K-Pops!

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.^[3]

• Anderson .Paak as BJ^[4][5]
• Jee Young Han as Yeji^[6][5]
• Jonnie "Dumbfoundead" Park as Cash^[3]
• Soul Rasheed as Tae Young^[4][5]
• Yvette Nicole Brown as Brenda^[3]
• Cathy Shim as Diamond^[7]
• Kevin Woo as Kang^[8]
• Will Jay as Sunghoon^[4]
• Emi Kim as Eujin^[4]
• Eddie Park as Michi^[4]
• Riley Lai Nelet as Dakho^[4]

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.^[4] 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 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.^[3] .Paak and Dem Jointz collaborated on original songs for the film, while Emily Bear composed its musical score.^[9]

K-Pops! premiered as a Special Presentation at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2024.^[1][10][11] In June 2025, Aura Entertainment acquired the film's distribution rights.^[12] The film was released in the United States on February 27, 2026.^[13]

The soundtrack album of the film, K-POPS! (Music from and inspired by K-POPS! Motion Picture) will be released on May 29, 2026.^[14] The lead single of the album, "Keychain", featured the girl group Aespa and .Paak. It was released on February 27, 2026.^[15] The second single "Aftertaste", a collaboration between .Paak and singer Dean, was released on May 8, 2026.^[16]