{"id":340565,"date":"2026-03-11T13:12:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T13:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/340565\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T13:12:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T13:12:09","slug":"kpop-demon-hunters-heading-to-the-oscars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/340565\/","title":{"rendered":"KPop Demon Hunters heading to the Oscars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The lead vocalists behind KPop Demon Hunters &#8211; Netflix&#8217;s most-watched animated film of all time &#8211; are headed to the Oscars stage for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>EJAE, Rei Ami, \u2060and Audrey Nuna will perform Golden during Sunday&#8217;s ceremony, executive producer and showrunner Raj Kapoor and executive producer Katy Mullan have announced.<\/p>\n<p>The trio&#8217;s performance in Los Angeles will showcase music from the Oscar-nominated film&#8217;s chart-topping soundtrack and feature &#8220;a fusion of traditional Korean instrumentalists and dance&#8221; &#8211; a tribute to the Korean cultural roots that shaped the film&#8217;s sound and story.<\/p>\n<p>The singers from the fictional group HUNTR\/X will \u200cdeliver the Oscar-nominated original song \u2060co-written by EJAE, marking a milestone moment in their careers.<\/p>\n<p>Directed by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans, KPop Demon Hunters has become a global sensation, with its music continuing to trend worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>The story follows three demon hunters who double as K-pop idols, battling supernatural forces while captivating fans onstage.<\/p>\n<p>Also making his Oscars performance \u200cdebut is the American musician and actor Miles Caton, known for his breakout role as Sammie in director Ryan Coogler&#8217;s Oscar-nominated horror \u2060film Sinners.<\/p>\n<p>Caton will join Raphael Saadiq to perform the film&#8217;s Oscar-nominated original song I Lied \u200cto You.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0022a241-614.jpg\"\/><br \/>\n(L-R) Michael B Jordan and Miles Caton in Sinners<\/p>\n<p>The performance will expand into a sweeping, blues-driven tribute featuring Misty \u2060Copeland, Eric \u200cGales, Buddy Guy, Brittany Howard, Christone &#8216;Kingfish&#8217; Ingram, Jayme Lawson, Li Jun Li, Bobby Rush, Shaboozey, and Alice Smith.<\/p>\n<p>The Warner Bros feature film &#8211; celebrated for its rich exploration of blues music and black culture in the segregation-era \u2060US South &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rte.ie\/entertainment\/2026\/0122\/1554525-oscars-2026-the-full-list-of-nominees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">leads all films this year with a record-setting 16 Oscar nominations<\/a>, the most \u2060of any film.<\/p>\n<p>Sinners follows twin brothers, both played by Oscar nominee Michael B Jordan, who open a juke joint in 1930s Mississippi, only to encounter a community of vampires.<\/p>\n<p>The supernatural peril becomes a powerful allegory for segregation and racism.<\/p>\n<p>The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is the world&#8217;s premier film organisation with a global membership \u200cof more than 11,000 people in the film industry.<\/p>\n<p>The 98th Academy Awards, hosted by Conan O&#8217;Brien, will be shown live on RT\u00c9 One from 11:00pm on Sunday, 15 March, and the ceremony will also air on RT\u00c92 on Monday evening from 9:30pm.<\/p>\n<p>Source: Reuters<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rte.ie\/entertainment\/movies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Click here for more movie news.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The lead vocalists behind KPop Demon Hunters &#8211; 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