I was scrolling through Weibo during my lunch break at a Sydney café when I saw the announcement about Zhao Xiaotong’s new song ‘I Borrow’ – the seventh track from the ‘Long Song Journey’ album. The caption read ‘Long songs travel thousands of miles, questioning ancient mountains and seas, experiencing hundreds of lives.’ My first instinct? Click play immediately.
Then came that all-too-familiar message: ‘This content is not available in your region.’ The disappointment hit me like a physical weight – that sinking feeling in my stomach when you’re craving a taste of home but the digital door slams shut. I could almost hear my grandmother’s voice saying ‘What’s wrong?’ in that particular concerned tone she uses when I video call her looking frustrated.
It’s not just about missing one song. Last month, my cousin back in Shanghai kept messaging me about this new historical drama everyone was watching. ‘The cinematography is incredible!’ she texted, followed by ten excited emojis. I spent forty minutes trying different apps before giving up. The worst part? When we video called later, she described this beautiful scene of cherry blossoms falling along the Great Wall, and I realized I was experiencing it secondhand, through her words instead of seeing it myself.
There’s something particularly isolating about being blocked from the cultural moments that connect you to home. Music releases like Zhao Xiaotong’s new album become more than just songs – they’re time capsules of what’s happening back home, the sounds everyone’s listening to while grabbing bubble tea after work, the melodies playing in family group chats.
I remember specifically when the Ten Hardworking Days album started rolling out – my best friend from university sent me a voice message with ‘You have to hear this one track!’ in the background. I could barely make out the music through her poor recording, but her excitement was palpable. That’s when it really hit me: we’re living parallel cultural lives, separated by digital borders that feel as real as oceans.
The irony? Sometimes I’ll be video calling with my parents in Beijing, and they’ll have some variety show playing in the background. I’ll catch glimpses of it – enough to know I’d probably enjoy it, but never enough to follow what’s happening. It’s like smelling your favorite childhood dish cooking but being told you can’t have any.
So here I am, staring at Zhao Xiaotong’s album announcement, knowing there’s exclusive content waiting – those unlocked videos and voice messages the post mentions – while I’m stuck with a ‘region locked’ message. It’s not just about entertainment anymore; it’s about maintaining those cultural threads that keep us connected to where we came from.
Anyone else overseas constantly battling the ‘content not available’ monster? What’s the one show or song you’ve been desperately trying to access from abroad? Share your most frustrating geo-blocking story – maybe we can collectively mourn the cultural moments we’ve missed together.
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