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K-pop lightsticks lit up the Academy Awards stage Sunday night as EJAE, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami performed “Golden” from Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters at the Dolby Theatre. In a first for the Oscars, every attendee was given a K-pop lightstick, the glowing rods central to fan culture, with stars like Leonardo DiCaprio, Michael B. Jordan, Steven Spielberg and Emma Stone waving them along to the music. The performance opened with traditional Korean percussionists and hanbok-clad dancers before the trio took center stage dressed in white, backed by Korean instrumentalists and choreography inspired by the film’s folklore. KPop Demon Hunters follows fictional K-pop group HUNTR/X as they secretly battle demons through music. By the end of the night, the film won Best Animated Feature, while “Golden” made history as the first K-pop song to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song. The track was written by EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick and K-pop songwriters Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu-Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo and Teddy Park, becoming the first winning song in the category with more than four writers. 📽️Video by: Gabe Jung 🤳Click our linkinbio to sign up to our daily newsletter.⁠ ⁠⁠ 📰Follow us for the latest Asian News @NextShark⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #news #reel #kpop #oscars #academyawards #kpoplightstick #lightsticks #kpopdemonhunters #golden #ejae #audreynuna #reiami #leonardodicaprio #michaelbjordan #stevenspielberg #emmastone #netflix #bestoriginalsong #bestanimatedfeature #kpopculture #hanbok #koreanmusic #koreanentertainment #asiancelebrities #hollywood #filmnews #musicnews #awardshow #entertainmentnews #asiannews