From left, Chris Appelhans, Maggie Kang and Michelle Wong, winners of the Finest Movement Image — Animated Award for “KPop Demon Hunters,” pose within the press room in the course of the 83rd Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif., Jan. 11. AFP-Yonhap
Netflix’s animated hit “KPop Demon Hunters” emerged as a serious winner on the 83rd Golden Globe Awards, Sunday (native time), taking dwelling Finest Animated Function alongside Finest Unique Tune for its standout observe “Golden.” The double win cemented the Ok-pop-inspired movie’s standing as one of many night time’s most profitable titles.
Administrators Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans, together with producer Michelle Wong, accepted the award for Finest Animated Function on behalf of the workforce. Kang expressed gratitude to the Golden Globes and to everybody who believed a movie so deeply rooted in Korean tradition might resonate globally.
“By this movie we actually wished to depict feminine characters the way in which that we all know girls, which is actually robust and daring, actually foolish and peculiar and actually hungry for meals, and typically a little bit thirsty,” Kang stated.
Appelhans referred to as the challenge “a love letter to music and the ability it has to attach us, to make us see some sort of shared humanity, which we might use on this planet lately.”
“We now have to thank the followers for embracing the movie, it meant every part, retaining the honmoon robust,” the co-director stated. Honmoon refers to a magical, soul-powered barrier between the human and demon worlds on this planet of “KPop Demon Hunters.”
Since its launch in June 2025, the movie has turn into Netflix’s most-watched title with over 500 million views as of December 2025, reflecting its broad attraction and cultural influence.
The film follows a famous person Ok-pop group — Rumi, Mira and Zoey, collectively referred to as Huntrix — who juggle stadium reveals with a secret second life as demon hunters, going through off towards a rival boy band consisting of demons.
From left, Audrey Nuna, EJAE and Rei Ami pose within the press room in the course of the 83rd annual Golden Globe Awards after profitable the Finest Unique Tune for “Golden” from “KPop Demon Hunters” on the Beverly Hilton resort in Beverly Hills, Calif., Jan. 11. The three supplied the singing voice for fictional trio Huntrix within the Ok-pop-inspired movie. AFP-Yonhap
The Finest Tune went to Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Search engine optimization, Park Hong Jun, Kim Eun-jae — also referred to as EJAE — and Mark Sonnenblick, who’re credited for the music’s music and lyrics.
EJAE, who additionally supplied the singing voice for Huntrix’s essential vocalist Rumi, mirrored on her personal journey from Ok-pop trainee to singer-songwriter.
“Once I was a little bit lady, I labored tirelessly for 10 years to meet one dream, to turn into a Ok-pop idol. And I used to be rejected and disillusioned that my voice wasn’t adequate. I leaned on songs and music to get by means of it. So now I am right here as a singer and a songwriter,” EJAE stated.
“It is a dream come true to be a part of a music that is serving to different ladies, different boys and everybody of all ages to get by means of their hardships and to just accept themselves.”
She devoted the award to anybody who “have had doorways closed on them,” saying, “I can confidently say rejection is redirection. So by no means quit. It is by no means too late to shine such as you have been born to be.”
“Golden” beat a slate of high-profile contenders comparable to “Dream as One” from “Avatar: Fireplace and Ash” by Miley Cyrus and two “Depraved: For Good” entries by Stephen Schwartz — “No Place Like Dwelling” and “The Lady within the Bubble.”
Whereas “KPop Demon Hunters” will not be a Korean studio manufacturing, its inventive id leans closely on Ok-pop’s vitality and Korean popular culture — a combination that helped push the movie and its soundtrack into the middle of awards season dialog.
The animated movie was additionally nominated for the Cinematic and Field Workplace Achievement class, however that award went to “Sinners.”
Lee Byung-hun attends the 83rd Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif., Jan. 11. AFP-Yonhap
The movie’s victory, nevertheless, didn’t lengthen to a different Korea-related contender.
Lee Byung-hun, nominated for Finest Actor in a Movement Image — Musical or Comedy for Park Chan-wook’s “No Different Alternative,” didn’t win. The award went to Timothee Chalamet for “Marty Supreme.”
The movie additionally got here up brief within the Finest Movement Image — Non-English Language class, the place the Brazilian movie “The Secret Agent” took the highest honor, and the Finest Movement Image — Musical or Comedy, which went to “One Battle After One other.”
Regardless of not taking dwelling the awards, the movie’s nomination was a milestone, underscoring its standing as some of the seen Korean-language titles at this 12 months’s ceremony, with recognition throughout each movie and performing classes.
