Coachella Gets ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Surprise as Huntr/x Joins Katseye to Sing ‘Golden’
Coachella attendees who turned out to watch Katseye carry out acquired a “Golden” deal with when the singers behind Huntr/x — Ejae (Rumi), Audrey Nuna (Mira), and Rei Ami (Zoey) — made a shock look.
Fresh off profitable the Oscar for greatest authentic track, the “KPop Demon Hunters” stars joined Katseye (Daniela Avanzini, Lara Raj, Megan Skiendiel, Sophia Laforteza and Yoonchae Jeung) on the Sahara stage to carry out “Golden.”
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Katseye kicked off the pageant’s opening night time and are set to carry out each weekends. Among the songs they carried out have been “Internet Girl,” “Pinky Up” and “Mean Girls.” The group climbed the ranks as Ok-pop trainees on the 2023 actuality competitors collection “Dream Academy.” They grew to become breakout performers following the Netflix docuseries “Popstar Academy: Katseye” together with their aptly-titled first single “Debut.” Earilier this yr, they landed a Grammy nomination for greatest new artist. Their track “Gabriela” was nominated for greatest pop duo/group efficiency.
The group has launched two EPs, 2024’s “SIS (Soft Is Strong)” and final yr’s “Beautiful Chaos,” as effectively as a handful of singles. “Gnarly,” which was co-written by Alice Longyu Gao, grew to become their first track to hit the Billboard Hot 100 final yr. They adopted with “Gabriela,” “Gameboy” and “Internet Girl,” the latter of which debuted at No. 29 on the charts.
Aside from the Oscar, “Golden” scooped up a string of awards together with the Golden Globe and Critics Choice Award for greatest authentic track. It additionally gained the Grammy Award for greatest track written for visible media.
“Golden” was written by EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, IDO, 24 and Teddy Park, and have become a large hit since debuting on the Billboard Hot 100 in June 2025. It scored 5 non-consecutive weeks atop that chart, changing into the longest-leading hit on the tally by an animated act.
Speaking with Variety About the track’s success, Ami described the sensation as “vindicating,” including that there is lastly “validation. It’s long overdue,” she stated. “We worked our asses off. We’ve had the door shut in our faces. We were told we were too little, too much.”
Sabrina Carpenter is Friday night time’s headliner. justin bieber will take to the stage on Saturday night time. He’s set to carry out at 11:25 pm on the pageant’s hump night time. It’s anticipated that he’ll seemingly play the 2 “Swag” albums of their 25-song entirety, primarily based on the warmup exhibits he has accomplished on the Roxy and Troubadour.
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