The Oscars are the latest in a string of accolades for the film, which include Golden Globe and Grammy awards.
6 hours ago
Koh Ewe
Kpop Demon Hunters, the Netflix blockbuster about supernatural K-pop stars, has won Oscars for Best Animated Feature Film and Best Original Song.
The voices behind the film's girl group known as Huntr/x - Ejae, Rei Ami and Audrey Nuna - sang Golden to a sea of glowing light sticks, a staple of Kpop concerts.
"Growing up, people made fun of me for liking K-pop. But now everyone's singing our song and all the Korean lyrics, I'm so proud," a tearful Ejae said as she accepted the best song trophy.
The film's directors Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans, as well as producer Michelle LM Wong accepted the award for Best Animated Feature Film.
Kang, a first-time Oscar nominee, said the win was "for Korea and for Koreans everywhere".
"And for those of you who look like me, I'm so sorry that it took us so long to see us in a movie like this. But it is here, and that means the next generations don't have to go longing," she said.
Kpop Demon Hunters is about a K-pop girl group using their voices to fight demons - including a boy band from the underworld whose members capture souls with their hypnotic croons.
The soundtrack has spawned several hits from the fictional Kpop stars, most notably Golden and Soda Pop by their foes, the boy band Saja Boys.
Ejae, Rei Ami and Audrey Nuna walked the red carpet in golden gowns, in a nod to their hit song.
The Oscar awards are the latest in a string of accolades for the film, including Golden Globes for best animated feature and best original song.
Last month, Golden became the first ever K-pop song to win a Grammy.
The Formula One (F1) Chinese Grand Prix drew record crowds over the weekend, another indication the wide-ranging efforts from host city Shanghai to raise its profile as a global sports and event destination are paying off. The three-day event, which concluded on Sunday, attracted more than 230,000 c
Resource-rich African nations are increasingly asserting control over critical minerals to maximise domestic returns, sending global prices soaring and exerting pressure on Chinese supply chains. Zimbabwe, Africa’s largest lithium producer, last month abruptly suspended exports of raw lithium minera
All the victims of the fire in Odisha state are patients, and 11 hospital staff are being treated for burns.
World-leading Vietnamese mathematician Ngo Bao Chau has said his decision to leave the US was not just the result of the worsening academic environment there, but also a vision to transform Asia into the next global powerhouse for maths and science. Ngo, the first Vietnamese recipient of the prestig