On this episode, the good pop crew catches up on some of the latest (and wildest) Asian American entertainment news stories of the 2025 holiday season, including the inexplicable return of a seminal Asian Hollywood franchise, the exciting wins at the Golden Globes, and what Justin Lin is up to next.

What's Popping? - The Testament of Ann Lee, Hanakimi, Culinary Class Wars

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1. Marvin Yueh - @marvinyueh
2. Jess Ju - @jessjutweets
3. Hanh Nguyen - @hanhonymous

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On this episode, we check out the hot new romance series Heated Rivalry, about two rival hockey players whose heated rivalry on the ice lead to a forbidden romance off of it. We're excited to share our takes for this show that everyone is talking about! Will it make the grade as good pop?

What's Popping? - The Testament of Ann Lee, You and I are Polar Opposites, The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter, Football

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1. Marvin Yueh - @marvinyueh
2. Jess Ju - @jessjutweets
3. Hanh Nguyen - @hanhonymous

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Happy New Year! 2025 has finally come to an end and so once again the good pop crew takes a look back at some of their top pop from the past year as well as make some resolutions for the year to come for both themselves and the industry. Here's to another year of Good Pop!

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1. Marvin Yueh - @marvinyueh
2. Jess Ju - @jessjutweets
3. Hanh Nguyen - @hanhonymous

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On this episode, the Good Pop Culture Club dives into Freakier Friday, the sequel to the 2003 Disney film adaptation starring Lindsay Lohan (a star on the rise at the time) and Jamie Lee Curtis (who's recent resurgence played a role in this film becoming a direct sequel. Directed by Nisha Ganatra and featuring Manny Jacinto as the romantic lead, does this classic coming of age tale of body switching with your parents hold up as good pop?

What's Popping? - skaiisyourgod, Drops of God, Taiwan Travelogue

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• Marvin Yueh - @marvinyueh
• Jess Ju - @jessjutweets
• Hanh Nguyen - @hanhonymous

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The Good Pop Culture Club is back at full strength this week! Hanh is back from her Asian vacation and not a moment too soon as we dive into Guillermo Del Toro's take on Mary Shelley's classic (and some may say the OG) science fiction gothic novel, Frankenstein! We were all excited when we learned that GDT, the master of beautifully unsettling visuals and sexy monsters, was taking a stab at this classic tale of man's hubris. Does it live up to the hype?

What's Popping? - Korean Live Music, Physical Asia, Whiskerwood

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• Marvin Yueh - @marvinyueh
• Jess Ju - @jessjutweets
• Hanh Nguyen - @hanhonymous

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For some inexplicable reason, we have a hankering for some Mississipi Masala, so on this episode we're checking out Mira Nair's 1991 romantic drama about the interracial love story between an African American man and an Indian-Ugandan American woman in rural Mississippi, starring a young, but still so compelling, Denzel Washington and Sarita Choudhury.

What's Popping? - Just Makeup, Whiskerwood

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• Marvin Yueh - @marvinyueh
• Jess Ju - @jessjutweets
• Hanh Nguyen - @hanhonymous

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On this episode, we return to check out the latest iteration of Netflix's Physical series following South Korea's search for the perfect physique, only this time with the addition of nationalism! Physical: Asia does away with the series' free for all battle royale format in favor of a team deathmatch, featuring 8 teams representing different (mostly) Asian countries. Will the injection of intercontinental beef be enough to elevate this show as good pop?

What's Popping? - 2025 World Series, DIspatch

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• Marvin Yueh - @marvinyueh
• Jess Ju - @jessjutweets
• Hanh Nguyen - @hanhonymous

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Special guest host Ada Tseng of the Saturday School Podcast joins us once again for our October 2025 edition of "Do We Want This?" Good Pop's monthly Asian American entertainment news roundup. On this episode we check out some exciting new projects from some of our favorite Asian American actors and directors, including an unexpected Opera adaptation of one of our favorite films of the year, but alas, spooky month also brings some bummer news as we pour one out for one of our few mainstream outlets for Asian American journalism.

What's Popping? - KPop Demon Hunters, The World Series

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• Marvin Yueh - @marvinyueh
• Jess Ju - @jessjutweets
• Hanh Nguyen - @hanhonymous

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On this episode, we discuss the new Netflix coming-of-age dramedy Boots, following a closeted gay teen in 1990 who decides to follow his best friend in enlisting for the Marines, and his journey to take charge of his narrative and overcome his self-esteem issues through the trials and tribulations of the basic training experience. All during a time when being gay in the military was forbidden.

What's Popping? - Kiss of the Spider Woman, Ms. Rachel

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• Marvin Yueh - @marvinyueh
• Jess Ju - @jessjutweets
• Hanh Nguyen - @hanhonymous

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On this episode, we check out the latest film in the long running Karate Kid franchise of martial arts coming of age films, The Karate Kid Legends. This iteration stars Ben Wong as Li Fong, the very first Asian karate kid, who moves to New York and as Karate Kids do, runs afoul of the local karate bully who he then needs to defeat in a regional karate tournament. So is this modern update to a nostalgic favorite good pop?

What's Popping? - Is This Seat Taken, Boots, What a Time to be Alive, Saltcrop

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• Marvin Yueh - @marvinyueh
• Jess Ju - @jessjutweets
• Hanh Nguyen - @hanhonymous

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Produced by HappyEcstatic Media