JJ Lin Releases Jewel Changi Music Video, Trends #2 In Singapore
Many Singaporeans visited Jewel Changi for the first time earlier this year and when we saw the majestic swirling vortex fountain, most of us simply took our phones out to snap a pic for the โgram.
Local singer-songwriter JJ Lin, however, was struck by a moment of inspo and wrote an actual song to immortalise the moment.
The MV trailer was hotly anticipated and accumulated close to 5 million views across social media channels, Facebook & Weibo in just 2 days.
JJ Linโs bittersweet love song, The Right Time is trending on YouTube at #2 and is probably the only song in the world inspired by a fountain that will make you cry.
You can catch it here in full. Watch out for the suave Christopher Leeโs turn as the MVโs pensive protagonist.
Christopher Lee stars as a man longing for lost love
The story begins with actor Christopher Leeโs character suited up as a well-dressed gentleman, longingly admiring Jewel Changiโs vortex.
Heโs alone, and the cryptic caption reads in Mandarin,
Back in that year, we gained as much as we lost.
JJ Lin walks past, carrying a clipboard, glancing curiously at Lee.
Heโs all suited up as a staff member from Changi, and goes about his daily routine at the Lost & Found counter.
Lee continues to reflect on the past, as the captions continue,
If only weโd made our vows to each other here, would everything have turned out differently?
The song begins in earnest and we find out the truth behind the tragic love story of Lee.
A tale of missed opportunities & a keen longing for all that has past in his life.
In the end, without giving away a major spoiler, Lee comes to terms with his choices and receives closure.
He now understands how life is a lot like our gorgeous fountain โ ever-changing, at times heartbreakingly beautiful, but always moving forward.
Props to JJ Lin getting all that, from just standing in front of Jewel Changiโs swirling vortex.
The Right Time lyrics in English
For fans of JJ Lin who are struggling to read traditional Mandarin within the MV, we have translated the lyrics to English, and simplified Chinese here.
Singer: JJ Lin ๆไฟๆฐ
Song Title: The Right Time ๅฏน็ๆถ้ด็น (Dui De Shi Jian Dian)
VERSE 1:
็ๆดปๅป็ขไบๅฎน้ข ๅคฉ็่ขซ้ๆธๅ ๅ
shฤnghuรณ kรจ zuรณle rรณngyรกn tiฤnzhฤn bรจi zhรบjiร n shฤn jiวn
Life engraves unforgettable faces in your heart as innocence passes
ไบบไปฌๅฐ่ด็ดฏ้ฝๅฝๅไบๆถ้ด
rรฉnmen jiฤng fรน lรจi dลu guฤซjiรน yรบ shรญjiฤn
People blame this on the burden of time
็ถ่ๆ็่ฝๆๅ
จ ๆๅฎๅฎ่ฏฅๆ็็
rรกnโรฉr chรฉngshรบ nรฉng chรฉngquรกn guวshรญ tฤ gฤi yวu de tiรกn
But as we get older we understand, how sweet it was to love
ๅชไธบๆถ้ดๆๆฟๅญฃ่็ๆนๅ
zhว wรฉi shรญjiฤn sวngyวng jรฌjiรฉ de gวibiร n
Time only passes as the seasons of our life change
ไฟก่ชๆฆๆฆ็ๅฎฃ่จ ่ฒ่ฐไผ้ๅนดๅๆต
xรฌnshรฌdร ndร n de xuฤnyรกn sรจdiร o huรฌ zhรบniรกn biร n qiวn
The vows we make & colours of our memories fade with the passing years
ไบบไปฌๅฐ็ผบๆพ้ฝๆช็ฝชไบๆถ้ด
rรฉnmen jiฤng quฤhร n dลu guร izuรฌ yรบ shรญjiฤn
People blame time for their own shortcomings
็ถ่ๆ้ฟๅฐๆๅนด ๆณช็ไนๆไปฅๅคๅ
rรกnโรฉr chรฉngzhวng dร o chรฉngniรกn lรจihรฉn zhฤซ suวyว fรนyuรกn
As adults, our days turn to years, we find the reason behind tears
ๅชไธบๆถ้ด็จ้ไผคๆ็ๆ นๆบ
zhว wรฉi shรญjiฤn xฤซshรฌ shฤnggวn de gฤnyuรกn
Time dilutes the pain, but not the cause
CHORUS:
ๅฆๆ ็ฑๆ
ๆฏๅบ ่ฟ็จ็ๆถกๆ
rรบguว ร iqรญng shรฌ chวng yuวnchรฉng de wล xuรกn
Imagine if love was a swirling vortex
ไป
็ฎก ็ป็ๅๅญ ไน่ฆ่ตฐๅๅ
jวnguวn rร ozhe quฤnzi yฤ yร o zวuxiร ng qiรกn
Even if it keeps going round, we have to move forward
ไธ็ฆปๅฟๅคช่ฟ
bรนlรญ xฤซntร i yuวn
Donโt leave your heart behind
ๆ่ฆ้ขๆๆ่็ๆดๅคฉ
wว yร o miร n chรกo zuรฌ lรกn de qรญngtiฤn
I choose to see the azure blue sky
ไธ่ฑ็ฆป่ฝจ้ๆไฝ ๅจ่บซ่พน
bรน tuลlรญ guวdร o yวu nว zร i shฤnbiฤn
Leave behind the road Iโm travelling to return to your side
ๅฆๆ ็ๅฝๆฏๅบ ๅฏๅฏ็ๆถกๆ
rรบguว shฤngmรฌng shรฌ chวng jรฌmรฒ de wล xuรกn
Imagine if life was a lonely vortex
ไธ็ฎก ๅๅ็พ่ฝฌ ๆนๅไธไผๅ
bรนguวn qiฤn huรญ bวi zhuวn fฤngxiร ng bรน huรฌ piฤn
A thousand turns wouldnโt change its direction
่ตท้ฃๅ็ไธ็ผ ๆฏๅผ ๆ็ฑ่ฟ็่ธ
qวfฤi qiรกn kร n yฤซyวn mฤi zhฤng wว ร iguรฒ de liวn
Every time before I fly, I look at every face Iโve loved
ๆฏไธชไบค้ๅๆ ็ผ ้ฝๅจๆฝๆ่ฏๆ้
mฤi gรจ jiฤocuรฒ hรฉ wรบyuรกn dลu zร i qiรกnyรฌshรญ tiฤoxuวn
Every encounter & missed opportunity, were subconsciously chosen
ๅฏน็ๆถ้ด็น
duรฌ de shรญjiฤn diวn
At the right time
VERSE 2:
ไปๅๆชๆฅ็ๅ
ณ่ ๆๅผ่ฎฐๅฟๆๆๆพ
cรณngqiรกn wรจilรกi de guฤnliรกn lฤ kฤi jรฌyรฌ cรกi mรญngxiวn
The past and future are connected through our memories
ไฝ ๆ้ฝๅบ็ฐๅจๆๅฅฝ็ๆถ้ด
nว wว dลซ chลซ xiร nzร i zuรฌ hวo de shรญjiฤn
You and I met at the best of times
ไธ็ถ็ธ้ขๅฐ็ธ่ฟ ไธบไฝๅๆ่ฟ้ขๆผ
bรนrรกn xiฤngfรฉng dร o xiฤngliรกn wรจihรฉ xiร ng yวuguรฒ yรนyวn
From our first meeting to our connection, why did it feel rehearsed?
ๅชไธบๆถ้ดๆฏไธฒ่ตทไธคไบบ็็บฟ
zhว wรฉi shรญjiฤn shรฌ chuร n qว liวng rรฉn de xiร n
A string that connected us both through time
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Close to 1 million YouTube views
Weโd highly recommend that you spend an uninterrupted 5 minutes to fully take in this work of art, the MV has already accumulated close to 1 million YouTube views.
As for 50 million of JJ Linโs Weibo fans, if we didnโt get the hype before, we do now.
For now, weโre glad heโs back to snatch the wigs of his fans all around the world, and celebrate his roots back in Singapore.
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Featured image adapted from JJ Linๆไฟๅ on YouTube.
