Netflix animated K-pop Demon Hunters won two Oscars at the Academy Awards, drawing renewed attention to royalties for the OST "Golden."
"K-pop Demon Hunters" received global attention by winning best animated feature and best original song at the Academy Awards held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, on the morning of the 16th (afternoon of the 15th local time).
Composer Lee Jae, who wrote the work's representative OST "Golden," has again drawn attention for remarks about royalties. Earlier, on the October broadcast last year of You Quiz on the Block, Lee Jae revealed the behind-the-scenes of working on the KDH OST. He introduced how he came to participate in the work, saying, "Composer Lee Jae, who took on the role of Rumi's vocal."
At the time, MC Cho Sae-ho asked, "There is speculation that the cumulative royalties are at the level of 45.6 billion won, the Squid Game prize money," and Lee Jae, surprised, replied, "I didn't know," prompting laughter. Then when Yu Jae-seok joked, "Check your bank account once," Lee Jae explained, "It takes time for U.S. royalties to come in. It usually takes about a year," which became a topic of conversation.
Lee Jae participated in numerous OST works for "K-pop Demon Hunters," including writing, composing and performing "Golden," writing, composing and performing "How It's Done," arranging "Takedown," and writing "Your Idol." In particular, "Golden" became a global hit, ranking No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for eight consecutive weeks.
Meanwhile, "K-pop Demon Hunters" is a work that tells the story of K-pop idol girl group "Huntrix" protecting the world from evil spirits. Combining backgrounds imbued with Korean sensibilities such as bathhouses, traditional Korean medicine clinics and gukbap restaurants with the K-pop universe drew attention, and since its release in June last year it surpassed 500 million global cumulative views, becoming one of Netflix's most popular contents.
With the achievement of two Oscars at the Academy Awards, attention is again focused not only on the work's global influence but also on the value of the OST and the scale of its royalty revenue.
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