.Met the creator of #starringjohncho, @its_willyu. Turns out it was not my mom. pic.twitter.com/a66SexD24k — John Cho (@JohnTheCho) June 14, 2016

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The totally awesome, widely celebrated #StarringJohnCho campaign challenges the dismal lack of diversity in Hollywood, imagining what it would look like if today's blockbusters cast an Asian American actor -- specifically John Cho -- as their leading man. Started by William Yu, the viral web project got the attention of a lot of folks, jamming social media timelines and getting mainstream news shoutouts from outlets across the board.But what does the actual John Cho think of #StarringJohnCho?"I thought the idea was fantastic," theandstar told Yahoo7 . "I loved that it was sparking this discussion that otherwise we wouldn't be having and it did it in a postive way. It [the campaign] was kind of silly, but then people really did have that discussion, and it did get people thinking about it. I felt like it was me on the poster but it wasn't really about me. I really dig it."Cho recently got to tell the creator of #StarringJohnCho how much he dug it -- in person. On Monday, he posted a photo he took with Yu, confirming once and for all that it wasn't his own mom behind the campaign.So there you have it. #StarringJohnCho is officially John Cho-approved. Have at it. That said, Photoshop is not enough! Let us look forward and push to see lots more of the real thing -- more movies and television shows starring not only John Cho, but also other talented Asian American leading men and women.