Ejae

South Korean-American singer and songwriter · South Korea · On the map · Musicians · Born 1991 · age 34 · also United States

She wrote toplines for Red Velvet and Aespa before anyone outside Korea knew her name. Then she sang for an animated demon hunter and "Golden" swept the Grammys, the Globes, and the Oscars - the first K-pop song to do it.

Ejae is read about 1,529 times a day, in 19 languages.

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2026Official FIFA World Cup 2026 Album, a new album, came out on 5 June 2026.5 June 2026More about this, 25× usual on 16 MarReceived the Academy Award for Best Original Song on 15 March 2026.15 March 2026Sources, 25 times the usual readers on 16 March 2026See the moment6.2× usual on 12 JanReceived the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song on 11 January 2026.11 January 2026Sources, 6.2 times the usual readers on 12 January 2026See the moment“Growing up, people made fun of me for liking K-pop, but now everyone's singing our song and all the Korean lyrics. I'm so proud.”In their words15 March 2026Grein, Paul; Atkinson, Katie (15 March 2026). "‘Golden’ From ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Wins Best Original Song at 2026 Oscars, But Speech IsRead the whole statement

“So, so proud to be Korean.”In their words1 February 2026Fell, Nicole (1 February 2026). "‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Scores First Win, Rosé Brings Down the House During K-pop’s Biggest Grammys Yet".Read the whole statement

“When I was a little girl, I worked tirelessly for 10 years to fill one dream, to become a Kpop idol, and I was rejected, and disappointed that my voice isn't good enough.”In their words12 January 2026Tangcay, Jazz (12 January 2026). "EJAE Fights Tears at Golden Globes as 'Golden' Wins Best Song, Remembers KPop Industry Rejecting Her forRead the whole statement

Academy Award for Best Original SongAwardGolden Globe Award for Best Original SongAwardGrammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual MediaAward1991Born6 December 1991

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Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song2026

Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media2026

Academy Award for Best Original Song2026

About this person

Kim Eun-jae trained at SM Entertainment from 2003 but never debuted, pivoting instead to the booth and the notepad. She graduated from NYU Tisch and built a quiet reputation co-writing for Red Velvet, Twice, Le Sserafim - "Psycho" topped Billboard's World Digital Songs in 2019. The turn came in 2025 when she voiced Rumi in Sony's KPop Demon Hunters and co-wrote the soundtrack. "Golden" hit number one on the Hot 100, racked up four Grammy nods, and became the first K-pop track to win Song of the Year at the Grammys, a Golden Globe, and an Oscar for Best Original Song. She released her first solo single that October. The pen that served others now has its own line.

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South Korea