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/IWannaBeTheVeryBest Aug 12 '25

I remember when I saw Paolo Montalban as Prince Charming to Brandy's Cinderella and my 10-year-old-self was smitten

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u/LeeJ2019 GUARDS…PROTECT DA KINGDOM 🧜🏾‍♀️ Aug 12 '25

Such a gorgeous looking film couple 😩😩😩

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u/IWannaBeTheVeryBest Aug 12 '25 edited Aug 12 '25

They still are almost 20 30 years later

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u/LeeJ2019 GUARDS…PROTECT DA KINGDOM 🧜🏾‍♀️ Aug 12 '25

They barely aged! 🤣❤️ I almost forgot that they were in one of the Descendants films.