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‘K-Pops!’ Review: A Joyous, Music-Filled Film on Fatherhood That Lovingly Embraces Both Korean and Black Cultures
Anderson .Paak and his real-life son Soul Rasheed shine in 'K-Pops!,' a somewhat untidy but winsome and delightfully uncynical contemporary tale.
One night, he meets the nonchalantly cool Yeji (Jee Young Han), who seems to be over the dating scene in L.A., filled with unfit suitors she calls “emotionally unstable man-babies with commitment issues.” The attraction is instant between the two: A meet-cute, promptly followed by a public make-out session over dinner. But the characters rise to the occasion with such verve that you can’t help but buy the main beats of the story—a contemporary fairy tale with the lightest of touches, occasionally splitting the difference between a modern-day rom-com and a distant “Bad News Bears” riff. With some truly stunning cameos (including one by Earth, Wind & Fire), a keeper of a soundtrack across well-choreographed dance moves and a delightful attitude, “K-Pops!” lovingly spreads some uncynical fun and happiness to the world — and proudly wears its specific perspective on its sleeve.
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