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K-Pops! is a 2024 American family comedy film directed and produced by musician Anderson .Paak (in his directorial debut), 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.




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



Anderson .Paak as BJ
Jee Young Han as Yeji
Jonnie "Dumbfoundead" Park as Cash
Soul Rasheed as Tae Young
Yvette Nicole Brown as Brenda
Cathy Shim as Diamond
Kevin Woo as Kang
Will Jay as Sunghoon
Emi Kim as Eujin
Eddie Park as Michi
Riley Lai Nelet as Dakho
Vernon




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 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.




References






External links


K-Pops! at IMDb

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