Golden comes from KPop Demon Hunters, the 2025 Netflix animated musical film about a K-pop girl group who secretly hunt demons. In the story it is performed by HUNTR/X, the film's fictional trio, and it quickly became the soundtrack's breakout hit, topping charts and spreading through TikTok edits, dance covers and glow-up videos. Its mix of K-pop polish, confident lyrics and an instantly singable chorus kept it in regular use long after the film's release, especially for moments built around self-belief and transformation.