By Danielle Broadway and Rollo Ross

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -From K-pop trainee to songwriter and now a leading singer in “KPop Demon Hunters,” South Korean artist EJAE poured everything she knew about popular Korean music into the Netflix project.

The animated film that has become a cultural phenomenon includes the chart-topping hit “Golden,” which EJAE performs.

“I just love how ‘Golden’ is a very hopeful song, so not just America, but globally, everyone’s resonating with it,” the singer told Reuters.

“It feels like we’re all like connecting together,” she added.

The 33-year-old was signed by South Korea’s SM Entertainment when she was in her teens as a trainee, learning singing, dancing and performing in anticipation of launching a career as a K-pop artist.

Instead of singing, she i

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