Oscars 2026: Ejae and fellow Golden songwriters speak out after being cut-off during speech, ‘We all worked so hard’
EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo, and Teddy Park just became Oscar-winning songwriters with Golden, grabbing Best Original Song win at this year’s Academy Awards. It’s the first time any K-pop track has been able to achieve the accolade and is a massive win for the writers who went hard at work. For their contribution to KPop Demon Hunters, the team appeared on stage to give an acceptance speech and were abruptly cut off, with only Ejae getting the chance to speak. As the rest of the songwriters stared in disbelief and the audience booed, the stars said their notes backstage. KPop Demon Hunters’ Golden team finishes speeches after being cut off As reported by DEADLINE, Ejae said the following, reacting to the “We feel very grateful and very honored. We all worked so hard, and this is such a collaborative effort; we just need to thank our directors. They created a beautiful film. Everyone was a part of it, and we are just so happy …







