“I’m completed hiding, now I’m shining’, a single line from Netflix’s Ok-Pop Demon Hunters lead single Golden, echoes singer-songwriter EJAE’s personal journey of development, making her an in a single day sensation
The tune, together with the movie’s unique soundtrack, continues to dominate the charts, with EJAE credited not simply as vocalist but additionally as songwriter on a number of tracks together with “Your Idol”, “How It’s Executed”.
In an unique dialog with HT Metropolis, EJAE admits the expertise nonetheless feels surreal.
“It’s insane, I didn’t count on any of this, neither did anybody from the movie. The quantity of affection that’s been coming our method is unreal. However every little thing occurs when it has to,” she says introspectively.
Because the singing voice of Rumi, the lead of the fictional pop group HUNTR/X, torn between her half-demon and half-human identification, EJAE says she discovered deep resonance with the character’s struggles. She confesses that whereas writing Golden, she was in search of hope as nicely.
“I feel Rumi by way of her singing unleashes her internal demons, disappointment, insecurity…. I attempted to carry that vulnerability in addition to her internal energy. Having gone by way of comparable struggles myself, the craving, the desperation to see the sunshine and watch your onerous work come to fruition was all so relatable,” she explains.
At 31, EJAE’s journey has been one in all tenacity and perseverance. Having began out as a trainee with SM Leisure, she was unable to discover a foothold within the Ok-pop business regardless of countless hours of coaching and auditioning.
“The obsession with perfection will be fairly poisonous. I struggled with that as a trainee, being dropped and rejected solely accentuated my insecurities and bred imposter syndrome. It has taken me years to search out peace and be empathetic in the direction of myself. What I favored in regards to the movie and its music is that they got here with that core message of discovering your function,” she displays.
EJAE has since carved out a profitable profession as a songwriter, credited with hits for woman teams Crimson Velvet, Twice and Aespa. She is commonly dubbed the “Benny Blanco of Ok-pop.”
“He’s a legend, I’m nowhere near him,” she says modestly. “However I plan to proceed writing and rising as a songwriter, and be taught from my seniors. Simply endlessly being a scholar is actually my objective.”
That stated, the success of Golden has modified the tide in her favour .
“Persons are beginning to discover me as an artist now. Many ask me once I plan to launch an album or one other single. I’m now exploring that aspect of me, one thing I’ve nurtured for a really very long time. A single is on the way in which,” she reveals.
Shortly after this interview the singer took to her social media and introduced that One other World will drop on October twenty fourth
With viral Oscar buzz already swirling round Golden, “That will be loopy, I’ll faint, she says, as she hums, “gonna be, gonna be golden.”