{"id":265296,"date":"2026-01-30T11:35:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T11:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/265296\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T11:35:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T11:35:10","slug":"kpop-demon-hunters-star-ejae-discusses-upcoming-single-time-after-time-and-k-pop-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/265296\/","title":{"rendered":"Kpop Demon Hunters Star EJAE Discusses Upcoming Single ‘Time After Time’ and K-pop Future"},"content":{"rendered":"

EJAE<\/a>, the breakout star of the surprise Netflix<\/a> hit film, Kpop Demon Hunters<\/a>, sat down with Parade to talk about her burgeoning music<\/a> career as a singer and what’s next for her as a songwriter and beyond.<\/p>\n

While the 34-year-old Oscar nominee is enjoying a super successful awards season so far, she also has a lot on the horizon, starting with the release of her new single in February.<\/p>\n

EJAE shared a little about the new song, teasing an unexpected track: “‘Time After Time’ is the title. What should I say\u2026Be open-minded. I think that’s the only teaser I can give.”<\/p>\n

The song drops on Feb. 6, following the release of her first single, “In Another World,” which came out in October<\/a> 2025. She shared a teaser for the song on Instagram on Jan. 27.<\/p>\n

Along with her work on Netflix’s Oscar-nominated animated film<\/a>, EJAE is a successful songwriter, with most of her past work in K-pop. A few of the songs she co-wrote are “Psycho” for Red Velvet, “Armageddon” for Aespa, and, more recently, “So Cynical (Badum)” for LE SSERAFIM.<\/p>\n

Luckily for fans of her work, she intends to continue working on K-pop music, with EJAE saying, “I’m planning on writing for anyone, and anywhere. That’s like the goal.”<\/p>\n

She also noted that a couple of songs she worked on are coming out soon, adding, “So stay tuned.”<\/p>\n

As for whether or not she’d be open to working on movie soundtracks again, or even original scores, EJAE enthusiastically said, “Absolutely, 100 percent.”<\/p>\n

“I think music in general, if there’s just music there, I will do it…I’m willing to do all. You know, wear all outfits,” she stated.<\/p>\n

EJAE Already Won a Golden Globe\u2014And Could Win More<\/p>\n

Going from a songwriter behind the scenes to getting awards on a big stage, EJAE shared what it felt like getting the very first win, saying, “Oh my god, I think I blacked out. I think it was just so overwhelming.”<\/p>\n

“I felt the sensation just like, from the top of my head and throughout to the tip of my feet…and it felt so weird. It felt kind of like I was underwater for a long time and I finally came out breathing,” she went on. “Feeling acknowledged for that hard work feels great and very refreshing, because I really never felt that before.”<\/p>\n

Before becoming a songwriter, EJAE trained for years to be a K-pop idol but was cut before she could debut. Now, she’s won accolades at all the major Korean awards shows, such as the MAMA Awards.<\/p>\n

When asked if these felt different than other awards shows, EJAE said, “Oh yeah. I feel so honored to even be nominated for that, but to be given the award, [it] truly means a lot. Because I love K-pop, and as a lot of people know, I trained to be a K-pop idol.”<\/p>\n

“It means a lot to me and the little version of me when I was 11,” she concluded.<\/p>\n

The Overwhelming Public Support Made EJAE Emotional<\/p>\n

A major part of K-pop Demon Hunters’ success<\/a> was the music, and in particular, the song “Golden,” which EJAE co-wrote and sang. After the movie was released, many K-pop idols (and other fans) performed their own covers of the song, trying their best to emulate EJAE’s strong and unique voice.<\/p>\n

After asking her what it felt like to have her voice celebrated in K-pop after her struggles in the past, she said, “Oh, it made me cry.”<\/p>\n

“I was at this panel the other day, and I was talking about that. And literally in the crowd while I was saying it, it was like, \u2018We love your voice, EJAE!’ And that just like, immediately, I couldn’t not cry,” she went on. “It’s just so foreign to me to hear that, really. I think for so long, I heard kind of the opposite, or just like, no comment on my voice.”<\/p>\n

“So to be hearing that now, it’s just such a confidence<\/a> booster. I’m trying to rewire my brain,” EJAE said.<\/p>\n

Next up for EJAE, the Grammy Awards are on Sunday, Feb. 1, while her new single, “Time After Time,” finally arrives on Feb. 6.<\/p>\n

EJAE could potentially go home from the Grammys<\/a> with multiple awards, as “Golden” is nominated for Song of the Year, Best Song Written For Visual Media, and Best Pop Duo\/Group Performance (as HUNTR\/X with Audrey Nuna and REI AMI), while the Kpop Demon Hunters soundtrack is nominated for Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media. “Golden (David Guetta REM\/X)” is also nominated for Best Remixed Recording.<\/p>\n

“Golden” received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song as well, while Kpop Demon Hunters is nominated for Best Animated Film.<\/p>\n

Related: ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Star EJAE Takes on Phil Collins\u2019 ’80s Hit in New Project (Exclusive)<\/a><\/p>\n

This story was originally published by Parade<\/a> on Jan 29, 2026, where it first appeared in the News<\/a> section. Add Parade as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EJAE, the breakout star of the surprise Netflix hit film, Kpop Demon Hunters, sat down with Parade to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":265297,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[45680,146,85,46,1729,409],"class_list":["post-265296","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-ejae","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-kpop-demon-hunters","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265296","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=265296"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265296\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/265297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=265296"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=265296"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=265296"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}