KPop Demon Hunters' 'Golden' Wins Grammy, Marks K-Pop First
Recording Academy awarded 'Golden' Best Song Written for Visual Media at the Grammys' Premiere Ceremony.
Overview
The Recording Academy awarded Best Song Written for Visual Media to "Golden" from KPop Demon Hunters at the Grammy Awards' Premiere Ceremony, marking the first Grammy win for a K-pop act, officials confirmed.
Netflix released KPop Demon Hunters in June and the film became Netflix's most-watched title ever while its soundtrack became Billboard's highest-charting soundtrack of 2025, records show.
Ejae said on the red carpet "It's a historic moment," Rei Ami encouraged young girls to "dream bigger than you think you need to," and Audrey Nuna urged fans to "be your truest self," in post-award interviews.
The film earned four Grammy nominations and previously won two Critics' Choice Awards and two Golden Globes, and multiple tracks from the soundtrack reached the U.S. Top 10 simultaneously, records show.
KPop Demon Hunters remains nominated for Song of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance in the primetime ceremony, and Netflix declined to confirm reports that a sequel is slated for 2029.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources frame the story positively by emphasizing commercial and cultural milestones — chart-topping status, multiple nominations, and a potential "first K‑Pop" Song of the Year win — while using promotional phrasing ("just keeps shining", "stacked"). Editorial choices prioritize triumph and historic significance and omit critical or contextual perspectives about industry debate or cultural critique.
FAQ
'Golden' is the 'I Want' song where protagonists Rumi, Zoey, and Mira express feeling lost and misunderstood, embracing their identities and solidarity, paralleling Rumi’s half-demon heritage, while aiming for the 'golden Honmoon' barrier against demons.
The song is performed by Ejae, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami as the fictional group Huntrix, released on July 4, 2025, as the second single from the film's soundtrack.[2]
'Golden' won Best Song Written for Visual Media at the Grammys, marking K-pop's first Grammy; the film is Netflix's most-watched ever, its soundtrack Billboard's highest-charting of 2025, with multiple Top 10 U.S. tracks; the film has four Grammy noms, two Critics' Choice, two Golden Globes.[story]
The animated film follows K-pop girl group Huntrix (Rumi, Mira, Zoey), who use magical singing voices as demon hunters to protect fans from demons, facing a rival boy band of demons; Rumi is secretly half-demon.
The film remains nominated for Song of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance in the primetime Grammy ceremony.[story]
