I got totally pumped about studying Chinese more after being introduced to “Feichang Fresh,” a group of international students in Beijing who produced some songs in Chinese. I feel like the guys in the group are totally genuine, yet their sense of humor about China is apparent in their music videos.
The video that made them “famous” (in China) is “A Beijing Love Song” about how awesome the city is. Don’t be fooled; they say things like “stoked” “put your hands up” and “drop the beat” in Chinese. Their second Chinese song, which they didn’t put English subtitles to, is “Shorty, Come Here,” and is about talking to a girl in a coffee shop.
I love that they are using a difficult, intimidating language in a cool, casual way. It really makes it seem more approachable to foreigners. I also love seeing the settings they use - typically Chinese places, like alleys, concrete walls with ads on them, weird exercise equipment in public locations, and rusty steamrollers.
Really, you should check out their videos.
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