{"id":2089495,"date":"2026-08-12T11:59:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T08:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2089495"},"modified":"2026-08-12T11:59:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T08:59:29","slug":"kpop-demon-hunters-star-ejae-says-leonardo-dicaprio-was-reason-for-vocal-mistakes-at-baftas-he-made-me-so-nervous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2089495","title":{"rendered":"\u2018KPop Demon Hunters\u2019 star Ejae says Leonardo DiCaprio was reason for vocal mistakes at BAFTAs: \u201cHe made me so nervous\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ejae-DiCaprio.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><span>Film News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">\u2018KPop Demon Hunters\u2019 star Ejae says Leonardo DiCaprio was reason for vocal mistakes at BAFTAs: \u201cHe made me so nervous\u201d<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The star also reflected on the success of the animated Netflix hit<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Victoria Luxford<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-12T12:59:29+01:00\">12th August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ejae-DiCaprio-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"KPop Demon Hunters\" title=\"Ejae DiCaprio\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Ejae and Leonardo DiCaprio. CREDIT: Swan Gallet\/WWD and James McCauley\/Variety via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><em>KPop Demon Hunters<\/em> star Ejae has recalled how Leonardo DiCaprio caused her to make errors during a performance at the BAFTAs.<\/p>\n<p>The star provides the singing voice of Rumi in the Netflix global phenomenon, and performed alongside Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami at the awards in February. Despite the prestigious event, the artist remembers a particular incident that threw her off her game.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe BAFTAs haunt me,\u201d she told <em>The Times<\/em>. \u201cI made mistakes. I cracked a little bit on the high notes. Leonardo DiCaprio was [in the audience] right in front of me and he was not smiling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She pointed to a high note she had to perform during the song \u2018Born To Be\u2019 as the moment the Oscar winner affected her. \u201cThat\u2019s what put me off,\u201d she recalled. \u201cHe made me so nervous. It was already so nerve-racking to be in front of all these celebrities, and then I look up and lock eyes with Leonardo DiCaprio? Come on.\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"HUNTR\/X perform \u2018Golden\u2019 LIVE at the BAFTAs \ud83c\udfa4\u2728 (EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI) - BBC\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-tdLYsc-KBY?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>The animated film has become Netflix\u2019s most watched film of all time, with several spin offs in development including a sequel and a global live tour. Elsewhere in her interview, Ejae confessed to being overwhelmed by the success. \u201cIt\u2019s still crazy to me,\u201d she said. \u201cI was a nobody and suddenly I\u2019m a something.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Recently, it was announced that a new book, <em>The Art Of KPop Demon Hunters<\/em>, would offer a deep dive into the production design, visual concepts, and cultural inspirations behind the movie. The book, released in September, is offered in a standard edition and a platinum edition that features holographic page edges that evoke the Honmoon, the veil that HUNTR\/X protect in the movie.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>This month, <em>KPop Demon Hunters<\/em> singer Audrey Nuna released the song \u2018superHuman\u2019, described as capturing a \u201cfeeling of redemption, of validation, of the tides finally turning.\u201d It is the singer-songrwriter\u2019s first single in two years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Audrey Nuna<\/li>\n<li>KPop Demon Hunters<\/li>\n<li>Leonardo DiCaprio<\/li>\n<li>Pop<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4 td-is-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-sidebar  tdi_92 td_block_template_2\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap td_flex_block_1 tdi_93 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdc-no-posts td_flex_block\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_93\">\n<div class=\"td-block-title-wrap\">\n<h4 class=\"td-block-title\"><span class=\"td-pulldown-size\">TRENDING<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_93\" class=\"td_block_inner td-mc1-wrap\">\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Phoebe Bridgers \u2013 \u2018Lost Weekend\u2019 review: indie\u2019s poet laureate returns with a staggering, strange and stirring opus<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">This Is Lorelei was only meant to be a side project. 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Despite the prestigious event, the artist remembers a particular incident that threw her off her game.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe BAFTAs haunt me,\u201d she told <em>The Times<\/em>. \u201cI made mistakes. I cracked a little bit on the high notes. Leonardo DiCaprio was [in the audience] right in front of me and he was not smiling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She pointed to a high note she had to perform during the song \u2018Born To Be\u2019 as the moment the Oscar winner affected her. \u201cThat\u2019s what put me off,\u201d she recalled. \u201cHe made me so nervous. It was already so nerve-racking to be in front of all these celebrities, and then I look up and lock eyes with Leonardo DiCaprio? Come on.\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"HUNTR\/X perform \u2018Golden\u2019 LIVE at the BAFTAs \ud83c\udfa4\u2728 (EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI) - BBC\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-tdLYsc-KBY?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>The animated film has become Netflix\u2019s most watched film of all time, with several spin offs in development including a sequel and a global live tour. Elsewhere in her interview, Ejae confessed to being overwhelmed by the success. \u201cIt\u2019s still crazy to me,\u201d she said. \u201cI was a nobody and suddenly I\u2019m a something.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Recently, it was announced that a new book, <em>The Art Of KPop Demon Hunters<\/em>, would offer a deep dive into the production design, visual concepts, and cultural inspirations behind the movie. The book, released in September, is offered in a standard edition and a platinum edition that features holographic page edges that evoke the Honmoon, the veil that HUNTR\/X protect in the movie.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>This month, <em>KPop Demon Hunters<\/em> singer Audrey Nuna released the song \u2018superHuman\u2019, described as capturing a \u201cfeeling of redemption, of validation, of the tides finally turning.\u201d It is the singer-songrwriter\u2019s first single in two years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/film\/kpop-demon-hunters-star-ejae-says-leonardo-dicaprio-was-reason-for-vocal-mistakes-at-baftas-he-made-me-so-nervous-3962137&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ejae-DiCaprio.jpg&#8221;] NewsFilm News \u2018KPop Demon Hunters\u2019 star Ejae says Leonardo DiCaprio was reason for vocal mistakes at BAFTAs: \u201cHe made me so nervous\u201d The star also reflected on the success of the animated Netflix hit By Victoria Luxford 12th August 2026 Ejae and Leonardo DiCaprio. 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