As KPop Demon Hunters continues to grow into a full blown cultural phenomena, Netflix is preparing to put a sing-along version of film into theaters this weekend.<\/p>\n
Ejae, the singing voice of Rumi and one of the songwriters responsible for some of the film\u2019s biggest hits, stopped by an advanced screening of the sing-along at Netflix\u2019s Hollywood headquarters Tuesday night. The 33-year-old was met much fanfare from the intimate crowd.<\/p>\n
More from The Hollywood Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m speechless. This has all been insane. I\u2019ve been crying a lot,\u201d she jokingly told the crowd, which included her Rumi voice actor counterpart Arden Cho, co-director Chris Appelhans and Ken Jeong, who voices Bobby in the film. She thanked the crowd for loving the film on behalf of the entire film.<\/p>\n Ejae, who spent a decade as a K-pop idol trainee, is credited as a co-writer on three of the film\u2019s songs \u2013 \u201cHow It\u2019s Done,\u201d \u201cGolden\u201d and \u201cYour Idol.\u201d The latter two currently sit at No. 2 and No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It\u2019s no surprise, given Ejae\u2019s experience in the realm of K-pop, having written songs for some of the industry\u2019s biggest talents including Twice<\/a>, Aespa<\/a>, Le Sserafim<\/a> and Red Velvet.<\/p>\n Last week, Ejae and the rest of the fictional girl group Huntrix (Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami round out the vocal cast), ended Alex Warren\u2019s long-running No. 1 streak to take the top spot on the chart. A moment the singer calls \u201cabsolutely crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n Before Tuesday night\u2019s screening, Ejae spoke with The Hollywood Reporter about the success of \u201cGolden\u201d and its journey to No. 1 and bringing her K-pop knowledge to the film.<\/p>\n What did it feel like hitting No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with \u201cGolden?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Hitting No. 1 is absolutely crazy. I cried all day, literally, and the first thing I thought about was me as a kid. I\u2019m just so happy I made little 11-year-old Ejae\u2019s dream come true.<\/p>\n Obviously it\u2019s exciting as a singer to have this song be a success, but what does it mean to you as one of the songwriters?<\/strong><\/p>\n That\u2019s the part that is so validating. Writing songs is very personal. It can feel like you\u2019re showing people your diary or even melodically or anything. It feels really, really gratifying to have people really connect with something I co-wrote. That song, the melody came out so fast, so it\u2019s so cool seeing people sing it and hearing my voice on the radio is so odd.<\/p>\n What has been the craziest part of this whole journey?<\/strong><\/p>\n Everything\u2019s been crazy. It\u2019s literally just happening so fast. I think the craziest is truly when I\u2019m on TikTok, and I see a person I don\u2019t know in their house and they\u2019re singing \u201cGolden.\u201d The kids just loving it. That\u2019s just crazy. It\u2019s so interesting.<\/p>\n The voice actors for Huntrix told me that you and the rest of the singers didn\u2019t actually hear their voices before recording.<\/strong><\/p>\n No.<\/p>\n What was the process like trying to match to a voice you didn\u2019t actually know?<\/strong><\/p>\n I was on the project for a long time, and I remember when the directors told us that they found Mira, Zoey and Rumi. They were so excited, so I was really curious. I did know generally, talking to the directors, what their voices would be like. It was really cool to see it in the movie and exactly be what I imagined. That was very exciting, and they did an incredible job. Seriously.<\/p>\n What is the one thing that you hope people take away about you after the success of this film?<\/strong><\/p>\n That I am honestly just so humbled and grateful and honored to have people actually love the songs that I worked hard on. Lots of sleepless nights and allnighters. I\u2019m just really, really grateful.<\/p>\n You\u2019re well versed in the world of K-pop songwriting. Others on the project were as well, but from what I udnerstand you were a bridge into this world. What was it like bringing that experience to the film?<\/strong><\/p>\n I think the fact that I\u2019m Korean-American, being bilingual, was truly helpful. I did write all the Korean lyrics in the movie except for \u201cSoda Pop.\u201d That was really helpful. When I was writing the \u201c[Hunter\u2019s] Mantra,\u201d knowing the old school Korean kind of speak and being able to weave in Korean and English there seamlessly. I grew up half in the States, half in Korea, so having that knowledge was super key in finding a sound that can work in both ways and also lyrically. I think that was important. Also, me training as a K-pop idol for over a decade was very, very helpful. Just being a K-pop writer myself, I definitely incorporated that knowledge. Interestingly, K-pop is really, really maximalist, so it translated very naturally into cinematic songs and sound. I think those were the two very helpful things I think I brought.<\/p>\n Best of The Hollywood Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for THR’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As KPop Demon Hunters continues to grow into a full blown cultural phenomena, Netflix is preparing to put a sing-along version of film into theaters this weekend. 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