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'Gilmore Girls' star Keiko Agena is opening up about what it was like to play the iconic character of Lane Kim on the popular series. Agena's character was the best friend of main character Rory Gilmore, played by Alexis Bledel, on the series, which ran from 2000 to 2007. On the June 19 episode of the 'Dear Felicity' podcast, Agena revealed that she sometimes feels a 'disconnect' with fans who loved the character. “I think ...
'I have to let go of the pressure that I put on myself to be the best version of who it is that I think that you love. Because I love her, too.' Agena also opened up about how casting in Hollywood has changed for Asian-American actors, noting that she doesn't believe she would have been cast as Korean-American Kim today, since she is Japanese American. 'Asian Americans are in a delicate place right now where it feels transitory, where now ...
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