K-Pop Takes The Stage With Two Films At The 2025 Tribeca Festival

K-pop fans will have the chance to hum along to two new films screening at the Tribeca Festival. The 2025 festival, which takes place from June 4 to 15 in New York City, will feature The Rose: Come Back To Me, a documentary about the talented Korean alt rock group The Rose, and K-Pops!, a film about a k-pop competition show that was written and directed by Anderson .Paak.

The Rose: Come Back to Me documents the journey of the Rose, from their beginnings as an indie band, busking on the street, to their appearances at global music festivals such as Coachella and Lollapalooza. The film follows the four friends — vocalist and guitarist Kim Woo-sung, Park Do-joon on vocals, guitar and keyboard, Lee Ha-joon, who plays drums and Lee Jae-hyeong, who plays bass, as they create music and interact with their fans around the world.

The documentary was directed by Eugene Yi, who previously directed the film Free Choi Sool Lee. The band is expected to make a special appearance following the film’s premiere. The Rose: Come Back to Me airs on June 6, 7, 12 and 15.

K-Pops! is an American family comedy film written and directed by singer, rapper, songwriter and producer Anderson .Paak. .Paak also plays the film’s protagonist a washed up musician named BJ, who finds himself on a one-way plane ride to Korea to play the drums for a popular singing competition show. There he meets a show frontrunner, played by singer-actor and former U-Kiss member Kevin Woo. Ironically, BJ’s long lost son, played by Paak’s real-life son Soul Rasheed, is a contestant in the competition.

The star-studded cast includes Yvette Nicole Brown, Lee Young-han, Jonnie “Dumbfoundead” Park, The Rose, Diplo, Jaden Smith and Earth, Wind & Fire. The film has been described as a love letter to music, family and the undeniable impact of Black culture across genres and borders. K-Pops! can be seen at the festival on June 14 and 15

The Tribeca Festival, an annual film festival organized by Tribeca Enterprises, showcases a diverse selection of films, talks, music, games, art, and immersive programming. The festival was founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and Craig Hatkoff in 2002 to spur the economic and cultural revitalization of Lower Manhattan following the September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center.