So, it was even more special when their massive hit song "Golden" from the Netflix movie took home the Best Song Written For Visual Media award during the ceremony hosted by Trevor Noah.
The track—which was also nominated for Song of the Year, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media—has seen huge success since Kpop Demon Hunters first hit Netflix in June. The song has also picked up a Golden Globe and Critics Choice Award and is nominated for Best Original Song at the 2026 Oscars, taking place March 15.
And EJAE (real name Kim Eun-jae) had an inkling the music would be a hit as soon as the idea came to her while she was headed to the dentist.
“I was on my way to get a gold filling,” the 34-year-old told The Music in October. “Isn’t that insane? It was all meant to be.”
Once the melody was set in her mind, she rushed home and logged into a Zoom session with fellow songwriter Mark Sonnenblick.
“Obviously, there's fine-tuning,” EJAE explained. “There was a lot of back and forth, but the main hook idea, we got really quickly.”
“When we were done with that we were like, ‘Wait.’ Literally, Mark and I on Zoom and we're like, ‘Did we just write a hit?’” she recalled. “It sounded so good.”
And the rest is music history.
For a look at all the big winners at the 2026 Grammys, keep reading.
WINNER: "Golden," KPop Demon Hunters
"As Alive As You Need Me to Be," Tron: Ares
"Never Too Late," Elton John: Never Too Late
WINNER: "Defying Gravity," Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande
"Golden (From KPop Demon Hunters)," HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI
"30 for 30," SZA featuring Kendrick Lamar
WINNER: "Bad As I Used to Be," Chris Stapleton
"Nose on the Grindstone," Tyler Childers
"Somewhere Over Laredo," Lainey Wilson
WINNER: Cancionera, Natalia Lafourcade
WINNER: “Changes Back to the Beginning,” YungBlud
“Mirtazapine,” Hayley Williams
“The Emptiness Machine,” Linkin Park
“U Should Not Be Doing That,” Amyl and the Sniffers
F*** U SKRILLEX U THINK UR ANDY WARHOL BUT UR NOT!! <3, Skrillex
WINNER: “Abracadabra,” Lady Gaga
“Just Keep Watching (From F1 The Movie),” Tate McRae
“Bluest Flame,” Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco
WINNER: Songs of a Lost World, The Cure
DON'T TAP THE GLASS, Tyler, The Creator
Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party, Hayley Williams
WINNER: "Music by John Williams," John Williams
"Live at the Royal Albert Hall," Raye
"Piece by Piece," Pharrell Williams
“Overqualified,” Durand Bernarr
“Heart of a Woman,” Summer Walker
WINNER: Never Enough, Turnstile
WINNER: "Chains & Whips," Clipse, Pusha T & Malice Featuring Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams
"tv off," Kendrick Lamar ft. Lefty Gunplay
"Darling, I," Tyler, The Creator ft. Teezo Touchdown
WINNER: A Matter of Time, Laufey
The Gift of Love, Jennifer Hudson
Who Believes in Angels?, Elton John & Brandi Carlile
The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume 2, Barbra Streisand
WINNER: "Bitin' List," Tyler Childers
"A Song to Sing," Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton
WINNER: “Amen,” Shaboozey & Jelly Roll
“Honky Tonk Hall of Fame,” George Strait, Chris Stapleton
“Love Me Like You Used to Do,” Margo Price & Tyler Childers
“Trailblazer,” Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert & Lainey Wilson
“A Song to Sing,” Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton
WINNER: BIG MONEY, Jon Batiste
Last Leaf on the Tree, Willie Nelson
So Long Little Miss Sunshine, Molly Tuttle
“MUTT (NPR Tiny Desk),” Leon Thomas
WINNER: "tv off," Kendrick Lamar ft. Lefty Gunplay
"The Birds Don't Sing," Clipse, Pusha T & Malice Featuring John Legend & Voices Of Fire
"Sticky," Tyler, The Creator Featuring GloRilla, Sexyy Red & Lil Wayne
WINNER: "Luther," Kendrick Lamar with SZA
WINNER: DeBí TiRAR MáS FOToS, Bad Bunny
Man's Best Friend, Sabrina Carpenter
Let God Sort Em Out, Clipse, Pusha T & Malice
Chromakopia, Tyler, The Creator
"Luther," Kendrick Lamar with SZA
WINNER: "Wildflower," Billie Eilish
Something Beautiful, Miley Cyrus
I've Tried Everything But Therapy [Part 2], Teddy Swims
The Wild Robot, Kris Bowers, composer
Wicked, John Powell & Stephen Schwartz, composers
WINNER: Sinners, Ludwig Göransson, composer
Severance: Season 2, Theodore Shapiro, composer
How To Train Your Dragon, John Powell, composer
Watch the Grammys 2026 Sunday, Feb. 1 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.Curated by Ryan Davies
