{"id":9472,"date":"2026-03-17T01:51:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T01:51:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/kpop-demon-hunters-oscar-speech-golden-pop-shop-podcast-1236200758\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T01:51:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T01:51:44","slug":"kpop-demon-hunters-oscar-speech-golden-pop-shop-podcast-1236200758","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/kpop-demon-hunters-oscar-speech-golden-pop-shop-podcast-1236200758\/","title":{"rendered":"When \u2018KPop Demon Hunters\u2019 Speech Was Cut Short, Oscars Missed a \u2018Golden\u2019 Opportunity"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\tWe\u2019ve all seen an Oscar recipient played off by the orchestra before, so why did it feel especially brutal when the songwriting team behind best original song winner \u201cGolden\u201d from KPop Demon Hunters<\/em> was cut off on Sunday night?<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\tYuhan, EJAE, ZHUN, Mark Sonnenblick, NHD and 24 accept the Original Song award for \"KPop Demon Hunters\" onstage during the 98th Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 15, 2026 in Hollywood, California.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\u2018Golden\u2019 From \u2018KPop Demon Hunters\u2019 Wins Best Original Song at 2026 Oscars, But Speech Is Cut\u00a0Short\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\tYuhan, ZHUN, EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, NHD, and 24, winners of the Best Original Song for \"Golden\" from \u201cKPop Demon Hunters\", pose in the press room during the 98th Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 15, 2026 in Hollywood, California.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tOscars Viewers Slam Show for Cutting Off \u2018Golden\u2019 Writers\u2019 Speeches After Historic Win: \u2018So Disrespectful\u2019\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n

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\n\tOn the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast<\/em>, Katie & Keith are discussing the moment, which has been nine months in the making, ever since the animated hit premiered on Netflix in June. The breakout smash song from the project, \u201cGolden,\u201d ended up spending eight weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100<\/a> and won a Golden Globe and a Grammy on its way to Oscar glory. Many viewers \u2014 especially younger fans and K-pop listeners \u2014 were likely tuning in for this award<\/a>, in addition to the dynamic performance of the HUNTR\/X song minutes earlier. So when EJAE gave her heartfelt speech and then began to pass to her fellow songwriters only for them to be cut off by music and a commercial break<\/a>, it felt like a missed opportunity not to be able to hear from Yu-Han Lee and Mark Sonnenblick about the historic win \u2014 though the two songwriters were able to share their speeches backstage<\/a> after the show, if not to the millions of viewers at home.<\/p>\n

\n\tListen to Katie & Keith\u2019s full conversation about the moment below:<\/p>\n