Eight-time Grammy award-winning musician and performer Anderson .Paak made his big screen directorial debut over the weekend in Toronto with first feature K-Pops!, in which he co-stars opposite son Soul Rasheed.
The production marked a number of firsts for the singer, rapper, drummer and record producer known for solo hits such as ‘Bubblin’ and ‘Come Down’; work with Bruno Mars under the Silk Sonic banner as well as for collaborations with the likes of Dr.
Dre. The artist co-stars as washed-up musician BJ who takes a job on a pop talent show in South Korea. There, he meets a young contestant, played by Rasheed, who turns out to be the son he never knew existed.
Conceived during the lockdowns of the Covid-19 pandemic, the production saw .Paak and Rasheed travel to South Korea and Saudi Arabia’s burgeoning tourism and shooting hub of AlUla as the world opened up again, alongside filming in the U.S.
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