5 Upcoming K-Pop Films To Follow ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Success

The success of Netflix and Sony’s KPop Demon Hunters is adding new interest and growing expectations for K-pop’s bright future in Hollywood alongside its growing dominance in the music industry.

While KPop Demon Hunters had prominent Korean-pop names like TWICE, Teddy, Kevin Woo and EJAE involved in the movie and soundtrack, big names across industries are attaching themselves to future K-pop film projects including Paramount, Eric Nam, HYBE, G-Dragon, Anderson .Paak and even several KDH actors and singers.

With projects confirmed up to 2027, and potentially beyond, get ready to go to the movies with these upcoming movies to follow KPop Demon Hunters.

1. K-Pops!

-Release date: Premiering January 2026 via Aura Entertainment

In Anderson .Paak’s directorial debut, K-Pops! spotlights a washed-up musician who reinvents himself by taking a gig within the world of K-pop after reconnecting with his long-lost son thanks to a television show. Beyond Paak, the film boasts some major star power in its cast and cameos, while the soundtrack is shaping up to be a blockbuster release in its own right.

Beyond Paak and his son, Soul Rasheed, notable castings include the U-KISS member and vocalist for KPop Demon Hunters’ Saja Boy Kevin Woo, Community star Yvette Nicole Brown, rapper-actor Jonnie “Dumbfoundead” Park and SEVENTEEN rapper-songwriter Vernon, whose part was shared in a sneak peek last year.

Paak previously told Billboard about other collaborators on the project, sharing, “I also had the opportunity to work with iconic K-pop artists that I’ve been looking to collaborate with for years, like … Vernon from SEVENTEEN, Crush, The Rose, Jessi, and G-Dragon. The fact that I get to do these collaborations in my directorial debut and bring these idols and artists into the world of K-Pops! just brings a whole new level of excitement to the project.”

-Soundtrack information: Anderson revealed that he collaborated with hit producer Dem Jointz for the music to K-Pops! Dem Jointz has worked across genres including recent hits like Jennie and Doechii’s “ExtraL,” aespa’s “Supernova” and Monsta X’s “N the Front.”

It’s also unclear whether previously mentioned artists, such as Vernon, G-Dragon, Jessi and the like are participating solely in the movie or recording new music for it as well.

2. Perfect Girl

-Release date: TBD

Pit Black Swan against Scream and set it inside the cutthroat idol industry: that’s how insiders describe Perfect Girl, a Badlands production based on Lynn Q. Yu’s highly coveted Black List script. Director Hong Won-ki — known for cinematic K-pop videos as a part of Zanybros — will helm the psychological horror set around the final days of a girl-group selection process. K-Pop Demon Hunters voice actress Arden Cho and Mortal Kombat II star Adeline Rudolph were among the first names revealed, with real-life K-pop star Jeon Somi later announced to be making her acting debut in the film.

-Soundtrack information: With six original tracks said to be “blending the worlds of music and film” confirmed for the movie, the film also revealed production duos Moonshine (whose recent releases include KEY’s “Hunter,” Taemin’s “Guilty” and Red Velvet’s “Cosmic”) and Sunshine (aespa’s “Hot Mess,” Red Velvet’s “Chill Kill,” Tomorrow X Together’s “Good Boy Gone Bad”) will handle music.

3. Untitled HYBE America & Paramount Film

-Release date: February 2027

A Paramount feature produced by HYBE America is set to follow a Korean-American woman as she pursues K-pop stardom through a TV competition. With Eileen Shim on the latest draft, producer James Shin of HYBE America and names like Scooter Braun attached, the film is slated for a February 2027 release. Singer-actor-host and future The Traitors star Eric Nam and KPop Demon Hunters voice actress Ji-young Yoo were among the early cast announcements, to be joined by Korean stars Sung Jun (whose works include Ghost Mansion and The Villainess), Kang Sora (Strangers Again, Endless Rain) and Hyongchol Lee (XO, Kitty).

Additional cast members include singer-actor Silia Kapsis (of Eurovision fame), Yoo Jitae (Oldboy), Tony Revolori (Spider-Man), Gia Kim (XO, Kitty), actor-singer Renata Vaca (Mal De Amores, Midnight Family), Aliyah Turner (Power Book III: Raising Kanan), Shana Kim (Love Me), singer Ahin Lee and Jubi Park.

-Soundtrack information: No details are out, but if HYBE is involved, that likely means the many artists under its multi-label system will take part. That list includes BTS, SEVENTEEN, ZICO, Tomorrow X Together, LE SSERAFIM, ENHYPEN, NewJeans, BOYNEXTDOOR, ILLIT, KATSEYE, TWS and more.

4. K-Pop: Lost in America

-Release date: TBD

CJ ENM has attached director Yoon Je-kyun and Hollywood producer Lynda Obst to a script about a five-member idol group accidentally landing in Texas days before a Madison Square Garden debut. The fish-out-of-water premise is part road movie, part buddy comedy and offers international exposure for existing idols rumored to be involved. With the Korea JoongAng Daily confirming Rebel Wilson and Charles Melton as cast members, K-Pop: Lost in America appears to be a project that aims to showcase Korean artists’ stagecraft and personality while also catering to a broad American audience.

While Wilson and Melton were announced as officially part of the project, the movie reportedly considered singer-actor Cha Eunwoo of the K-pop boy band ASTRO for the lead role. Meanwhile, Joohoney of the boy band Monsta X confirmed his involvement in the project, marking his official acting debut, with further details to come.

-Soundtrack information: No details yet, but with CJ ENM involved, expect at least some of the artists and labels with which it works closely. CJ oversees the management division of WAKEONE Entertainment (who have ZEROBASEONE, Kep1er and ALPHA DRIVE ONE) as well as the Japanese label Lapone Entertainment (which houses popular acts like JO1, INI and ME:I, who work in both the J-pop and K-pop worlds). CJ ENM also helped with distribution with different Korean labels including Swing Entertainment, AOMG, H1ghr Music, Amoeba Culture and more, which could also give insight into who gets plucked for the soundtrack.

5. Seoul Switch

Release date: The official short film is out now (watch below!), but still TBD if Seoul Switch will expand into a full-length feature.

Originally a festival short and proof of concept, Seoul Switch swaps identities between a Korean-American college student and a K-pop star. Starring former U-KISS vocalist Kevin Woo and recently added executive producer Margaret Cho, the short has already earned festival awards and serves as a comedic take on the price of authenticity. It can expand into a feature if backers come through with Cho’s recent involvement likely to add more interest.

This is also another project for the busiest K-pop singer/actor Kevin Woo, who stars as both an insecure Korean-American college student who finds out he looks exactly like the hottest idol on the scene.

-Soundtrack information: The official soundtrack to the short film has three songs created by Kevin Woo, as well as acclaimed rock musician Charlene Kaye — with a full-length feature possibly leaving the opportunity for more tracks. The current Seoul Switch soundtrack utilizes classic K-pop musical tropes, at times to great comedic effect, like in the viral “Every Kpop Song” which parodies formulaic hits.