Ed Sheeran, Hayley Willams and the Songwriter Roundtable

It’s been four months since “Golden” and KPop Demon Hunters became a global phenomenon — sitting atop the charts for eight weeks and racking up more than a billion streams — and EJAE, the song’s brainchild and main vocalist, still seems to be in disbelief that she’s sharing a table with some of the biggest songwriters of a generation.

“This is a happy accident,” she says, flanked by Hayley Williams and Shaboozey as she recalls her winding path from aspiring K-pop idol to an unexpected sensation this year. “It’s very interesting to be suddenly in the limelight again.”

It’s been four months since “Golden” and KPop Demon Hunters became a global phenomenon — sitting atop the charts for eight weeks and racking up more than a billion streams — and EJAE, the song’s brainchild and ma