{"id":150456,"date":"2025-10-15T11:54:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T18:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=150456"},"modified":"2025-10-15T11:55:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T18:55:20","slug":"ejae-the-singing-voice-for-rumi-in-kpop-demon-hunters-says-kpop-should-stay-korean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/ejae-the-singing-voice-for-rumi-in-kpop-demon-hunters-says-kpop-should-stay-korean\/","title":{"rendered":"EJAE, the singing voice for Rumi in &#8216;KPop Demon Hunters&#8217;, says KPOP should stay Korean"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>EJAE<\/strong>, the voice behind Rumi in Netflix\u2019s animated film <strong>K-Pop Demon Hunters<\/strong>, shared her thoughts on the global rise of K-pop in a press conference held on October 15, 2025, at CGV Yongsan I\u2019Park Mall in Seoul. EJAE contributed with composing and writing credits for the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack, especially notable in the soundtrack\u2019s most popular track \u201cGolden.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PopBase\/status\/1978473950565875985\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ejae, the singing voice behind KPop Demon Hunter&#39;s Rumi, talks about the globalization of K-Pop during a press conference:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cK-pop tends to adopt a lot of pop elements to appeal globally, but I believe it\u2019s important to maintain its core identity, including the Korean lyrics,\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I1cqCl4t7G\">pic.twitter.com\/I1cqCl4t7G<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pop Base (@PopBase) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PopBase\/status\/1978473950565875985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The singer praised the worldwide love for the genre but reminded everyone of its roots. \u201c<em><strong>Koreans have great taste<\/strong><\/em>,\u201d she said with a smile. \u201cOur music is detailed and efficient, and it\u2019s wonderful to share that with the world.\u201d Still, EJAE didn\u2019t shy away from addressing what she feels is a growing concern. As K-pop continues to blend with Western trends, she believes it risks losing some of its cultural flavor.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote><p><em>\u00a0\u201cThere are a lot of <strong>English<\/strong> lyrics now, and I understand why,\u201d she admitted. \u201cBut Korean is such a beautiful language. If it\u2019s K-pop, it should include Korean. The magic happens when both languages mix naturally.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/8y-ViyUk7Dk?si=i_eMI_XMzXWnljUb\" title=\"EJAE, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami from KPop Demon Hunters: Golden | The Tonight Show\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8y-ViyUk7Dk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>She wrapped up her comments by emphasizing that while global success is great, <strong>Kpop<\/strong>\u2019s identity must remain Korean at its core. \u201c<em>Korean culture has its own unique charm<\/em>,\u201d she expressed. \u201c<em>It\u2019s important to keep that essence alive, even while embracing other influences<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EJAE, the voice behind Rumi in Netflix\u2019s animated film K-Pop Demon Hunters, shared her thoughts on the global rise of K-pop in a press conference held on October 15, 2025, at CGV Yongsan I\u2019Park Mall in Seoul. EJAE contributed with composing and writing credits for the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack, especially notable in the soundtrack\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3104,"featured_media":150492,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,7],"tags":[3460],"class_list":{"0":"post-150456","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-kpop","8":"category-news","9":"tag-kpop-demon-hunters"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150456","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3104"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=150456"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150456\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/150492"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=150456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=150456"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=150456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}