Huntrix Singers EJAE, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami on Their 2026 Grammy Nominations: “I Blacked Out”

It’s a big day for the women of Huntrix.

EJAE, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami, the singing voices behind the heroes of KPop Demon Hunters, have earned several 2026 Grammy nominations, just the latest affirmation of the film and its music‘s global takeover.

“There have [been] a lot of different emotions. Obviously, there is pure ecstasy, it’s somewhere deep in there, but I think there’s also shock,” Nuna tells The Hollywood Reporter shortly after the nominations were announced Friday.

“There’s just a lot of emotions surrounding how long this journey has been for all of us and in some way feeling connected to the pain of the journey and the rollercoaster of that journey,” she adds. “All in one moment.”

The film’s hit single, “Golden,” which topped the Billboard Hot 100 for much of this summer, was nominated for song of the year, with co-writer Mark Sonnenblick also earning a nomination for the song. “Golden” earned a nod for best pop duo/group performance as well as for best song written for visual media.

The David Guetta remix of the song was also nominated for best remixed recording. KPop Demon Hunter’s soundtrack itself was nominated for best compilation soundtrack for visual media. The song of the year nomination marks the first time a K-pop group’s song has been nominated in the general field. (This year, Blackpink member Rosé also became the first K-pop artist to be nominated in the general field for “APT,” which also got a nomination in song of the year as well as for record of the year.)

“I blacked out,” Ami jokes when asked how she felt upon hearing about the nominations. ”I’m still blacked out. I’m probably not going to remember any of this morning in a few hours.”

EJAE agrees. “One is enough. It’s more than enough. It’s so hard to achieve, but damn, getting multiple is just crazy,” she says. “That’s when I stopped crying. I’m just like, what am I dreaming?”

KPop Demon Hunters has become Netflix’s most popular title ever. The project chronicles the adventures of Huntrix, a K-pop girl group comprised of three members who also just happen to fight monsters from the underworld. In addition to topping the Netflix charts, its soundtrack has spent several weeks in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 chart. THR first broke the news in August that a sequel film is in talks at Netflix and Sony Animation, however, it was confirmed earlier this week that the directors and studio had confirmed their deals with the streamer for the next installment.

For all three of the women, this moment is “golden” for many reasons, but doing it together remains at the top. “I’m so incredibly grateful for Audrey and EJAE. I could not do this without them; Huntrix is not Huntrix without the three of us,” says Ami. “To just imagine trying to do this by myself; it’s just depressing. I don’t want to go down that route. That would be a very dark and sad, lonely place.”

As EJAE adds: “It’s a very unique experience, and having people that I can talk to about it is amazing.” She says she’s learned so much from the other women.

“The sorority is incredible,” Nuna says. “To be able to stand as a group and do it together, honestly, it’s kind of weird, but it makes me think of our freaking ancestors. Just all three of us, our ancestors, and even just that cute thought of them sharing kimchi or something. This idea of sorority has seen gotten women through so much and has advanced things so much in this world, and this is just another beautiful manifestation of that. I love my girlies. They are the best.”