{"id":167215,"date":"2026-05-21T07:51:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T14:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=167215"},"modified":"2026-05-21T07:51:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T14:51:11","slug":"ives-wonyoung-compared-golden-to-her-own-groups-song-i-am-in-a-recent-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/ives-wonyoung-compared-golden-to-her-own-groups-song-i-am-in-a-recent-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"IVE\u2019s Wonyoung compared \u201cGolden\u201d to her own group\u2019s song \u201cI AM\u201d in a recent interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>IVE&#8217;s Wonyoung talks about &#8220;Golden&#8221; in an interview with Esquire Korea<\/h2>\n<p><strong>IVE member Wonyoung<\/strong> recently shared her thoughts about the song \u201c<strong>Golden<\/strong>\u201d from the animated hit movie <strong>KPop Demon Hunters<\/strong> during a recent conversation with Esquire Korea. The interview, which was published on May 21, 2026, asked the 21-year-old artist about various topics. At one point, she was asked whether she had seen KPop Demon Hunters, and later, which KPop group came to mind after hearing one of the songs featured in the film. Wonyoung admitted that the track \u201cGolden\u201d reminded her of IVE\u2019s hit song \u201cI AM,\u201d saying she had quietly thought that for a while before finally talking about it publicly.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u201cGolden\u201d Official Lyric Video | KPop Demon Hunters | Sony Animation\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yebNIHKAC4A?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<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote><p>\u201cUh&#8230; It&#8217;s my first time talking about this, [it] reminds me of our song \u2018I AM.\u2019 I felt and thought like that alone, but this is the first time I&#8217;ve said it with my mouth.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<h2>The similarities between IVE&#8217;s I AM and Golden are evident<\/h2>\n<p>During the conversation, Wonyoung explained that she originally thought she was the only person who noticed the similarity between the two songs. However, the artist later realized that many people around her felt the same way about the track. She specifically pointed out that the part where the melody rises in \u201cGolden\u201d sounded very similar to IVE\u2019s own track \u201cI AM\u201d. When the interviewer mentioned that the melody in \u201cGolden\u201d felt \u201cexactly like IVE,\u201d Wonyoung agreed to that remark and commented that the song styles were indeed very similar. This part of the Esquire Korea interview quickly caught attention online, following its official publication on May 21.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"IVE \uc544\uc774\ube0c &#039;I AM&#039; MV\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6ZUIwj3FgUY?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>The KPop Demon Hunters topic concluded with a final comment. The interviewer mentioned that after checking which IVE song received the most attention overseas, the result was \u201cI AM.\u201d Wonyoung seemed to be surprised by the fact, commenting, \u201cOh! Really?\u201d which potentially hints at the fact that she did not think this would be the IVE song of choice for international audiences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IVE&#8217;s Wonyoung talks about &#8220;Golden&#8221; in an interview with Esquire Korea IVE member Wonyoung recently shared her thoughts about the song \u201cGolden\u201d from the animated hit movie KPop Demon Hunters during a recent conversation with Esquire Korea. The interview, which was published on May 21, 2026, asked the 21-year-old artist about various topics. 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