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!

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.

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.

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.

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