This week Curtis talks about the Netflix live-action remake of the legendary 90's anime Cowboy Bebop! To help break it down, Lingjie from The Worst Asian Podcast, a self-proclaimed weeb, lends his anime and manga knowledge.  Find out if we agree with whether or not the show starring John Cho deserved to be canceled after only one season! 

Do you agree with us? Send us your thoughts via email to Infatuasianpodcast @gmail dot com or please follow and message us @theinfatuasianpodcast on Instagram or Facebook.  We love hearing from listeners!

We'll be taking a 2-week break from posting episodes, but we'll be back in 2022 with more InfatuAsian content.  Have a restful beginning of winter and happy holidays!  Thanks for listening and talk to you soon!

Sound Clips:

"Tank!" by the Seatbelts (Sunrise Music)

"Super Happy J-Pop Funtime: by Prismic Studios is our theme song 

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Episode 15 Part 2 More Asian Sitcoms!  Actor Feodor Chin sits in with Curtis and our friend Melanie and we talk about Asians on television in 2021 and beyond.  Are Netflix and Disney the key to representation?  We discuss Netflix's Never Have I Ever and Disney's Doogie Kamealoha.  We also talk about Feo's voice-over work on Asian dramas like the South Korean hit Sweet Home.  

Special thanks to my guests this week. If you'd like to follow Feodor, you can find him on Twitter and Instagram @Feochin

Please write to us at [email protected], and let us know what TV shows you remember having an Asian on it. You can follow us @theinfatuasianpodcast on Instagram or Facebook to keep up with our latest episodes and news.  Please consider giving us a rating or review at Apple Podcasts!!!

Sound used in this episode taken from YouTube

"Funniest Moments from Never Have I Ever," Netflix

"Doogie Kamealoha Episode 8 Talk-Story," Cartoon Site

"Overwatch Zenyatta Quotes," MetaKirb7

Our Themesong: "Super Happy J-Pop Fun Time by Prismic Studios

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Another surprise side dish podcast!  I am very excited to share this conversation I had with filmmaker Debbie Lum about her documentary film, Try Harder!  This film hit me personally as it was filmed at my high school, documenting the struggle today's teenagers feel as they apply to the most prestigious Universities in the country.  It opens more widely on December 2nd or 3rd.  Please go to Tryharderfilm.com to see which theaters it is playing in.  Go see this film, I highly recommend it!  Special thanks to Director/Producer Debbie Lum for coming on with us!

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The trailer for Try Harder can be found on Youtube.

Episode 15.1 Asian Sitcoms!  My friend Melanie and I are joined by our high school friend, Hollywood actor, Feodor Chin to talk about Asians in TV sitcoms.  Feo has more than 80 acting credits on IMDB, including The Mindy Project, The Affair, Jane the Virgin, and just this month Marvel's Hit Monkey on Hulu.  He is perhaps most famous for being the voice of Zenyatta on the Blizzard Entertainment videogame Overwatch.  Join us this week as we talk about Asians in sitcoms going all the way back to Arnold on Happy Days to Margaret Cho's All American Girl, Fresh Off the Boat and Kim's Convenience.  *WARNING: mildly strong language*

Follow Feodor @feochin on Twitter and Instagram

Write to us with your memories of seeing Asian faces on the small screen at [email protected], be sure to follow us at Instagram or Facebook to know when episodes drop @theinfatuasianpodcast  

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Sounds bites taken from YouTube:

"All American Girl: Submission Impossible," Tennis89Insomniac

"Fighting for Mum's Approval: Fresh Off the Boat," Comedy Central UK

"Look the Same Not the Same Thing," Kim's Convenience Channel

#Asian #AsianAmerican #Asianpodcast #Asianamericanpodcaster #asiansitcoms #TV #overwatch #feodorchin #infatuasian #infatuasianpodcast #freshofftheboat #kimsconvenience #allamericangirl #netflix #sitcoms #lowellhighschool #margaretcho #constancewu #randallpark #simuliu #laurentom #mindykaling

Episode 14 Love Hard: A quick episode breaking down of this Holiday rom-com from Netflix. Meg joins us from O'ahu to give us her thoughts on this ground-breaking(?) romantic comedy, starring Nina Dobrev and Jimmy O. Yang. Is this the first American rom-com with an Asian male lead?  Hear our thoughts on the movie as well as its attempt at Asian representation. Also Fact Check: Oops, how could we not mention that Vanessa Hudgens is a Filipina lead in all of her Netflix movies!?!

Give us your thoughts on LoveHard by emailing us [email protected] Follow us @theinfatuasianpodcast on Instagram or Facebook!  If you're on Apple Podcasts, would you please consider giving us a rating?  That would help more people find us!  Thanks!

We'll be taking a 2-week break at the end of December, but we'll be back in 2022 with more episodes!

Our theme song: "Super Happy J-Pop Fun Time" by Prismic Studios

#lovehard #netflix #romcom #asian #asianpodcast #asianamericanpodcast #asianamericanpodcaster #infatuasian #infatuasianpodcast #representationmatters

Ep 13 Part Two:  Gilgamesh Forever!!!  Lauren and Brian are back to help Curtis make sense of Marvel's version of the origin of humans on Earth and beyond.  We break down our favorite and least favorite parts of this epic movie directed by Chloe Zhao and starring Gemma Chan, Don Lee, Kumail Nanjiani, and MANY more!  Jump to minute 55 to hear Brian go on an epic rant about the portrayal of Asians in Hollywood films. (Why do Asian men always get friend-zoned in Marvel movies!?!?) Also, listen all the way to the end to hear first reactions from some of our guests at our private watch party on Nov 6th!

Did you like The Eternals? How do you feel about Asian portrayals in big movies?  Write us to let us know at [email protected]  or message us at our Instagram @theinfatuasianpodcast

Play Ball! The brightest star in American Baseball right now is Japanese pitcher/hitter Shohei Ohtani, but he is far from the first star to play America's pastime.  My friend Justin and I geek out over stats and reminisce about some of our favorite Asian and Asian American baseball players from the past and present.  See if you can answer our trivia questions and I bet you will not know who our honorary Asian is during our Asians Being Awesome segment.

Write in and tell us your favorite Asian baseball player, at [email protected] or message us @theinfatuasianpodcast on Instagram or Facebook.  Please leave us a review at Apple Podcasts!  Listen to us wherever you get your podcasts.

Soundbites taken from YouTube:

"SF Giants Travis Ishikawa Walk-Off Home Run To Win The Pennant" Ruggy Joesten's Channel

"FLA@LAD: Hideo Nomo strikes out 17" MLB Channel

"Looking back on Tim Lincecum's career" MLB Channel

"The career of Ichiro Suzuki" MLB Channel

"Shohei Ohtani's 2021 season was unlike anything we've ever seen (2021 Season Highlights)" MLB Channel

#podcast #asianamerican #asianpodcast #asianpodcaster #MLB #NPB #ichiro #timlincecum #shoheiohtani #hideonomo #baseball #infatuasian #infatuasianpodcast #asianbaseball

Episode 13 Part 1 Our Pre-Eternals No-Spoiler Episode!  We have our favorite comic book fans Brian and Lauren back in our virtual studios to talk about the upcoming Marvel film "The Eternals."  We’ll break down the origins of “The Eternals”, and discuss Chinese American director Chloe Zhao’s vision for the film. We also talk about some of the characters, of course spending a little more time on the three heroes played by Asian actors.  We’ll see the movie next week and break it down for you in Episode 13.2. Don’t miss it!  *Fact Check* During this episode, I misspoke a few times, once I call Kumail Nanjiani’s character “Kango” instead of Kingo.  And I habitually mispronounce President of Marvel Studios Kevin Feige’s name… it’s supposed to be pronounced FY-gie, shame on me!

Write to us and let us know how you feel about the upcoming movie at [email protected]  Follow us @theinfatuasianpodcast on Instagram or Facebook.  We’d sure love it if you can give us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts!  Listen to us wherever you get your podcasts: Spotify, Apple Podcasts (iTunes), Google Podcasts, Stitcher, and more.

Sounds Bites from YouTube (all rights belong to the rightful owners)

“The Eternals Theme” by Ramin Djawadi (Marvel Music)

“Talked About Scene: Ep 103 Humans” AMC

“Chloe Zhao and Kevin Feige on Bringing Marvel Studio’s The Eternals to Life”  Marvel Entertainment 

“Salma Hayek & Kumail Nanjiani on Marvel Studios’ Eternals” on Jimmy Kimmel Life YouTube

“‘Introducing The Eternals’ Featurette” Marvel Studios

#Asian #Asianpodcaster #AsianAmerican #podcast #MCU #Marvel #theEternals #Infatuasian #Infatuasianpodcast 

Still more bonus content!  We are really busy over here at the InfatuAsian Studios!  Netflix does it again with another dark, gritty, K-Drama. This drama stars Han So Hee as a young woman out to kill her father’s murderer, and she’ll stop at nothing to do it.  Curtis is once again joined by his K-Drama pal Nadira to break down this rough but extremely well-done revenge series.

Thanks for listening!  Write to us at [email protected] and follow us @theinfatuasianpodcast over at Instagram or Facebook  Listen to us at Spotify, Apple or Google Podcasts, iHeart Radio, TuneIn, Stitcher and more!

Soundbites: 

“My Name Trailer” uploaded by Netflix on YouTube

#infatuasian #infatuasianpodcast #asianpodcast #asianamericanpodcast #asianpopculture #kdrama #MyName #Netflix  

Curtis, Nadira and Jennifer are back for more fun during our collaboration with @kdramamyeyesout podcast host Judy!  We finish picking our dream line-ups of K-Dramas. Which ones will we pick to round out our lists?  Listen to find out.  Later this week you get to vote on our Instagram Poll to determine the "winner!"  Also more K-Drama Trivia and a game called 6-Degrees of Park Bo Gum!

Write us to tell us whose lineup you liked the best at [email protected] and please follow us @theinfatuasianpodcast on Instagram and Facebook.  You can listen to us at Spotify, Apple or Google Podcasts, Stitcher, iHeart Radio and more!

Here's the video that listener Rebecca sent us, it's really well done and on point! K-Drama Addiction Video!

Music in this episode (all rights belong to the following)

"Ambiguous" by BTOB (RIAK Music)

"Moonlight Drawn By Clouds" by Gummy (NHN Bugs Corp)

"It's You" by Henry Lau (Kakao Entertainment)

"Pink Soldiers" by 23 (Netflix)

"Good Morning" by Kassy (RIAK Music)

"Stranger Theme" (Kakao)

"Search" by Elaine (Genie Music)

#Kdramas #Kdramapodcast #Asian #asianamerican #asianamericanpodcast #squidgame #netflix #tvn #spotifypodcasts #fightmyway #kingdom #whenthecameliablooms #stranger #whileyouweresleeping #asianpodcast #representationmatters #infatuasian #infatuasianpodcast