It's time for our yearly celebration of pop-culture: "What's Sparking Joy 2023!" We start off with a round of “What’s Sparking Joy” for us in January, move on to thinking about our favorite pop culture of 2022, what we’re looking forward to in 2023, and a round of pop-culture predictions.

We also take a moment remembering KPOP! Broadway and our experience seeing the final performance of its run. (You can pre-order the original cast recording of KPOP!  or stream the song "This is My Korea"  to give the fabulous cast some love.)

What media are you looking forward to this year?

Some Episode Notes:

Ayanni was so excited this episode, she forgot how to speak and count! The 3rd anniversary of SLL with be this summer ❤️

...and it's Lee Jae Wook 🙃

Links to the KPOP! Broadway main site, Twitter, and Instagram

Link to the Chainsaw Man Themes Compilation, from MAPPA CHANNEL

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Lit discussed this episode: Alchemy of Souls, The Last of US on HBO, "This is Why" by Paramore, KPOP! Broadway, Love Between Fairy and Devil, Everything Everywhere All At Once, American Born Chinese, Chainsaw Man, New Life Begins, Business Proposal, 25 21, My Liberation Notes, Under the Queen's Umbrella, Little Woman, Kiss Bet, The Story of Minglan, Old Gods of Appalachia, Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse, Yumi's Cells, Steal the Stars, Afternoona Delight, Vox Popcast, Moon Knight, Ms. Marvel, Dr. Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Wandavision, Antman: Quantumania, Hit the Spot

(This episode was recorded on January 16, 2023.)

The SLL Theme music is “Pluck It Up” by Dan Henig.

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