My cousin video-called me from Vancouver last night, her face pixelated through the shaky connection. ‘Can you believe this?’ she groaned, holding her phone up to show QQ Music’s greyed-out play button. ‘I’ve been waiting weeks for this new song from 入青云, and now it says ‘not available in your region’?’
She was talking about卢昱晓’s new OST ‘假装没什么’ – the one where her voice somehow manages to sound both sweet and stubborn, perfect for portraying a warrior goddess pretending to be a dancer. My cousin had been following the drama religiously, even setting alarms for 3 AM releases to match China’s time zone.
Remembering how we used to share earbuds in high school, listening to Jay Chou under our desks during study hall, I felt that familiar pang. Back then, music was just… music. No borders, no buffering circles, just the shared thrill of discovering a new track that made your heart do that little flip.
Now? She described trying to play the song three times last Tuesday. ‘First it loaded for two minutes then stopped. Next attempt – error message. Third try, it played ten seconds before freezing on卢昱晓’s highest note.’ She mimicked the frozen screen, mouth open in silent frustration. ‘It’s like emotional blue-balling!’
The irony isn’t lost on me. These songs are about connection -卢昱晓 singing about hidden feelings while wearing a disguise – yet the technology meant to deliver them builds walls. My cousin misses the cultural moments everyone back home takes for granted: the Weibo discussions about lyric meanings, the TikTok edits using new releases, that feeling of being part of something collective.
She sent me a screenshot of her music app’s error history – seventeen failed attempts to play various Chinese content this month alone. ‘At this point,’ she joked, ‘I should get a part-time job as a VPN tester.’ But her laugh didn’t reach her eyes.
So here’s my question for fellow overseas Chinese: what song or show made you realize how much these geo-blocks affect your connection to home culture? Was it when you couldn’t watch that variety show everyone was quoting? Or when your parents asked about a new drama and you had to admit you hadn’t seen it yet?
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