Paramount, Hybe America’s K-Pop Movie Adds Nine to Cast, Including Korean Stars Sung Jun, Kang Sora and Hyongchol Lee (EXCLUSIVE)

Paramount Pictures and Hybe America have finalized the cast for their upcoming K-pop musical drama, adding nine stars to an already buzzy lineup.

Korean stars Sung Jun (“Ghost Mansion,” “The Villainess”), Kang Sora (“Strangers Again,” “Endless Rain”) and Hyongchol Lee (“XO, Kitty”) are among the actors joining the cast, which features previously announced stars Ji-young Yoo (“Kpop Demon Hunters”), singer-songwriter Eric Nam (“The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender”), Yoo Ji-tae (“Oldboy”), Tony Revolori (“Spider-Man”) and Gia Kim (“XO, Kitty”).

Also new to the cast are singer Ahin Lee, actor and singer Renata Vaca (“Mal De Amores,” “Midnight Family”), musician-actor Silia Kapsis (who, at 17, made history as the youngest performer in Eurovision 2024), Aliyah Turner (“Power Book III: Raising Kanan”), Shana Kim (“Love Me”) and Jubi Park.

Benson Lee (“Seoul Searching”) will direct the movie, which revolves around a young Korean American woman who defies her family’s wishes by competing in a televised competition to find the next K-pop girl group. Eileen Shim wrote the latest draft of the screenplay after previous versions by “Crazy Rich Asians” scribe Adele Lim, as well as Elyse Hollander and Lee.

The project, the first major American studio film shot entirely in South Korea, is currently in production and slated for release in theaters on Feb. 12, 2027.

James Shin of Hybe America is producing the film alongside Arthur Spector and Joshua Davis of Epic Magazine and Scooter Braun. Executive producers include Joshuah Bearman of Epic Magazine, John Zaozirny and Scott Manson. Paramount’s senior VP of production Bryan Oh is overseeing the project on behalf of the studio.

The movie has been in the works since 2020 and was originally set up at 20th Century Studios. Paramount’s former motion picture group president Michael Ireland oversaw the project during its development at 20th Century Fox and acquired the film in turnaround from Disney before bringing it to Paramount under then studio chief Brian Robbins.