Dannyka Manangan

'KPop Demon Hunters' cast and crew react to film's two Oscar nominations

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

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<p>The cast and crew of<em> KPop Demon Hunter</em>s shared their excitement after the hit Netflix animated film earned two nominations at the Oscars, which are Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song for &quot;Golden.&quot;</p><p>Arden Cho, who voices the film&#x27;s main character Rumi, was in South Korea when she learned about the nominations. Taking to social media, the actress expressed her gratitude to the Academy.</p><p>&quot;Waking up in Korea to some incredible news! Swipe to see the literal mood right now. We are going to the Oscars!!! Thank you so much to the @theacademy what an incredible honor to be nominated, I’m so thankful to have been a part of this special movie,&quot; the actress wrote.</p><div><br/></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-3" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DT0_1DblbQ-/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A3%2C%22os%22%3A6661238.700000003%2C%22ls%22%3A236570.90000000596%2C%22le%22%3A236926.20000000298%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="873" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-3" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>Arden also congratulated the entire team behind the film, noting that the achievement was a collective effort. &quot;Major congratulations to [the team],&quot; she said. &quot;And really the whole village it took to make this movie happen.&quot;</p><p>Arden remarked that it is an honor to be part of the film. &quot;Thank you, love you all. Honored to have voiced Rumi and can’t believe this ride just keeps going! 💜✨&quot;</p><p>EJAE, the singing voice behind Rumi and a co-writer of &quot;Golden,&quot; likewise celebrated the milestone online.</p><p>&quot;AHHHH! So honored and grateful to be nominated for an Oscar!! Congrats to our incredible directors @nutmags @appelhansc none of this would have happened without your guys incredible creation ❤️ so honored to live in ur world ❤️ Congrats to the whole team... and everyone who worked so hard to bring this movie &amp; music to life ❤️,&quot; she stated.</p><p>Film director Maggie Kang also took to Instagram Stories to celebrate the feat. &quot;Congratulations to all the nominees and the KPop Demon Hunters Crew!!! We are going to the Oscars!!!&quot;  she posted.</p><p><em>KPop Demon Hunters </em>centers on Huntr/x, a K-pop trio juggling their superstar lives with a hidden mission which is battling demons. Their double life takes a dangerous turn when they clash with the Saja Boys, a rival boy group whose members are revealed to be actually demons.</p><p>Back in December 2025, Netflix announced that <em>KPop Demon Hunters</em> reached 500 million views since it premiered on their platform.</p>

<p>'KPop Demon Hunters' was nominated for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song for 'Golden.'</p>

'KPop Demon Hunters' was nominated for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song for 'Golden.'