Told ‘too old to debut,’ how a nepo kid became K-pop’s newest global sensation with just one hit

Today, singer-songwriter Ejae (Kim Eun Jae) has become one of the biggest names to rise from the world of K-pop. Fans worldwide want her to release more Billboard toppers, but this success didn’t come easy to Ejae. Despite being the grandchild of one of the biggest names in the Korean acting industry, she didn’t achieve fame until her breakthrough with K-pop Demon Hunters.

While it may be surprising, this young K-pop singer herself admitted that she debuted long ago. Once told she was “too old” to even step into the industry as a K-pop idol, the former trainee has now broken global records with her song “ Golden .”

From trainee struggles to Netflix fame

Before her dramatic, overnight success, Ejae spent nearly a decade training under SM Entertainment, one of Korea’s biggest music c