US EditionDaniel Dae Kim Is Still Waiting for His Rom-Com Moment. In the Meantime, There's 'Butterfly'
Daniel Dae Kim leads and produces 'Butterfly', a Korea-U.S. co-production spy thriller featuring top Korean actors and exploring untold Korean American stories.
- After nearly thirty years in Hollywood, Korean American actor Daniel Dae Kim has yet to have the chance to star as a romantic lead.
- Kim attributes this to longstanding stereotypes about Asian men not being considered handsome or romantic leads in the industry.
- His newest series, Butterfly, which debuted on Amazon Prime earlier this month, stars prominent South Korean talent including Kim Tae-hee and Park Hae-soo.
- In a recent interview, Kim expressed deep remorse for receiving a DUI in 2007 while working on Lost, stating that he feels regret about that incident constantly.
- Kim continues to pursue producing and acting roles to tell untold Korean American stories and bridge cultural differences between the U.S. and Korea.
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Daniel Dae Kim is still waiting for his rom-com moment. In the meantime, there's 'Butterfly'
Daniel Dae Kim is known for roles in spy thrillers and sci-fi epics but he still hopes to play a romantic lead. His latest project is Amazon Prime's “Butterfly.”
Daniel Dae Kim brings Korean heart to Amazon Prime spy series 'Butterfly'
American drama "Butterfly," from Amazon MGM Studios, was filmed entirely in Korea with a Korean production team, and stars Kim Tae-hee, Kim Ji-hoon and other veteran Korean actors alongside Hollywood talents. The series, poised for its Korean television premiere Friday after a successful Amazon Prime Video debut on Aug. 13, aims to showcase cultural harmony between the two countries. Executive producer and lead actor Daniel Dae Kim, who built hi…
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