K-Pop Demon Hunters Wins Two Oscars as 'Golden' Becomes First Korean Tune
Netflix's animated series "KPop Demon Hunters" capped its awards season by securing two Academy Awards on Sunday, including the historic win for best original song. The track titled "'Golden'" claimed this distinction as only the second K-pop tune ever recognized with an award in either a Grammy or Oscars ceremony; it also marked that EJAE and Teddy Park became just South Koreans to receive honors within these categories while Ejae delivered an emotional acceptance speech following his co-writer Mark Sonnenblick's interrupted remarks.
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1'Golden' from Netflix's 'KPop Demon Hunters' won the Academy Award for Best Original Song at Sunday night's Oscars.
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2The film also took home awards in two other categories Animated Feature and International Film, capping its award run on U.S. time (March 16).
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3'Golden' is recognized as becoming both the first K-pop song to win a Grammy AND an Oscar simultaneously.
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'Golden' from 'KPop Demon Hunters' won the Oscar for best original song.
— [NYTimes]"The Honmoon" is sealed as winner of Original Song at Oscars (Abs-cbn).
— (Mar 16, 03:04) [Abs-chn] - Note on spelling discrepancy between 'Honmoon' and source title.'Golden', one of the hits from K-Pop Demon Hunters... has become first tune to win best original song Oscar.
— [Reddit]Netflix's "KPop Demon Hunters" won two Oscars at Sunday night ceremonies for Best Animated Feature (with director Maggie Kang) and Original Song. Its theme track 'Golden' made history as the first K-pop song to win an Academy Award in this category, while singer Ejae accepted on behalf of her team who wrote it with resilience themes