‘K-POPS!’ album cover
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Nine-time Grammy-winner Anderson .Paak has unveiled his latest project K-POPS! (Music from and inspired by K-POPS! Motion Picture), a 17-track album packed with star-studded collaborations. Released on Friday, May 29th, K-POPS! features a slew of top K-pop stars and Korean R&B and hip-hop artists, including G-Dragon, aespa, Jay Park, LNGSHOT, NMIXX, DEAN, JO1, CHUNG HA, Crush, Kevin Woo (who provides the singing voice for KPop Demon Hunters’ Mystery Saja), Joshua of SEVENTEEN, Hongjoong of ATEEZ and Soyeon of i-dle.
Other artists featured on the album include American rapper JID, Japanese boy band JO1, producer and songwriter Alissia, and .Paak’s own son Soul Rasheed, who makes his musical debut. Dem Jointz served as executive producer, while .Paak steered the entire project and remained heavily involved throughout as a writer, producer and performer.
The album accompanies .Paak’s feature film and directorial debut K-POPS!, which premiered today on Netflix. A loving, playful celebration of .Paak’s African American and Korean heritage, the film stars Paak as BJ, a washed-up musician who lands a drumming gig on a televised K-pop competition in South Korea. While there he discovers that one of the show’s contestants is none other than his long-lost son Tae Young (played by Soul Rasheed). The movie centers on the evolution of their father-son relationship as BJ realizes his journey to Korea may be about more than simply trying to revive his stalled music career.
In addition to starring in and directing the film, .Paak also co-wrote and co-produced the family comedy, which originally premiered at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival before receiving a nationwide AMC theatrical release earlier this year.
The album drop coincided with the debut of the music video for “Caution,” a bass-heavy collab with K-pop girl group NMIXX. The project additionally features two previously released singles: “Keychain,” a collaboration with powerhouse girl group aespa that dropped in February, and “Aftertaste,” a groovy, drum-infused banger featuring Korean alternative R&B artist DEAN. The pair previously worked together on the 2015 single “Put My Hands On You.”
The album also includes a new version of .Paak and G-Dragon’s 2025 single “Too Bad,” which reached No. 30 on Billboard’s Global 200 and No. 12 on the Global Excl. U.S. chart and won a MAMA Award last year.
Here’s the complete tracklist for the K-POPS! album:
1. “Flashing Lights” – Crush & Anderson .Paak
2. “Caution” – NMIXX & Anderson .Paak
3. “Aftertaste (Inspired by the Original Motion Picture K-POPS!)” – DEAN & Anderson .Paak
4. “PITC (Party In The Corner)” – HONGJOONG of ATEEZ, Jay Park & Anderson .Paak
5. “Fire With Fire” – LNGSHOT
6. “Can’t Get Enough” – Alissia & Anderson .Paak
7. “Bet On U” – CHUNG HA & Anderson .Paak
8. “International” – SOYEON of i-dle & Anderson .Paak
9. “What About Us” – JID & Anderson .Paak
10. “Wanna Buy A Plant + Cost Me” – JO1 & Anderson .Paak
11. “Keychain (Inspired by the Original Motion Picture K-POPS!)” – aespa & Anderson .Paak
12. “One More Dance” – JOSHUA of SEVENTEEN & Corbyn Besson
13. “Wildcard” – Kevin Woo
14. “Just One Bite” – Kevin Woo
15. “Too Bad (K-POPS! Version)” – G-DRAGON & Anderson .Paak
16. “Love Is Everywhere “- Soul Rasheed
17. “The Last” – Anderson .Paak
K-POPS! is currently streaming on Netflix.
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