US Edition'Kpop Demon Hunters' Oscars Speech Cut Short, Sparks Backlash
The KPop Demon Hunters songwriting team won Best Original Song but was cut off mid-speech by Oscars producers during the March 15 ceremony in Los Angeles.
- On Sunday , the KPop Demon Hunters team accepted Golden for Best Original Song, but producers played winners off as Yu Han Lee tried to speak.
- The film had become a Netflix phenomenon, topping the platform's charts after its release last year, and fans hoped KPop Demon Hunters and Huntrix would be recognised following recent The BRITs and BAFTAs performances.
- Onstage with EJAE were songwriters Mark Sonnenblick, Teddy Park, IDO members YUHAN, ZHUN, NHD, and 24 , while EJAE tearfully thanked directors Maggie Kang, Chris Appelhans, and producer Michelle Wang.
- Viewers took to social media to condemn the way the winners' moment was handled, with Oscars viewers calling the producers' decision to play winners off disrespectful and unclassy.
- Beyond the ceremony, the film and its song have amplified K-pop's mainstream reach, marking the first Oscar win for people of Korean descent and elevating Huntrix's chart-topping success.
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When ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Speech Was Cut Short, Oscars Missed a ‘Golden’ Opportunity
We’ve all seen an Oscar recipient played off by the orchestra before, so why did it feel especially brutal when the songwriting team behind best original song winner “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters was cut off on Sunday night? Related ‘Golden’ From ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Wins Best Original Song at 2026 Oscars, But Speech Is Cut Short …
'KPop Demon Hunters' Songwriters Gave Speeches Backstage After Getting Cut Off in Oscars Telecast
"Kpop Demon Hunters" songwriters were played offstage during the Oscars while delivering their Best Original Song acceptance speech. The group later gave their speeches in the Oscars press room.
Academy dragged for cutting off 'Golden' winners: 'Oscars are rude AF'
On a night when the Academy Awards celebrated the crowning of the very first Oscar-winning K-Pop best original song, one might think the director and producer would allow the award-winning songwriters to finish their thank-yous. But you’d be wrong.The KPop Demon Hunters songwriting team of EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo, and Teddy Park was on stage at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre Sunday night when t…
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