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Episode Date: March 16, 2026

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This is Corey, here with your quick two-minute entertainment update. Fans of the animated hit K-pop Demon Hunters are upset after its song. Golden took home the Oscar for Best Original Song, but the winners got cut off. During their acceptance speech, 34-year-old singer E.J.A.E. shared the award with co-writers, including Y. Han Lee, Haidong Nam, Mark Sonnblik, and others. She got emotional on stage, talking about how kids used to tease her for loving K-pop, but now the world is singing along to the Korean lyrics.

E.J.A.E. thanked her team and personal supporters before pausing to see if anyone else wanted to speak. That's when Yohan Lee stepped up to the mic and started his thanks, only for the orchestra's playoff music to drown him out before he could finish. Social media blew up right away with fans calling it disrespectful, especially for such a historic win, the first Oscar for a K-pop song. Many said the Academy owed them a full moment, fuming that it fell rude and unnecessary. after all the emotion. K-pop Demon Hunters released last June on Netflix became the platform's most watched original ever

and earned rave reviews. It swept both its Oscar nods, also winning best animated feature. Meanwhile, Golden Be Tough Competition like Songs from Sinners, Viva Verity, Diane Warren's 17th nomination loss and Nick Cave's track from. Train Dreams.

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