Wow, the Jay Chou influence really shows. And like my all-time favorites Qing Hua Ci (Blue & White Porcelain) and Fa Ru Xue (Hair Like Snow), it's almost criminal to listen to this song without watching the MV. Lucky for me, although this MV is filled with The Pretty, it's pretty low on the angst factor unlike Jay Chou's videos which always manages to weave a whole freakin tragic love story in 3 minutes or however long the song is and rips my heart out at the end (just got back from watching the MV for Fa Ru Xue and egads, I am still feelin' THE FEELS after all these years.)
With traditional music influence and the theme of "early death", I can see why this track is included in the OST for kdrama The Moon Embraces The Sun (Chinese version of the OST, I mean. Yeah, I had no idea they did those either.)
Who is the clown? Who is the hero? I dunno. But if I were to take an educated guess, the hero would be the little boy in blue (see video after jump), because, well, he doesn't look like a clown. And the clown would be our resident singer, Zhang Jie, because... here, take a look for yourselves:
Bowtie, check. 2:8 parted hair, check. Spectacles stolen from grandpa in Up, check. Yellow umbrella, check. Hehe, like the cappuccino he sings of, this song is the perfect pick-me-up for the dispirited soul.
