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EJAE describes 'Golden' landing the No. 1 spot on Billboard as a dream come true

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

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<p>Singer-songwriter EJAE admitted that she became emotional after her song &quot;Golden&quot; from<em> KPop Demon Hunters</em> landed the No. 1 spot on Billboard.</p><p>&quot;Hitting No. 1 is absolutely crazy. I cried all day, literally, and the first thing I thought about was me as a kid. I’m just so happy I made little 11-year-old EJAE’s dream come true,&quot; she said in an interview with <em>The Hollywood Reporter.</em></p><p>EJAE remarked that having the song she wrote resonate with many people was a special part of the experience.</p><p>&quot;That&#x27;s the part that is so validating. Writing songs is very personal. It can feel like you&#x27;re showing people your diary or even melodically or anything. It feels really, really gratifying to have people really connect with something I co-wrote. That song, the melody came out so fast, so it&#x27;s so cool seeing people sing it and hearing my voice on the radio is so odd,&quot; she stated.</p><div><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DNUe7A8NwIA/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA=="></a></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-4" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DNUe7A8NwIA/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A4%2C%22os%22%3A1056750%2C%22ls%22%3A45858.699999999255%2C%22le%22%3A46318.39999999851%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="778" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-4" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>The singer remarked that his cross-cultural background and her experience as a K-Pop trainee were helpful in shaping the songs she wrote for the film.</p><p>&quot;I think the fact that I&#x27;m Korean-American, being bilingual, was truly helpful. I did write all the Korean lyrics in the movie except for &#x27;Soda Pop.&#x27; That was really helpful. When I was writing the &#x27;[Hunter’s] Mantra,&#x27; knowing the old school Korean kind of speak and being able to weave in Korean and English there seamlessly,&quot; she said. </p><p>She went on: &quot;I grew up half in the States, half in Korea, so having that knowledge was super key in finding a sound that can work in both ways and also lyrically. I think that was important. Also, me training as a K-Pop idol for over a decade was very, very helpful. Just being a K-pop writer myself, I definitely incorporated that knowledge. Interestingly, K-pop is really, really maximalist, so it translated very naturally into cinematic songs and sound. I think those were the two very helpful things I think I brought,&quot; she stated. </p>

<p>EJAE is the singer-songwriter behind the hit track 'Golden' from Netflix's 'KPop Demon Hunters.'</p>

EJAE is the singer-songwriter behind the hit track 'Golden' from Netflix's 'KPop Demon Hunters.'