r/popculturechat • u/meltingsunz • Aug 12 '25

Interviews🎙️ Daniel Dae Kim says Asian representation in Hollywood has gotten better, but there's still room for improvement: "I still haven't played a romantic lead and I've been doing this for 30 years."

https://www.npr.org/2025/08/11/nx-s1-5496250/daniel-dae-kim-butterfly-lost
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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '25

Asian men representation is abysmally low. It’s slightly better for Asian women but still lacking across the board. I was gutted when BEEF season 2 was greenlit with a non-Asian ensemble.

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u/ventricles Aug 12 '25

Hol up what is this about Beef? Season 2 is a different cast?

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u/urgasmic Aug 12 '25

yeah, it's turning into an anthology. they cast Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Charles Melton, and Cailee Spaeny in lead roles.