Welcome to April’s Music Obsessions! 2021 is going by so fast mostly because I’m drowning in work that everything is just a huge crazy rush that feels some days to be so hopelessly endless. However, luckily there’s some great music to get me through it all. Plus, a lot of TV shows (survival/idol competitions shows) to get me through it all so a lot of the latest music is from there but introducing me to the originals. Let’s check it out!
辣辣辣 La La La – 熊貓堂 Produce Pandas
Nothing like a fun little song to get things going. The most unusual group of guys to join the Youth With You 3 idol survival competition would be the Produce Pandas. Its a little sad that in the first elimination that 3 of them has gone home however the preliminary show had their original song which was a lot of fun and has been circulating on my playlist for a while. I’d definitely hope that whether or not the other 2 make it that these guys can keep going in their Produce Pandas group and making some fun upbeat music.
Who is MVP 誰是MVP – 潘瑋柏 Wilber Pan
Its hard to believe that this past week celebrates Wilber Pan’s 20th anniversary since he debut in the entertainment business and has released a lot of hits, a lot of them being really catchy songs. Plus, he also was one of the few who focused primarily on rap and hip hop music as his main path. Its been a long time since I’ve heard this song but Youth With You 3 used it as a performance song and the performance itself turned out to be pretty decent as well and reviving this one on my playlist.
成全 Step aside – 林宥嘉Yoga Lin
I haven’t really listened to Yoga Lin a lot while knowing that he is quite a talented singer. Lately, its been playing as background on a Twitch streamer that I’ve been following this past while discovering this performance. The song itself has a good beat and decent lyrics. Definitely can see the talent and going to try to check out some more of his music.
We Rock – Youth With You 3 Theme Song
Suffice to say that Youth With You S3 has been a big focus on my TV binging life lately. The theme song this year is pretty great, not that the previous ones weren’t good either. The dance apparently is really hard but I’m not a dancer so what do I know. I do like this song a lot and rather fitting for the whole show.
Chuang To-Gather, Go! – Chuang 2021 Theme Song
While I haven’t been following the Produce Camp 2021/Chuang 2021 season as much other than some news or whatnot, the theme song this year is pretty good and wraps up the goal of trying to build an international idol boy group. Honestly, the international trainees is pretty good so I think that’s a pretty solid plan overall. However, I’m not here to talk about show but this song is also very good. They made it in various versions in different languages because of the different nationalities: Japanese, English, Thai and Russian.
時間都去哪兒了 Where Has Time Gone – Youth With You 3 ‘We Want’ Stage Performance
Consider this a bonus since I don’t usually put stage performances here however, I couldn’t find the original version other than on Spotify. This performance is really good though as they added in their own rap and ended the song with messages from phone conversations with their family. The song is for mothers as it talks about their sacrifices they make for their children. The trainees wrote their own rap parts to incorporate to their own stories. While the performance isn’t perfect, it is a very heartfelt performance and probably one of my faves so far.
That’s it for this Music Obsessions!
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