When does the K-Pop Superstar movie debut? Feb 26, 2027 as K-Pop: The Debut — Lee; Yoo; HYBE; was Feb 12 / Superstar title.
Current target date: Friday, February 26, 2027 (Theatrical premiere). We update this page when studios or publishers move the window.
K-Pop Superstar = K-Pop: The Debut, Feb 26 2027 (Paramount). Was Feb 12. Lee; Yoo; Korea shoot. ≠ Demon Hunters.
Theatrical premiere
Friday, February 26, 2027
February 26, 2027 — K-Pop Superstar grew up into K-Pop: The Debut
Paramount’s HYBE America musical opens Friday, February 26, 2027 as K-Pop: The Debut. Benson Lee follows a Korean-American hopeful into a Korea-set televised girl-group contest — Ji-young Yoo leading, Eric Nam alongside, Katseye in the frame. The old Superstar title and February 12 date are retired.
This URL still says Superstar so those searches resolve. Buy The Debut / February 26 — not a Demon Hunters reissue.
Confirmed: Feb 26 2027 The Debut — not Feb 12, not Demon Hunters 2
Confirmed: February 26, 2027 Paramount theatrical; retitled K-Pop: The Debut; Lee directing; Yoo/Nam; HYBE America; Korea shoot. Not confirmed as still Superstar on the marquee, as Feb 12, or as an animated Demon Hunters sequel. Fake “BTS feature — Valentine’s 2027” stubs are wrong IP.
From 20th Century limbo to a Paramount February Friday
- 2020+ — project develops (originally 20th Century lane).
- Jul 2025 — Paramount acquires in turnaround; Yoo/Nam attached; Korea shoot plan.
- 2026 CinemaCon — Superstar branding + Katseye; Feb 12, 2027 target.
- May 2026 — retitled K-Pop: The Debut; moved to Feb 26, 2027.
- Feb 26, 2027 — current Paramount target.
Before February 2027 — search The Debut, not Superstar stubs
- Marquee: K-Pop: The Debut / February 26, 2027 — Paramount.
- Feb 12 is dead — that Friday moved.
- ≠ KPop Demon Hunters animated follow-ups.
- ≠ concert films / BTS docs.
- This page’s Superstar slug = same movie, new name.
Paramount didn’t just slap K-pop on a LA soundstage — The Debut’s flex is shooting the whole American studio movie in South Korea
Most Western “K-pop movies” fake Seoul in California. Lee’s HYBE/Paramount package sold the opposite: a Korean-American idol-competition story filmed entirely in Korea, with Demon Hunters’ Zoey voice (Yoo) going live-action and Katseye walking through as themselves. Then the studio quietly swapped Superstar for The Debut and slid off February 12 to the 26th.
SEO that still dates Feb 12 or calls this Demon Hunters Part Two is arguing with Paramount’s retitle memo.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers about this release date.
1When does the K-Pop Superstar movie open?
February 26, 2027 from Paramount — and the title is now K-Pop: The Debut. It was dated February 12, 2027 under the Superstar name before Paramount slid and retitled.
2Who stars and directs?
Benson Lee (Seoul Searching) directs. Ji-young Yoo leads as a Korean-American woman chasing a televised girl-group competition in Korea against family wishes; Eric Nam, Tony Revolori, and a large Korean/US ensemble co-star. HYBE’s Katseye appears.
3Is this KPop Demon Hunters?
No. Demon Hunters is a separate animated hit. Yoo voiced Zoey there; this is a live-action Paramount/HYBE America musical drama — different SKU.
4Where was it filmed?
Trades billed it as one of the first major American studio features shot entirely in South Korea after Paramount picked the project up in turnaround from earlier 20th Century development.
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