Paramount and Hybe’s K-Pop Movie Adds Ji-Young Yoo and Eric Nam, Lands 2027 Release

Paramount and Hybe America’s Untitled K-Pop Film Has Found Its Stars and Landed A Release Date, Paramount AnnounCed Tuesday.

Ji-young yoo (Kpop demon hunters) and eric nam (The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender) Are set to start in the Benson Lee-Directed Film. Eileen Shim Wrote the Script’s Latest Draft.

“This Film is My Love Letter to K-POP-ITS Energy, Passion, Magic, and The Incredible Community Begind It,“ Lee Said in Statement. “I’m Deeply Grateful To Paramount Pictures for Championing The Project, to Our Producers for Their Unwavering Dedication, to Our Talened and Dynamic Life. ”

The Film, Set in the World of K-Pop Music Survival Shows, is Expectioned to Be the First Major American Studio Film Shot Entirely in South Korea. “The Film Centers A Young Korean-Emerican Woman, Who Defies Her Family’s Wishes to Compete in A Televized Competition to Find the Next K-Pop Girl Group,” The Logline Reads.

Yoo recently voiced the role of zoey, a member of k-poop girl GROUP Huntrix, in Netflix’s Kpop demon hunterswhohh has become a hit on the streamer bot in and outtside the World of K-POP. Several of the Songs from the Film, which were voiced by a separeate group of performers, have Landed on the Billboard Hot 100 and Tople Sportify’s Charts.

Nam is Well-Known in the World of K-POP, HAVING PERFORMED IN THE KOREAN INTAINMENT SPACE SINCE His ON MBC’s Music Competition Series, Star Audition: Birtth of A Great Star 2whochh launched his music Career. HE WAS AN ORIGinal Host of the K-Pop Talk Show After School Club and frequuted Korean variety shows.

Hybe America’s President of Film and TV James Shin Is Production The Film Alongside Artthur Spector and Joshua Davis of Epic Magazine and Scooter Braun. Executive Producers Include Joshuah Bearman of Epic MagazineJohn Zaozirny and Scott Manson.

“This Film CAptures the Incredible Dedication and ARTISTRY DEFINES K-POP AND ITSSATIBLE POPULARITY, WHILE SHOWCASING THE UNIVERSAL Themes of Chassing Your Dreams Against All Odds

Hybe America is the US BRANCH OF K-POP GIANT HYBE, WHICH ACTS As The Parent Companies to Several Labels that House Massesive Acts Including BTS, Seventeen, Le SSerafim And Enehay.

Paramount’s Bryan Oh Will Oversee Production on Behalf of the Studio. Paramount pictures’ President of the motion picTure Group Michael Ireland Originally Oversaw The Project Througout Its Development at 20th Century Fox Before Accuiring IT In Turnara. to paramount.

—Pamela McLintock Contributed to this Story.