In an interview with Collider, Dae Kim discussed his time on Lost, and he believes that it changed TV forever. While South Koreans had appeared on TV prior to Lost, they were never especially prominent, as networks shied away from having " multicultural " casts with " international stories ". Check out Dae Kim's quote below:

Kim also starred as Chin Ho Kelly in “Hawaii Five-0,” and had recurring roles in “Angel,” “Star Trek: Enterprise,” “ER,” and “24.” On the big screen, you might recognize Daniel from “Hellboy,” “Joy Ride,” the “Divergent” series, and “Always Be My Maybe,” to name a few.

Daniel Dae Kim believes there has been an 'overcorrection' in nationality-specific casting for Asian roles, and thinks that many Asian American characters don't 'require any kind of specificity.'