'Rude AF': KPop Demon Hunters Fans Erupt in Anger After Composer's Original Song Academy Award Speech Is Awkwardly Cut Off

KPop Demon Hunters fans person blasted the "rude" determination by the Oscars to chopped disconnected Golden songwriter Yu Han Lee's acceptance code aft winning the Academy Award for champion archetypal song.

The smash deed animation movie won 2 Oscars past night, including Best Animated Feature Film, but saw 1 of its acceptance speeches awkwardly muted — to wide upset connected stage, boos successful the audience, and choler from fans watching online.

KPop Demon Hunter's iconic anthem Golden bushed tracks from Hollywood favourite Sinners and different movies to triumph successful the Best Music (Original Song) category, with its artists, composer and producers each credited arsenic portion of the win. But aft a abbreviated convey you connection from Ejae, who provides the singing dependable of Rumi, the track's songwriter took the microphone lone to beryllium instantly muted and played disconnected by the Oscars orchestra.

the oscar’s are rude af for this i’m sorry😭 pic.twitter.com/3tSXtT8x54

"Alright f*** the Oscars for cutting disconnected Best Original Song for Golden KPop Demon Hunters," wrote 1 instrumentality connected societal media. "Absolute disrespect and disgraceful to the creatives down the biggest opus of the year."

"I’m truly gladsome they chopped disconnected kpop demon hunters' acceptance speech," different instrumentality added sarcastically. "They needed to marque capable clip for different Burger King ad."

"I’m atrocious but this was truthful disrespectful to chopped KPop Demon Hunters speech…" said a third.

Ultimately, Yu Han Lee was capable to decorativeness his acceptance code successful beforehand of the cameras successful the Oscar's property room: "I would similar to convey our families, and 24, and our chap IDO members," helium said. "This is an unthinkable honor."

Just days ago, Sony Pictures Animation and Netflix formally announced plans for KPop Demon Hunters 2, pursuing wide acknowledgement that a sequel was connected its way. While there’s nary merchandise model yet, it's understood that the movie's reported 2029 merchandise day is improbable considering the complexities of mounting a fitting 2nd chapter. In the meantime, astatine least, KPop Demon Hunters LEGO sets are connected the way.

As for the Oscars, past night's amusement brought different surprises, excessively — including an quality by Baby Yoda, and lone the seventh grant necktie successful Academy Awards history. Catch up connected the afloat database of Oscars 2026 winners close here.

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