Netflix animated film "K-pop Demon Hunters" disappointed by having its acceptance speech cut off during the triumphant moment of winning two awards at the 98th Academy Awards.
On the morning of the 16th (Korean time) at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, U.S., during the 98th Academy Awards, the soundtrack "Golden" from the Netflix animated film "K-pop Demon Hunters" won the original song award.
That day, "Golden" was so certain to win that it was scheduled to perform on the Academy Awards celebration stage. As expected, "Golden" beat "Dear Me" from Diane Never Die, "Train Drems" from Train of Dreams, "Sweet Dreams Of Joy" from Viva Verdi!, and "I Lied To You" from Sinners to win the award.
On stage, Lee Jae choked up and said, "Thank you. I really thank the Academy for giving me this wonderful award." He continued, "As I grew up, people teased me that I liked K-pop, but now everyone is singing," and added, "Like the song, I realized this award is not about success but about resilience. I feel grateful that my family and everyone are by my side. Netflix, thank you so much," delivering his message.
Joining Lee Jae on stage were IDO, 24, Teddy and Mark, the composers of "Golden," but after Lee Jae finished his acceptance remarks, music indicating the end of speeches began to play. They hurriedly grabbed the microphone and tried to continue, but the music indicating the end of speeches did not stop, and in the end all the winners were unable to finish their remarks.
Broadcaster Ahn Hyun-mo, who was covering the event, also expressed disappointment about the limited speech time for the original song award, saying, "The acceptance speech for the short film award was long." Netizens who saw this also reacted with disappointment, saying things like, "Isn't this racial discrimination?", "They were just reading a note they brought, this is too much," and "Couldn't they make it a bit longer?"
Meanwhile, "K-pop Demon Hunters" tells the story of K-pop idol girl group Huntrix protecting the world from evil spirits. Since its release in June last year, "K-pop Demon Hunters" surpassed 500 million cumulative global views, becoming the most-watched film in Netflix history. Its OST "Golden" also reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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