EJAE reveals why she never debuted with SM Entertainment despite being a K-Pop trainee for 12 years | ABS-CBN Entertainment

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EJAE spent nearly 10 years training under SM Entertainment after joining at age 13, hoping to debut as an idol. When she was told she was becoming “too old” to launch, she left the trainee system and rebuilt her career in New York as a songwriter and vocal producer for groups like Red Velvet and TWICE. Her breakthrough came as the singing voice of Rumi in K-Pop Demon Hunters, where she also co-wrote “Golden,” the track that hit No. 1 on global charts and earned multiple Grammy nominations. She r

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