“As actors, we could say goodbye to each other in those final scenes,” the star recalled in a new interview.

Why Daniel Dae Kim still considers the controversial Lost finale ‘really satisfying’ 16 years later

"As actors, we could say goodbye to each other in those final scenes," the star recalled in a new interview.

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May 16, 2026 1:45 p.m. ET

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- Daniel Dae Kim still considers the *Lost* finale "really satisfying" 16 years after it aired.

- The actor behind Jin-Soo Kwon said he's still in touch with several of his costars from the hit ABC show.

- Kim added that he has "nothing but affection" for *Lost* despite the "difficulties" some actors experienced on the show.

Daniel Dae Kim is reflecting on the *Lost* finale.

The 2010 ending to the genre-bending ABC show drew widespread criticism for not resolving several of the series' lingering mysteries. However, in a new interview Kim said he looks back on the conclusion fondly because of its focus on character arcs.

"I cared most about the characters, and the fact that the characters were all together at the end of the series was the thing that mattered most to me," he told PEOPLE. "And so I found that really satisfying because, as actors, we could say goodbye to each other in those final scenes."

Daniel Dae Kim, Elizabeth Mitchell, Josh Holloway, and Ian Somerhalder in the 'Lost' series finale.

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Kim portrayed Jin-Soo Kwon on all six seasons of the series. The character's complex romance with his wife, Sun (Yunjin Kim), functioned as a key part of its emotional core. It was so impactful, in fact, that ** named the couple's love story the No. 1 television romance of all time in 2022.

"I'd never seen a relationship like that on television before: two non-white characters, speaking predominantly in a language that was not English, on prime-time TV, and having that be something the average American could get behind and ship," Kim told EW then. "Jin and Sun became the heart of *Lost*. But I think if people were to watch the pilot, they would never have expected for this relationship to have lasted, let alone be one that was memorable."

Daniel Dae Kim in Los Angeles on May 9, 2026.

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While Kim told PEOPLE that he hasn't revisited the show, he intends to. "I haven't done a rewatch, actually, and it's something I've been meaning to do," he said. "So I think it's in my near future."

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The actor remains friendly with several of his costars, some of whom played characters who attempted to escape the island on a handbuilt raft alongside Jin at the end of *Lost*'s first season.

Emilie de Ravin, Daniel Dae Kim, Josh Holloway, and Evangeline Lilly promoting season 6 of 'Lost' in 2010.

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"Harold Perrineau, I'm in touch with regularly," Kim said. "[Henry] Ian Cusick, I'm in touch with regularly. Josh Holloway, I'm in touch with. The raft boys from season 1… We bonded over that experience."

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Although several cast and crew members shared allegations of racial bias and racist remarks in the *Lost* writers' room in Maureen Ryan's 2023 book, *Burn It Down: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in Hollywood*, Kim said he still "has nothing but affection" for the show.

"*Lost* really gave me opportunities that no other job had, and I don't think I'd be here today without it," he said. "I think there were difficulties on the show — as we've learned —  most of which I didn't know at the time. But at the same time, I've made lifelong friends through that show. It helped my career in a way that no other job has."

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