EJAE signs with WME

23 October 2025 - Press release

EJAE, the vocalist and songwriter behind KPop Demon Hunter’s #1 hit, “Golden,” has signed with WME for worldwide representation in all areas of her music career.

A breakout star of Netflix’s record-shattering animated musical film KPop Demon Hunters, EJAE is the singing voice of Rumi, the lead vocalist of the film’s girl group HUNTR/X. and is a co-writer of the film’s critically acclaimed, platinum-certified soundtrack.

In addition to performing all of Rumi's vocals, EJAE played a crucial role in the music and development of the movie. EJAE’s powerful performance on the film’s smash hit single “Golden” propelled the track to eight weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the first song by a female K‑pop act to ever reach #1. “Golden” also topped the Billboard Global 200 Chart and has been streamed 800 million times and counting on Spotify. EJAE wrote several other tracks from the soundtrack, including "How It's Done,” "What It Sounds Like,” "Your Idol" (for the film’s rival boy group Saja Boys), and the score's "Hunter’s Mantra," which is an integral part of the movie's musical throughline. The soundtrack became the first ever in Billboard history to have four songs simultaneously chart on the Billboard Top 10.

EJAE recently performed “Golden” live with HUNTR/X on “The Tonight Show” and in a skit on “Saturday Night Live.” She was also just named one of Variety’s 2025 10 Artisans to Watch for her songwriting. “Golden” won the award for Best Original Soundtrack at this year’s K-World Dream Awards and was nominated for Song of the Summer at the MTV Video Music Awards. In 2022, EJAE was nominated for the Best Original Song in a Video Game at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards for “Rebirth” in League of Legends.

Beyond her work on KPop Demon Hunters, EJAE has written, vocal-directed, and contributed background vocals for several world-renowned K-pop groups. Her credits include major hits like aespa's "Drama" and "Armageddon," Red Velvet's iconic track "Psycho," and songs with artists such as Le Sserafim, TWICE, Taeyeon, NMIXX, and Fifty Fifty, among others.