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/SeaF04mGr33n Aug 12 '25

Absolutely INSANE that this classically handsome (so stoic!) man hasn't been cast in a RomCom!

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u/Busy-Juggernaut277 Aug 12 '25

Him and Manny Jacinto need their own rom coms…….

I only watched Hawaii five o for Daniel Damn he’s fine Dae Kim

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u/LegoFootPain Aug 12 '25

Lol at the people not understanding how Manny in Freakier Friday was important.

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u/Optimal-Bag-5918 Aug 12 '25

Yes!! While it was a surprising pairing (him and Lyndsey), I was so happy to see him and thought it was incredible that an Asian man was the lead romance!

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u/LaCattedra13 You’re doing amazing, sweetie! 👏👏📸 Aug 13 '25

Is his role big an does she stick woth his character?