K-Pops!


K-Pops! is a 2024 American family comedy film directed and produced by musician Anderson.Paak, who also wrote the screenplay with Khaila Amazan..Paak stars in the film alongside Jee Young Han, Jonnie "Dumbfoundead" Park, Soul Rasheed, and Yvette Nicole Brown.
The film premiered at the 2024 [Toronto International Film Festival], and is set to be theatrically released by Aura Entertainment on February 27, 2026.

Premise

A Los Angeles musician hoping to revive his career moves to South Korea to join a K-pop band and compete in a televised music contest. He soon discovers that his long-lost son is poised to become a K-pop superstar. While initially clinging to his son for another shot at fame, he decides to prioritize his role as father as the two grow closer.

Cast

K-pop artists Vernon, Crush, The Rose, Jessi, and G-Dragon also appear in the film as cameos.

Production

Drawing from his own life in conceiving the film,.Paak developed K-Pops! with rapper Dumbfoundead and collaborated with Khaila Amazan on the screenplay. The project was first announced in 2022. Filming began in Los Angeles in October 2023 after the production company Stampede Ventures reached an interim agreement with SAG-AFTRA amidst the union's 2023 [SAG-AFTRA strike|2023 strike]. Additional filming took place in South Korea and Al-Ula; locations in the Saudi Arabian city were scouted by the film department of the Royal Commission for Al-Ula..Paak and Dem Jointz collaborated on original songs for the film, while Emily Bear composed its musical score.

Release

K-Pops! premiered as a Special Presentation at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2024. In June 2025, Aura Entertainment acquired the film's distribution rights. The film is scheduled to be released in the United States on February 27, 2026.