‘Kpop Demon Hunters’ and Rosé reportedly vying for K-pop’s first Grammy

Huntr/x HUNTR/X K-POP GROUP HUNTR/X is a fictional K-pop girl group featured in Netflix’s animated film “KPop Demon Hunters”. in 'Kpop Demond Hunters' [https://www.nme.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Kpop-Demon-Hunters.jpg]Fictional group HUNTR/X HUNTR/X K-POP GROUP HUNTR/X is a fictional K-pop girl group featured in Netflix’s animated film “KPop Demon Hunters”. from KPop Demon Hunters and BLACKPINK BLACKPINK K-POP GROUP BLACKPINK is a four-member global girl group known for their high-energy performances, luxury fashion influence, and record-breaking music videos. ‘s Rosé are reportedly vying for K-pop’s first-ever Grammy Award. * READ MORE: Rosé and Bruno Mars’ ‘APT.’ is an addictively flirty and fun intro to the BLACKPINK BLACKPINK K-POP GROUP BLACKPINK is a four-member global girl group known for their high-energy performances, luxury fashion influence, and record-breaking music videos. star’s solo eraThe 68th Grammy Awards are set to take place on February 1, 2026, with nominations set to be announced on November 7. With thefirst round of voting now underway, ‘APT.’ by BLACKPINK BLACKPINK K-POP GROUP BLACKPINK is a four-member global girl group known for their high-energy performances, luxury fashion influence, and record-breaking music videos. ’s Rosé and KPop Demon Hunters’ ‘Golden’ have both been submitted to theRecording Academy in hopes of being nominated, per a new report from Yonhap.Both tracks were submitted in the Record of the Year and Song of the Year categories, with  Rosé’s album ‘rosie’ – on which theBruno Mars-featuring ‘APT.’ appears – and the soundtrack album of KPop Demon Hunters have also been submitted in the Album of theYear category.EJAE, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami provide the singing voices for HUNTR/X HUNTR/X K-POP GROUP HUNTR/X is a fictional K-pop girl group featured in Netflix’s animated film “KPop Demon Hunters”. , the fictional group at the centre of theNetflix animation, which recently became the most-watched movie in the streamer’s history.The trio previously performed an excerpt of the song in a sketch with Bad Bunny on Saturday Night Live, and recently marked theirfirst full televised performance of it on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.As for Rosé’s ‘APT.’, the track marked a milestone recently after garnering over 2billion views on YouTube, the first of her solomaterial to do so.That news came shortly after she became the first-ever Korean act to win Song of the Year at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs).‘APT.’ broke numerous records and topped charts following its release in October – also becoming the fastest K-pop song to surpassone billion streams on Spotify.The track was also named one of NME’s best 50 songs of 2024 and clinched the second spot on NME’s list of the best 25 K-pop songsof the year, with Sara Delgado saying that with “a genius interpolation of Toni Basil’s ‘Mickey’ and an infectiously funky chantedchorus, ‘APT.’ will go down in history as the perfect case study on how to launch a solo career.She joins other K-pop acts that have submitted their work for consideration for the Grammys, including SEVENTEEN SEVENTEEN K-POP GROUP SEVENTEEN is a self-producing boy group with 13 members, divided into hip-hop, vocal, and performance units, known for intricate choreography and songwriting. , Stray Kids Stray Kids K-POP GROUP Stray Kids is an eight-member self-producing boy group known for intense performances, experimental sound, and powerful rap lines. ,Ateez ATEEZ K-POP GROUP ATEEZ is an eight-member K-pop boy group known for powerful performances, intense choreography, and a strong global fanbase. Since debuting in 2018, they have built a reputation for cinematic concepts and commanding stag , Riize and Tomorrow X Together TOMORROW X TOGETHER K-POP GROUP TOMORROW X TOGETHER (TXT) is a South Korean boy group under BIGHIT MUSIC, debuting in 2019 and known for narrative-driven concepts and genre-blending pop. , as well as BLACKPINK BLACKPINK K-POP GROUP BLACKPINK is a four-member global girl group known for their high-energy performances, luxury fashion influence, and record-breaking music videos. , TWICE TWICE K-POP GROUP TWICE is a nine-member girl group famous for bright concepts, addictive choruses, and a huge discography of K-pop hits. , KATSEYE KATSEYE K-POP GROUP KATSEYE is a global girl group formed through HYBE x Geffen's "The Debut: Dream Academy" project. The group debuted in 2024 and is known for a modern pop sound, sharp performance style, and multilingual global-member lin , aespa aespa K-POP GROUP aespa is a four–member girl group under SM Entertainment, famous for their metaverse concept, powerful performances, and hits like “Black Mamba,” “Next Level,” and “Savage.” , IVE IVE K-POP GROUP IVE is a six-member girl group recognized for chic visuals, confident concepts, and strong chart performance. and LE SSERAFIM LE SSERAFIM K-POP GROUP LE SSERAFIM is a five-member girl group known for confident, performance-driven concepts and strong stage presence. and soloists Jennie, Jisoo,Lisa, Jin, J-Hope and RM.The Grammys are introducing some changes to its categories ahead of next year, including new rules for Best New Artist and somebreakdowns of the country genre.In June, the Recording Academy announced some tweaks to its rules, including carving out a new stand-alone category for Best AlbumCover.One of the biggest changes is the creation of two separate categories for country music: Best Traditional Country Album and BestContemporary Country Album. Previously, there had only been one Best Country Album category, which was won by Beyoncé in thisyear’s awards.She led the way with 11 nominations in this year’s ceremony, making her the most nominated artist in the awards’ history – she wonthe biggest award of the night, Album Of The Year, for ‘Cowboy Carter’ marking her first win in the category.Kendrick Lamar walked away as the biggest winner of the night, clinching five awards including Record of The Year and Song Of TheYear for ‘Not Like Us’.  He also took home the Grammys for Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song for ‘Not Like Us’, which hasalso won Best Music Video.Charli XCX won for Best Dance Pop Recording for ‘Von Dutch’ and Best Dance/Electronic Album for ‘Brat’. Sabrina Carpenter has wonBest Pop Solo Performance for ‘Espresso’, while Justice and Tame Impala took home the Grammy for Best Dance/Electronic Recordingwith ‘Neverender’.The post ‘Kpop Demon Hunters’ and Rosé reportedly vying for K-pop’s first Grammy appeared first on NME.