K-Pops!

Play trailer

K-Pops!

PG-13

Now Playing

1h 54m

Comedy

Drama

Play Trailer

Watchlist

Watchlist

Tomatometer

Popcornmeter

86%

Tomatometer

35 Reviews

88%

Popcornmeter

50+ Ratings

Meet BJ (Anderson .Paak), a fish-out-of-water musician on the search for stardom carrying a bruised heart from a complicated past relationship. On his journey to revive his music career, BJ lands a gig with a house band in Seoul for a K-Pop competition show. While working on the show, he discovers his long lost son, Tae Young (Soul Rasheed) is also chasing stardom. What follows is a story of uniting people and cultures through music and comedy, rebuilding relationships and learning how to trust people as they evolve.

Now in Theaters

Now Playing

Buy Tickets

Clint Worthington

RogerEbert.com

3d

2.5/4

It’s almost a blessing that 'K-Pops!’ is maybe the healthiest, sunniest example of an American artist leveraging his life story into cinematic form.

Go to Full Review

Amy Nicholson

Los Angeles Times

4d

This is the right time — and .Paak could be the right star — to earnestly explore what it means that the Top 40 is shifting eastward. But this adventure in Seoul is simply an ego trip.

Go to Full Review

Brandon Yu

New York Times

4d

Still, it has its momentary charms, mostly when it’s just .Paak and Rasheed riffing off each other, with the buoyant chemistry of a real father and son.

Go to Full Review

Kristen Maldonado

Pop Culture Planet

21h

Bright, goofy, and visually vibrant, the film pops with fun animated flourishes and a catchy original soundtrack. It creatively explores both Black and Korean cultures, highlighting the universal language of music and how it brings people together.

Go to Full Review

Dana Han-Klein

We're Watching What?!

3d

3.9/5

.Paak proves a quadruple threat with the charming K-Pops! You can tell everyone had a good time making this film and the warmth between on and off screen the father and son stars radiates through. While not revolutionary, it's a good time at the movies.

Go to Full Review

Robert Kojder

Flickering Myth

3d

3/5

It’s too broad in terms of K-Pop as a cultural phenomenon of the moment, but BJ’s character growth, the celebration of music across generations, and a family repaired make K-Pops! Pop just enough

Go to Full Review

Read all reviews

Raven B

15h

Great family movie! If you’re a fan of Anderson.Paak or enjoy KPop music, you’ll enjoy this film. Lots of funny moments, and unexpected cameos. I’m definitely going to see it again!

See more

Angel P

1d

I like it so far. it pretty interesting and just be who you are and grown-up. this is not about k-pop. it's mostly like family moments.

See more

klarc N

@klarcnaomi 1d

I absolutely thoroughly enjoyed this movie! I loved how both cultures were highlighted and given the stage. The music was amazing! The jokes, pure silly goofy comedy!!! As a musician, this was very inspiring to see similar challenges we face in this industry and how we can use our own skills and talent to mold the "next ups." I felt seen. Unserious yet heartwarming. Congratulations on this film! A beautiful story!!

See more

Aaliyah

1d

It’s a pretty cool movie. He touches on the influence of R&B, Hip-Hop, Soul, … etc (aka black people) has had in the kpop industry and within their music. Also shows how prayer can help in decision-making. If you like Anderson Pak you’ll love it and if you like kpop, you’ll love it too, as a couple of the stars are featured in it, as well as other iconic black artists such as earth, wind, and fire and Kirk Franklin.

See more

John

1d

Thoroughly enjoyed this movie! Great writing, great cast and an amazing story!

See more

jesse v

3d

School of Rock but with South Korean culture instead and shallow jokes and many tension breakers. There were some blatant ad-placements and questionable costume design that made me raise an eyebrow. The animations were charming, just wished there were less silly montages. This was obviously a movie made for TV, but had to go to theaters to recoup the licensing of some stuff.

See more

Read all reviews

Read More

Read Less

POST RATING

WRITE A REVIEW

EDIT REVIEW

Anderson .Paak

Director

Anderson .Paak

BJ

Jee Young Han

Yeji

Cathy Shim

Diamond

Kevin Woo

Kang

Will Jay

Sung Hoon

LSD 2: Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2

%

%

LSD 2: Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2

Watchlist

Sass Meri Ne Munda Jamya

%

%

Sass Meri Ne Munda Jamya

Watchlist

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

View more photos

Synopsis

Meet BJ (Anderson .Paak), a fish-out-of-water musician on the search for stardom carrying a bruised heart from a complicated past relationship. On his journey to revive his music career, BJ lands a gig with a house band in Seoul for a K-Pop competition show. While working on the show, he discovers his long lost son, Tae Young (Soul Rasheed) is also chasing stardom. What follows is a story of uniting people and cultures through music and comedy, rebuilding relationships and learning how to trust people as they evolve.

Director: Anderson .Paak
Producer: Anderson .Paak, Jon Berg, Jaeson Ma, Greg Silverman
Screenwriter: Anderson .Paak, Khaila Amazan
Distributor: Aura Entertainment
Production Co: Stampede Ventures, Live Nation Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Some Strong Language|Suggestive References)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 27, 2026, Limited
Runtime: 1h 54m

Most Popular at Home Now