The Deeply Personal Meaning Behind Audrey Nuna's Grammys Look

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Audrey Nuna is shinin' like she's born to be.

As the KPop Demon Hunters actress hit the 2026 Grammys red carpet Feb. 1 with fellow HUNTR/X members EJAE and Rei Ami, she revealed how her look for the evening paid homage to her family's history. 

"I'm wearing Thom Browne couture tonight," Audrey exclusively told Live From E!: Grammys' Zuri Hall. "It's a really meaningful look for me 'cause I'm obviously a proud daughter of immigrants."

"Our story of survival is around clothing manufacturing," she continued, "and Thom Browne is one of the first brands that my grandpa ever fulfilled orders for, so it's a huge full-circle."

As for the look itself? The 26-year-old wore a deconstructed, oversized blazer with asymmetrical sleeves, paired with a white collared shirt and tie underneath. She completed the look with a ruffled skirt and white lace-up boots. (See all the stars on the red carpet here.)

So, it was even more special when their massive hit song "Golden" from the Netflix movie took home the Best Song Written For Visual Media award during the ceremony hosted by Trevor Noah.

The trackwhich was also nominated for Song of the Year, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media—has seen huge success since Kpop Demon Hunters first hit Netflix in June. The song has also picked up a Golden Globe and Critics Choice Award and is nominated for Best Original Song at the 2026 Oscars, taking place March 15.

And EJAE (real name Kim Eun-jae) had an inkling the music would be a hit as soon as the idea came to her while she was headed to the dentist.

“I was on my way to get a gold filling,” she told The Music in October. “Isn’t that insane? It was all meant to be.” 

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Once the melody was set in her mind, she rushed home and logged into a Zoom session with fellow songwriter Mark Sonnenblick.

"Obviously, there's fine-tuning," EJAE explained. "There was a lot of back and forth, but the main hook idea, we got really quickly.”

“When we were done with that we were like, ‘Wait.’ Literally, Mark and I on Zoom and we're like, ‘Did we just write a hit?’” she recalled. “It sounded so good.” 

And the rest is music history.

For a look at all the big winners at the 2026 Grammys, keep reading.

Best Music Video

WINNER: “Anxiety,” Doechii

“Love,” OK Go

“So Be It,” Clipse

“Manchild,” Sabrina Carpenter

“Young Lion,” Sade

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media

WINNER: Sinners

A Complete Unknown

F1 The Album

KPop Demon Hunters

Wicked

Best Song Written For Visual Media

WINNER: "Golden," KPop Demon Hunters

"As Alive As You Need Me to Be," Tron: Ares

"I Lied to You," Sinners

"Never Too Late," Elton John: Never Too Late

"Pale, Pale Moon," Sinners

"Sinners," Sinners

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

WINNER: "Defying Gravity," Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande

"Golden (From KPop Demon Hunters)," HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI

 "Gabriela," KATSEYE

"APT.," Rosé, Bruno Mars

"30 for 30," SZA featuring Kendrick Lamar

Best Country Solo Performance

WINNER: "Bad As I Used to Be," Chris Stapleton

"Nose on the Grindstone," Tyler Childers

"Good News," Shaboozey

"I Never Lie," Zach Top

"Somewhere Over Laredo," Lainey Wilson

Best Latin Pop Album

WINNER: Cancionera, Natalia Lafourcade

Cosa Nuestra, Rauw Alejandro

BOGOTÁ DELUXE, Andrés Cepeda

Tropicoqueta, Karol G

Y Ahora Qué?, Alejandro Sanz

Best Rock Performance

WINNER: “Changes Back to the Beginning,” YungBlud

“Mirtazapine,” Hayley Williams

“Never Enough,” Turnstile

“The Emptiness Machine,” Linkin Park

“U Should Not Be Doing That,” Amyl and the Sniffers

Best Dance/Electronic Album

WINNER: EUSEXUA, FKA Twigs

Ten Days, Fred again..

Fancy That, PinkPantheress

Inhale / Exhale, Rüfüs du Sol

F*** U SKRILLEX U THINK UR ANDY WARHOL BUT UR NOT!! <3, Skrillex

Best Dance Pop Recording

WINNER: “Abracadabra,” Lady Gaga

“Illegal”, PinkPantheress

“Just Keep Watching (From F1 The Movie),” Tate McRae

“Midnight Sun,” Zara Larsson

“Bluest Flame,” Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco

Best Alternative Music Album

WINNER: Songs of a Lost World, The Cure

SABLE, fABLE, Bon Iver

DON'T TAP THE GLASS, Tyler, The Creator

moisturizer, Wet Leg

Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party, Hayley Williams

Best Music Film

WINNER: "Music by John Williams," John Williams

"Devo," Devo

"Live at the Royal Albert Hall," Raye

"Relentless," Diane Warren

"Piece by Piece," Pharrell Williams

Best R&B Song

WINNER: “Folded,” Kehlani

“Yes it Is,” Leon Thomas

“Overqualified,” Durand Bernarr

“It Depends,” Chris Brown

“Heart of a Woman,” Summer Walker

Best R&B Album

WINNER: Mutt, Leon Thomas

Beloved, Givéon

Why Not More?, Coco Jones

The Crown, Ledisi

Escape Room, Teyana Taylor

Best Rock Album

WINNER: Never Enough, Turnstile

Private Music, Deftones 

I Quit, Haim

From Zero, Linkin Park

Idols, Yungblud

Best Rap Performance

WINNER: "Chains & Whips," Clipse, Pusha T & Malice Featuring Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams

"Outside," Cardi B

"Anxiety," Doechii

"tv off," Kendrick Lamar ft. Lefty Gunplay

"Darling, I," Tyler, The Creator ft. Teezo Touchdown

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

WINNER: A Matter of Time, Laufey

Wintersongs, Laila Biali

The Gift of Love, Jennifer Hudson

Who Believes in Angels?, Elton John & Brandi Carlile

Harlequin, Lady Gaga

The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume 2, Barbra Streisand

Best Country Song

WINNER: "Bitin' List," Tyler Childers

"Good News," Shaboozey

"I Never Life," Zach Top

"Somewhere Over Laredo," Lainey Wilson

"A Song to Sing," Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

WINNER: “Amen,” Shaboozey & Jelly Roll

“Honky Tonk Hall of Fame,” George Strait, Chris Stapleton

“Love Me Like You Used to Do,” Margo Price & Tyler Childers

“Trailblazer,” Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert & Lainey Wilson

“A Song to Sing,” Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton

Best Americana Album

WINNER: BIG MONEY, Jon Batiste

Bloom, Larkin Poe

Last Leaf on the Tree, Willie Nelson

So Long Little Miss Sunshine, Molly Tuttle

Middle, Jesse Welles

Best R&B Performance

WINNER: “Folded,” Kehlani

“Heart of a Woman,” Summer Walker

“MUTT (NPR Tiny Desk),” Leon Thomas

“It Depends,” Chris Brown

“Yukon,” Justin Bieber

Best Rap Song

WINNER: "tv off," Kendrick Lamar ft. Lefty Gunplay

"Anxiety," Doechii

"The Birds Don't Sing," Clipse, Pusha T & Malice Featuring John Legend & Voices Of Fire

"Sticky," Tyler, The Creator Featuring GloRilla, Sexyy Red & Lil Wayne

"TGIF," GloRilla

Record of the Year

"DtMF," Bad Bunny

"Manchild," Sabrina Carpenter

"Anxiety," Doechii

"Wildflower," Billie Eilish

"Abracadbra," Lady Gaga

WINNER: "Luther," Kendrick Lamar with SZA

"The Subway," Chappell Roan

"APT.," Rosé, Bruno Mars

Album of the Year

WINNER: DeBí TiRAR MáS FOToS, Bad Bunny

Swag, Justin Bieber

Man's Best Friend, Sabrina Carpenter

Let God Sort Em Out, Clipse, Pusha T & Malice

Mayhem, Lady Gaga

GNX, Kendrick Lamar

Mutt, Leon Thomas

Chromakopia, Tyler, The Creator

Song of the Year

"Abracadbra," Lady Gaga

"Anxiety," Doechii

"APT.," Rosé, Bruno Mars

"DtMF," Bad Bunny

"Golden (From KPop Demon Hunters)," HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI

"Luther," Kendrick Lamar with SZA

"Manchild," Sabrina Carpenter

WINNER: "Wildflower," Billie Eilish

Best New Artist

WINNER: Olivia Dean

KATSEYE

The Marias

Addison Rae

sombr

Leon Thomas

Alex Warren

Lola Young

Best Pop Vocal Album

Swag, Justin Bieber

Man's Best Friend, Sabrina Carpenter

Something Beautiful, Miley Cyrus

WINNER: Mayhem, Lady Gaga

I've Tried Everything But Therapy [Part 2], Teddy Swims

Best Pop Solo Performance

"Daisies," Justin Bieber

"Manchild," Sabrina Carpenter

"Disease," Lady Gaga

"The Subway," Chappell Roan

WINNER: "Messy," Lola Young

Best Rap Album

Let God Sort Em Out, Clipse, Pusha T & Malice

Glorious, GloRilla

God Does Like Ugly, Jid

WINNER: GNX, Kendrick Lamar

Chromakopia, Tyler, The Creator

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)

The Wild Robot, Kris Bowers, composer

Wicked, John Powell & Stephen Schwartz, composers

WINNER: Sinners, Ludwig Göransson, composer

Severance: Season 2, Theodore Shapiro, composer

How To Train Your Dragon, John Powell, composer

Best Musical Theater Album

WINNER: Buena Vista Social Club

Death Becomes Her

Gypsy

Just In Time

Maybe Happy Ending

Watch the Grammys 2026 Sunday, Feb. 1 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.

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