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Get Ready for Hawaii Five-O

Korean Beacon — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 02:17:14 +0000

May is the month for the television upfronts. It’s a week in New York where the networks showcase and preview their upcoming lineup of shows to entice advertisers and ad agencies with buying commercial time. One of the big entrees that CBS is serving up is the remake of Hawaii Five-O and it has two Korean-American actors: Daniel Dae Kim and Grace Park. It’s great for Daniel Dae Kim because he doesn’t have to leave the state of Hawaii because LOST was filmed there. For Grace Park, it’s another television series for her which probably makes her the Korean with the most number of television shows. Check out the preview below and don’t forget to watch it!

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Daniel Dae Kim Shows Off his Tattoo

Korean Beacon — Thu, 27 May 2010 00:11:48 +0000

Since Lost is now over, the cast is off to pursue their own acting ambitions. Luckily for Daniel Dae Kim, he didn’t have to move and got to stay in Hawai’i because his next gig is the remake of “Hawaii Five-O” which also stars fellow Korean Grace Park. He gets interviewed by G4 TV, a big hub for gamers. He talks a little bit about Lost with a blonde sitting on his lap and he gives a sneak peek into his new show “Hawaii Five-O.” This time around he’s speaking English on the show. Check out the interview and his special tat.

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Grace Park On the Set of Hawaii Five-O

Korean Beacon — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 02:38:36 +0000

Grace Park is definitely holding the torch to show why Korean women are simply beautiful. It looks like she’s already filming the remake of Hawaii Five-O. She’s been cast along with Daniel Dae Kim of Lost fame and they’re both hard at work… filming we think. Maybe surfing on the side? Well, if you thought she looked great on Battlestar Galactica then she certainly looks fit on the Hawaiian set of Hawaii Five-O.

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Grace Park Joins the Cast of Hawaii Five-O

Korean Beacon — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:42:28 +0000

Grace Park has been cast for the new television remake of “Hawaii Five-O.” Grace Park will play Kono Kalakaua, the neice of Detective Chin Ho Kelly – a role filled by LOST actor Daniel Dae Kim. According to Hollywood Reporter, Kono is a “beautiful and smart champion surfer who is about to graduate from the police academy when McGarrett recruits her to join his team.” It’s good to see the beautiful Grace Park back on television. She had a great stint on Battlestar Galactica where she built a great following.

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Daniel Dae Kim Joins the Hawaii Five-O Remake on CBS

Korean Beacon — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:52:25 +0000

It looks like Daniel Dae Kim is staying in Hawaii after the final season of LOST is finished because he has been cast in a lead role for the CBS remake of Hawaii Five-O. Kim will play Detective Chin Ho Kelly, a role played in the original series by Kam Fong.

The new “Hawaii Five-0″ hails from hot feature writers and “Fringe” co-creators Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci and “CSI: NY” executive producer/co-showrunner Peter Lenkov.

Kim, who played Jin Kwon on “Lost” for its six-season run, is the first actor from the show’s core cast to book a new series project this pilot season as the ABC mystery drama heads to its May finale.

Getting key “LOST” players to do pilots this season is proving tricky as ABC’s drama doesn’t wrap its final season until April. In Kim’s case, it helped that both “Lost” and “Hawaii Five-O” are filming in Hawaii.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

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The Final Season of LOST Starts This Week

Korean Beacon — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 04:16:29 +0000

The very popular TV show LOST kicks off its final season on Tuesday at 9pm EST on ABC. LOST was the first time we saw a Korean couple kiss on an American television program, and what was also remarkable about LOST is that the Korean couple played significant roles in the show as the only married couple on the island. Daniel Dae Kim plays Jin, the very stoic and subdued husband of Sun, who’s played by Korean actress Yunjin Kim. It was awesome seeing their relationship evolve over the course of 5 seasons but sadly Jin’s death on the show was a shock which shook the series and further created twists in the already crazy story lines of LOST. Sadly for the viewers, the show is finally concluding this season but we can look back and say that this show was the first to break ground in revealing Korean relationships.

Here’s an excerpt from a recent interview with Yunjin Kim regarding the final season of LOST.

What were your expectations when you signed on as a cast member?

When I read the script, I thought it was like a movie script. I had never seen anything like this on television. I thought, “Either this is going to be the best TV show or the worst TV show.” And when I say it had the potential to be bad, I mean so bad that we would be made fun of for years!

What do you think of the journey of personal growth that Sun has taken over the years?

Sun has come such a long way from the pilot. If you remember, she was very subservient, a really quiet, scared woman who did whatever she was told by her husband. Now you cut to Season 6 and she’s a very different woman and very much her own person. That’s something that [producers] J.J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof promised from the beginning. I was concerned that I was playing into this stereotypical image of that Asian woman. But J.J. said, “You’re going to end up loving this character.”

Sun and her husband Jin (played by Daniel Dae Kim) differ from most of the other characters. Your thoughts about their relationship?

Sun and Jin’s stories have touched a lot of people, I think, because we are the only married couple on the island. We do have Rose and Bernard, but they’re guest stars. They sometimes show up and sometimes don’t, and they’re loved by fans as well. But Sun and Jin represent the only marriage and the most real and most tangible relationship on the island. And people root for us. They can’t wait to see us get back together and into each other’s arms. People really want to see a happy ending for Sun and Jin. It’s really touching.

What will be your most cherished memory of working on the show?

I had a such good feeling about it once I stepped into the set of Lost for the first time and saw that chopped-off half plane sitting on the beach. That was my first impression: “Oh, my God, is that a real plane chopped up in half?” And they said, “Yeah, we brought it in from L.A.” This beautiful Hawaiian beach and the chaos of the crash site to contradict it, it was quite stunning. I think I will always remember that first moment of just going, “Wow!”

For the promotion video of season 6, go to ABC.com and find a few spoilers.

Sources: ABC.com and Star Telegram

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Why Are There More Male Actors?

Korean Beacon — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:38:23 +0000

Have you noticed the significant increase in Korean-American actors and actresses on TV and movies lately? Have you noticed there are more men than women in Hollywood? You would think that there would be more women in front of the camera because let’s be honest, Korean women are great to look at which makes sense in such a visual medium. Not that the Korean men aren’t studs but who doesn’t like looking at a Korean women? They are undeniably beautiful women. Then again, I guess it does take more than just looking good in front of a camera to make it in Hollywood.

This is a an anecdotal story I’m going to share and it does not provide any empirical evidence as to why there are more Korean guys than gals on the screen. However, it does suggest something. In my earlier days living in NYC, I roomed with actors and guys who worked at a movie studio. I was the odd man out because I had a regular job unrelated to the entertainment industry. I once asked one of my buddies if he ever saw Asian guys out on the audition circuit. He quickly responded, “Are you kidding me?! Those guys get more work than most actors out there.” Huh?! What? He continued to tell me that though there are only a few roles seeking Asian male faces, there were even less auditioning for them and he suggested that I just give acting a try – even though I had very little acting talent. Well, to best illustrate this perception, let’s do a quick roll call here.

Ladies on a TV show or in a film in 2009
Smith Cho, Moon Bloodgood, Grace Park, Jamie Chung, Kelly Choi, Margaret Cho, Jenna Ushkowitz, Sandra Oh, Lindsay Price & Yunjin Kim

Guys on a TV show or in a film in 2009
Daniel Henney, Tim Kang, Ken Jeong, Aaron Yoo, John Cho, Rex Lee, C.S. Lee, Justin Chon, Rick Yune, Sung Kang, Rain, Lee Byung Hun, Daniel Dae Kim & James Kyson Lee

We may have missed a few folks but these are the Korean-Americans who were in a prominent role in their film or show. Now 14 to 10 in favor of the men doesn’t seem like a big difference, but if we were to count up the hours of coverage or viewer impressions, then we would see the greater disparity. We don’t have time to count up every second and sum it all up but here are a couple proxies.

Weekly TV program comparison: Tim Kang, Ken Jeong, Rex Lee, John Cho, C.S. lee, Daniel Dae Kim and James Kyson Lee are in key roles on current weekly network television shows.

Movies: Only Moon Bloodgood and Jamie Chung were in big screen films this year versus John Cho, Aaron Yoo, Ken Jeong, Justin Chon, Rick Yune and Sung Kang. And don’t forget that Hollywood is really gambling with Ninja Assassins and the predominantly Korean cast with Rain as the lead role.

So what are we trying to say? Simple observations suggest that America is becoming more accepting of the Asian male and there are more opportunities for them. But what about the ladies? My conclusion is that there’s that much more competition on the female side of the fence where they’re competing against more open non-ethnic/racial specific roles. Though they may be going on casting calls for Asian-American woman between 25-30, they’re also going on casting calls for (all) women between 25-30. I thoroughly root for all the Korean women on the big and small screen, but I wish there were more of them up there. Don’t you?

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Daniel Dae Kim of “Lost” on Dim Sum with Teddy Zee

Korean Beacon — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:42:06 +0000

He’s got a cool name and he’s leading the way for all Asian American men on the small screen. As a Korean American, it’s easy to identify with his character – so suppressive or suppressed.

Daniel Dae Kim of “Lost” on Dim Sum with Teddy Zee from Eardog Productions on Vimeo.

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