EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seon and Teddy Park, the team behind the global smash ‘Golden’ from ‘KPop Demon Hunters’, took home the original song award at the Oscars on Sunday.It is a first-time win and nomination for all seven members behind the hit. It is also the first K-pop song to win in the category.”People made fun of me for liking K-pop and now everyone’s singing our song. And all the Korean lyrics… I’m so proud.” “Thank you so much to the Academy,” EJAE started her speech, holding back tears. “This award is not about success, it’s about resilience.”However, when Yu Han Lee went on the mic to read out his speech, the music started playing, cutting the team off and indicating to them to exit the stage.
Oscars slammed for cutting off Yu Han Lee during speech
The move did not go unnoticed by netizens, who called out the Oscars producers for being ‘racist, rude and disrespectful’. “Y’all disrespectful for cutting them off like that when the speech wasn’t even LONG..” one said. Another added, “Wow…who wants to talk about the @TheAcademy being super racist cutting #golden speeches in like 10 seconds! That was beyond disrespectful and freaking rude and racist!!!”“I’m confused on why they thought it was okay to cut them off…. I wasn’t happy Golden won but that was disrespectful as hell especially as a special event like this for them. The Oscar’s needs to get their shit together,” said another. “I’m glad the golden song won the Oscar in original song but you guys at the Oscars should let the asain guy do he’s speech and have not cut him off that was so disrespectful playing music over him then going to ads you guys at the Oscar’s should have shame doing that,” tweeted another.
‘KPop Demon Hunters’ beats ‘Sinners’
‘Golden’ beat Diane Warren for ‘Dear Me’ from ‘Diane Warren: Relentless’, Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Göransson for ‘I Lied to You’ from ‘Sinners’, Nicholas Pike for ‘Sweet Dreams of Joy’ from ‘Viva Verdi!’ and Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner for ‘Train Dreams’ from ‘Train Dreams’.
‘KPop Demon Hunters’ directors cut off during speech
Others noted that it wasn’t just the musicians who were cut off, but even the directors who also didn’t get enough time to speak, as compared to other stars. “SO disrespectful to cut them off like that. Happened twice to the Kpop Demon Hunters team in one night. This can’t be a coincidence,” commented a fan. “The Oscar are racist, they cut off the speech from the best animation and the original song Winners which is asians,” said another.
About ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ golden run at Hollywood’s award season
‘KPop Demon Hunters’, a tale of good and evil incorporating traditional Korean mythology and set to a thumping soundtrack, won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature.“This is for Korea and Koreans everywhere,” co-director Maggie Kang told the audience, with co-director Chris Applehans and producer Michelle Wong at her side.‘Golden’, which topped the charts in more than two dozen countries — is the movie’s musical centrepiece, featuring lyrics in English and Korean. The tune has won a Golden Globe and a Critics Choice Award for Best Original Song in a Motion Picture, and a Grammy for Best Song Written for Visual Media.
