Grammys 2026: KPop Demon Hunters’ History-Making Win For Golden Is Remarkable
KPop Demon Hunters wins its first ever Grammy Award in 2026, making it K-pop's maiden win!
The Grammys 2026 are underway, and already, KPop Demon Hunters has won its first-ever trophy! ‘Golden’ by HUNTR/X, the fictitious K-pop group in the film, won the award for Best Song Written for Visual Media category. It is the first song with Korean lyrics to win in the category. What a beautiful achievement, and so well-deserved for EJAE, Teddy, and the other songwriters!
Grammys 2026: More About KPop Demon Hunters’ First Win
Grammys 2026: During the pre-telecast section, EJAE and Mark Sonnenblick, along with Park Hong Jun (Teddy), Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seol, the songwriters, were awarded the Grammy. Some of them accepted the award for the KPop Demon Hunters song.
EJAE and Mark Sonnenblick accepts the Best Song Written For Visual Media award for “Golden — From KPop Demon Hunters” onstage during the 68th GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony pic.twitter.com/fh7lD4whE3
— Ejae Daily✨Time After Time 🎶 (@EjaeRumiBias) February 1, 2026
Jeong, popularly known as 24, delivered a speech in English and Korean, thanking the makers of Demon Hunters, SONY, and THEBLACKLABEL team for all their support. He also gave a shout-out to Teddy Park, who unfortunately couldn’t make it. Calling him the “pioneer of K-pop,” 24 said he shares this honour with Teddy, a close friend and collaborator. Teddy has been a producer for some of the most popular K-pop acts, including but not limited to BLACKPINK, 2NE1, Sunmi, and BIG BANG. This is his first Grammy.
Songwriter EJAE, who had given the speech when ‘Golden’ won at the Golden Globes 2026, is also a third of HUNTR/X. Rei Ami and Audrey Nuna complete the group, which was formed for the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack. A historic pairing that was “born to be,” indeed!
Grammys 2026: How EJAE Won Hearts With KPop Demon Hunters’ Golden
After its wins at the Critics Choice Awards and Golden Globes, the song’s Grammy shouldn’t come as a surprise. However, the fact a seemingly unassuming film that dropped on Netflix in 2025 has made history is a huge achievement. For EJAE, who has been writing K-pop music for almost a decade one, it is career-affirming. She has spoken about the journey that lead her to making ‘Golden’, including a failed attempt at becoming a K-pop idol. Now, she is the first Korean-American songwriter to have won a Grammy Award. Life has a way of making it up to people who work hard!
i’m so so happy for ejae. she spent years training for the k-pop industry only to be told she won’t debut cause she aged out of their debut age bracket, eventually wrote some great k-pop hits for other idols, and now has a hit song with her own vocals. may it only get better 🤞🏼 https://t.co/tkbMj9wRLJ
— ☘️ (@antoniaminors) October 8, 2025
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‘Golden’ is now the first-ever K-pop song to win a Grammy Award. It is part of KPop Demon Hunters, the most-watched movie in Netflix history. Women spearheading Korean content (Maggie Kang co-directed the movie with Chris Applehans) and making it a permanent part of people’s conciousness is nothing new. But we hope female talent keeps getting its laurels!
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First Published: February 02, 2026 1:38 PM
