KPop Demon Hunters’ music comes from the thoughts of Ejae, who additionally offers the singing voice for Rumi, the lead singer of the film’s titular lady group. As such, there are demos for each tune within the movie with Ejae singing nearly each half. This consists of songs like “Your Idol,” which Rumi doesn’t carry out in any respect within the completed movie, so once we get to listen to these demos, it’s like listening to an alternate model of the film wherein the ladies of Huntr/x have been the demons singing songs to seize the hearts and minds of the lots.
Ejae has performed snippets of the demo model of “Your Idol” earlier than, however that is the primary time we’ve heard this a lot of it. The singer/songwriter was part of an event the place she and co-songwriter Mark Sonnenblick talked in regards to the making of KPop Demon Hunters’ soundtrack and performed a few demos for the viewers. This included the Grammy-nominated “Golden” and the unique “Your Idol” recording, which has some completely different lyrics than these heard within the movie. Even when it solely consists of the primary verse, it’s actually cool to listen to Rumi’s voice singing a Saja Boys tune. I’d take an EP of the Saja Boys singing Huntr/x songs and vice versa, however I’d accept full releases of Ejae’s authentic demos as bonus tracks.
KPop Demon Hunters’ soundtrack did get a Deluxe Version launch, however its new additions are principally simply acapella and instrumental tracks. If Taylor Swift can launch dozens of variations of her albums, what’s the hurt in Netflix and Sony placing out one other model of the soundtrack that features these outdated demos?
For now, Ejae appears to be gearing up for her personal solo debut after the success of the movie. She launched her first single, “In Another World,” final month, and can hopefully be writing songs for the upcoming KPop Demon Hunters sequel within the close to future.
