Kpop Demon Hunters Singer/Songwriter reveals that he has written Golden on his way to the dentist

Not long after Kpop demons hunters He hit Netflix in June, the world became obsessed with it. The animated film became the biggest film ever on the platform, has passed the home box office and launched four of his songs directly in the top 10 of Billboard.

At the center of the frenzy is “Golden”, the anthem “I Want” performed by the group of imaginary girls Huntr/X, which quickly became the song of the summer.

The parents are jumping for their children, adults shamelessly publish their songs and Huntr/X is experiencing without rent in the global playlist. But behind the success is the singer -songwriter Ejae, who recently revealed the unlikely origin of the song.

“I actually wrote the melody while I went to the dentist. This was the first thing that came to mind.”

The melody quickly evolved in the edifying track that blends the British and Korean texts while they intertwine in the struggles and discoveries of Self of Rumi, the half -demon hero of the film.

Ejae recalled that she launched the hook, “Be Golden”, to the co-writer Mark Sonnenblick during the first shots. His reaction? “My God!” From there, the track joined “super fast”.

The film follows Huntr/X as they juggle being a k-pop phenomenon and demons hunters who fight the Saja Boys, a Demon Boy rival band determined to steal their fans and souls.

Next to all the supernatural chaos, the story explores the personal journey of self-acceptance of Rumi. Arden Cho, May Hong and Ji-Young Yoo provide the speaking voices of Rumi, Mira and Zoey, while Ejae, Rei Ami and Audrey Nuna deliver the powerful voice.

For Ejae, who listened to his voice only on demo traces, the world response was surreal. “Feeling it in H Mart on the radio. It’s strange,” he admitted.

He also explained how his bilingual background modeled the final version of Golden. Speaking with variety, he said:

“One of the greatest resources that I brought to the film, or when I wrote the songs, was to be bilingual. It was important for our co-regista, Maggie Kang, having Korean in the texts, and I love that they are not only the verses; he was also in the real song.”

The writers, who include Ejae, Sonnenblick, Ido, 24 and Teddy, made the song with a guide of the filmmakers. Ejae explained:

“He had to have the word gold and the feeling of what Rumi was going through. He needed a speech and the idea that we could do it together.”

The song also had to introduce the struggle of each member keeping it enhancer, following a travel arch of a classic hero.

That emotional weight is something that Ejae has extracted from his past. As a former K-pop trainee, he has channeled the pressure and vulnerability he lived in the bridge. “Switching through that experience helped write and excite the melody and texts,” he said.

For Cho, the Power of Breakout Star of the film makes sense. He shared: “Allows any human being or person to feel as if they could relate. It is as if they feel seen.”

Between the cultural phenomenon of Kpop demons hunters And the power at the top of the “Golden” ranking, Ejae contributed to creating a rare crossover moment in which a song from the animated film has transcended the screen to become a hymn that makes us explode through cars, shops and endless Tiktok.