The most famous group of the past year isn’t even a group at all. EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI are the singing voices behind HUNTR/X, the world-dominating (and demon-slaying) trio at the center of the animated Netflix blockbuster KPop Demon Hunters. But because they recorded their vocals separately, the three women had never even been in the same place at the same time until the film’s June 2025 release.

“We saw each other at the premiere, and we’re like, ‘Um, bye!’ ” EJAE recalls of spotting her “bandmates” in passing on the Los Angeles red carpet. “’Hope to connect with you soon!’ It was like that,” Audrey adds. “’Maybe we’ll cross paths again!’”

Before the film, all three were individual artists charting their own paths in music. EJAE (real name: Kim Eun-jae), 34, was born in Seoul and spent her childhood between South Korea and the United States, starting as a K-pop trainee with SM Entertainment at age 11 before shifting to songwriting and penning hits for some of the genre’s biggest girl groups, including Red Velvet, TWICE and aespa. REI (real name: Sarah Yeeun Lee), 30, was also born in Seoul and relocated stateside at age 7, kicking off her indie career in 2019, going viral with a feature on Sub Urban’s “Freak” in 2020 (her Billboard chart debut) and touring with Tinashe in 2021. Audrey (real name: Audrey Chu), 26, was born in New Jersey — a self-proclaimed “theater kid” who performed “America the Beautiful” at the U.S. Open tennis tournament at age 10 — and started releasing music in 2018, teaming up with Jack Harlow and DJ Snake for early singles (“Comic Sans” and “damn Right Pt. 2,” respectively) that showcased her singular flow.

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