(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Fujian War Epidemic Diary: Taiwanese original Rap fire "out of the circle" Hokkien rap to help fight the epidemic

  China News Agency, Quanzhou, March 22, title: Fujian War Epidemic Diary: Taiwanese original Rap fire "out of the circle" Hokkien rap to help fight the epidemic

  China News Agency reporter Sun Hong

  "Please keep a distance of one meter, please wear masks and don't gather..." "As long as everyone is united, there will be no disaster..." In the past few days, several articles have been created with nucleic acid testing as the theme. The short rap videos of his rap were swiped on social platforms, and the magical Rap mixed with Hokkien and "Min Pu" (Mandarin with a Hokkien accent) made people call "top".

  One of the creators of the video, Chen Baiyuan, a Taiwanese student from the Law School of Huaqiao University, said in an interview with a reporter from China News Agency on the 22nd that he hoped to use Hokkien rap to give everyone the faith and courage to fight the epidemic and bring some warmth to everyone.

  Since the local epidemic appeared on March 13, the prevention and control situation in Quanzhou, Fujian has been very severe.

Chen Baiyuan, a senior, lives in his studio in downtown Quanzhou with his friends Lin Jiawei and Liao Shaokun. He has been following the epidemic situation in Quanzhou and actively participated in multiple rounds of large-scale nucleic acid testing organized by the local area.

  "When I was queuing up for nucleic acid testing, it was very distressing to see the staff working hard for a long time under the scorching sun and exhausted their physical strength." Chen Baiyuan said that seeing some people were anxious because of their worries about the epidemic, and they did not understand the work of fighting the epidemic, so they felt very distressed. I wonder if I can use singing to heal people.

  From envisioning the structure to completing the creation, Chen Baiyuan and his friends only spent one day.

Chen Baiyuan and Liao Shaokun also appeared on the camera together to "appear and say", and guided the public to cooperate with nucleic acid testing, line up in a civilized manner, and wear masks by means of "one singing, one harmony" and "one questioning and one answering".

  "I believe that Quanzhou will be able to overcome the epidemic as soon as possible this time." Chen Baiyuan grew up in Taichung, Taiwan, and learned from his elders that his ancestral home is in Quanzhou.

  In 2018, Chen Baiyuan, who is keen on southern Fujian culture, chose to study at Huaqiao University.

It was his first time to Quanzhou that year, but the familiar local accent, Hokkien, made him integrate here quickly.

  Chen Baiyuan, who has a soft spot for rap, has gone abroad to learn music skills such as beatbox and Rap.

After studying in the mainland, he and his companions wrote more than ten Hokkien songs including "Blue Silk Road", one of which was a Hokkien Rap "More and More Fun", which was also performed in Taiwanese variety shows and received a lot of views. Over 1 billion.

  "I hope the epidemic is over, I want to go shopping on the West Street and eat a bowl of noodles paste with vinegared pork, large intestines and marinated eggs..." Chen Baiyuan's works are mostly what he has seen, heard and thought. , the lyrics are simple, the rhythm is brisk, and it quickly resonates.

  "This is what contemporary young people should be like" "Thank you very much for spreading positive energy" "This is meaningful Rap"... In the past few days, Chen Baiyuan and his friends have created a number of rap videos against the "epidemic", which have been With hundreds of thousands of clicks on the video, thousands of comments from netizens are still being updated.

  Not only that, a 3-minute anti-epidemic song written by Chen Baiyuan and his friends will also be released soon.

"When we are at home, we also want to contribute to Quanzhou's fight against the epidemic, help the epidemic prevention and control through 'down-to-earth' songs, and bring comfort and strength to the anti-epidemic personnel." Chen Baiyuan said.

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