EJAE (born Eun Jae Kim) is a GRAMMY, Golden Globe and Academy Award winning recording artist & songwriter. As the singing voice of Rumi from the global phenomena KPop Demon Hunters, EJAE played a crucial role in the original soundtrack, writing and performing it’s record-breaking single “Golden,” which surpassed 1billion streams on Spotify, garnered a Critics Choice, Golden Globe, and Grammy Award for “Best Original Song”, topped the Billboard Hot 100 Chart and Billboard Global 200 Chart. “Golden” made history as the first Kpop son to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song and the film won the Academy Award for Best Animated feature. 

EJAE wrote several other chart-topping songs from the soundtrack, including “How It’s Done”, “Your Idol” for the rival boy group Saja Boys, and the score’s “Hunters Mantra” which is an integral part of the movie’s musical through line. The soundtrack became the first ever in Billboard history to have four songs simultaneously chart on the Billboard Top 10, three of which EJAE was the primary songwriter on.

Before KPop Demon Hunters shined a spotlight on EJAE, she already had a rich history of writing, vocal-directing, and singing background vocals for several world-renowned artists and groups. Her credits include major hits like AESPA’s “Drama” and “Armageddon,” Red Velvet’s iconic track “Psycho,” and songs with artists such as Le Sserafim, TWICE, Taeyeon, NMIXX, and FiftyFifty, amongst others. 

EJAE draws songwriting inspiration from her multi-cultural upbringing, having been raised in both Seoul and the United States. Her unique ability to create melodies and concepts that resonate across global markets without losing authenticity has made her a go-to name in music.