Gwi-Ma might get a serious competition from Saturday Night Live's very own, Colin Jost, who is about to tear up the honmoon himself. While socio-political and cultural jokes have never ceased to flow through Weekend Update like the Nile, this time around, a gust of Jost's brutal joke on the K-pop Demon Hunters sequel has charted unknown territories on the internet.

In true SNL fashion, no pop-culture event could escape being the foundation for the late-night comedy show. How could they miss the 'Golden' opportunity to playfully diss the Academy Award-nominated Netflix animation in what became one of the most brutal punchlines of the evening?

Colin Jost targeted the Oscar-nominated animated film KPop Demon Hunters and its popular song 'Golden' at the latest Weekend Update episode. Jost made fun of the song's massive success and overexposure by saying that if the movie sequel does not introduce fresh songs, he will experience mental breakdowns from hearing kids sing 'Golden' all around him.

"Netflix announced a sequel to the hit movie K-pop Demon Hunters, and they better have new songs because if I hear a kid sing ‘Golden’ one more time, I’m going to blow my brain up, up, up," Jost mockingly sang the chorus of the song, which became the base of his joke.

Not only his co-host, Michael Che, but also the audience could not hold back their thunderous laughter, which resulted in the moment becoming one of the show's most shared segments that night. In keeping with its pop-culture roast tradition, the Weekend Update desk humorously mocked the film, which is nominated in big categories at the Oscars 2026.

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The joke achieves its perfect execution, landing precisely at a time when the movie is extensively popular, even eyeing its landmark Oscar win.

The Grammy-winning fictional K-pop group, HUNTR/X, performed their song 'Golden,' breaking worldwide barriers by reaching the top position on the Billboard Global 200 and various international music charts. Walking the path paved by some of K-Pop's documented greatest, the movie not only earned global recognition but also received major awards and an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song. 

Featuring the voices of Arden Cho, Ahn Hyo-seop, May Hong, Ji-young Yoo, Yunjin Kim, Daniel Dae Kim, Ken Jeong, and Lee Byung-hun, the movie follows a girl group of demon hunters facing off against a rival demon boy band, the Saja Boys, to protect the Honmoon barrier and save the world. The film is also nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 2026 Oscars.

Joke's on parental annoyance with kids' viral 'Golden' obsession aside, the vocal trio behind the hit song, EJAE, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami, are now all set to perform at the 98th Academy Awards. SNL turning the song into a hard-hitting punchline only goes to further prove its widespread popularity and cultural impact amid the tense Oscars atmosphere.

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