated Netflix smash "KPop Demon Hunters" might look a little more golden soon. Having garnered nods for animated feature and original song, the film and its breakthrough musicians look to assert Korean-diaspora pop music and animation's place not just as a commercial and critical phenomenon globally, but as a permanent fixture within the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and Hollywood."
""When I was a little girl I worked tirelessly for 10 years to fulfill one dream, to become a K-pop idol, and I was rejected and disappointed that my voice wasn't good enough and so I leaned on songs and music to get through it, so now I'm here as a singer and a songwriter," EJAE said during her acceptance speech at the Golden Globes. "It's a dream come true to be part of a song that's helping other girls and other boys and everyone of all ages to get through their hardships, to accept themselves.""
KPop Demon Hunters received two Academy Award nominations: animated feature and original song. The main theme "Golden," performed by Ejae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami, spent eight weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100. The original song nomination marks the first time a K-pop song has been nominated in that category, with songwriters Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, Ido, 24 and Teddy credited. Directors Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans lead the film. The animated feature category includes competition from Zootopia 2, Arco, Elio and Little Amélie or the Character of Rain. "I Lied To You" from Sinners is a noted contender for original song.
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