The Rose: Come Back to Me
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Eugene Yi
Sanjay Sharma
Milan Chakraborty
James Shin
Joe Plummer
Dojoon Leo Park
Hajoon Dylan Lee
Jaehyeong Jeff Lee
| The Rose: Come Back to Me | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Eugene Yi |
| Written by | David E. Simpson Eugene Yi |
| Produced by | Diane Quon Sanjay Sharma Milan Chakraborty James Shin Joe Plummer |
| Starring | Woosung Sammy Kim Dojoon Leo Park Hajoon Dylan Lee Jaehyeong Jeff Lee |
| Cinematography | Richard Hama |
| Edited by | David E. Simpson |
| Music by | Chad Cannon |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | CJ 4DPlex |
Release dates |
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Running time | 96 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | English Korean |
The Rose: Come Back to Me is a 2025 documentary film directed by Eugene Yi about the South Korean indie rock band The Rose.
The film premiered at the Tribeca Festival in June and also screened at the Busan International Film Festival.[2][3][4]
The documentary exhibits how a music underdog rises to the top of the industry by staying true to their beliefs, through team collaboration, and the healing power of music. The documentary centers mental health, perseverance, vulnerability, and creative rebirth as core themes of the production.[3]
This documentary follows the individual paths of musicians Woosung Sammy Kim, Dojoon Leo Park, Hajoon Dylan Lee, and Taegyeom Jeff Lee and explains why they chose to pursue music and form a rock band.[3] The group met during K-Pop training, before deciding to form their own group.[3]
The documentary details their path from busking on the streets in Seoul to selling out Los Angeles’ Kia Forum in 2023, while fighting to preserve their individuality and voice.[3] The arduous journey includes the group battling an agency that was trying to isolate Sammy as the star of the band, the pandemic, legal disputes, military service in Korea, and depression.[5]) The documentary also features animation.[5]