Lee Sung Jin on the breakthrough that led him to ‘BEEF’
Lee Sung Jin, creator of the Netflix series Beef, discusses how personal experiences — from a hospital ER visit to childhood church attendance and a road rage incident — deeply informed the show’s exploration of generational divides, class tension, and emotional repression.
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