Top Gay Themed Mandarin Music Videos

Music has the power to cause emotions to well up within us. These feelings are gripping – often irresistible – and seem to emerge from nowhere. The indisputable fact about music is its power to evoke emotions. When one combines powerful vocals with gripping images, one will broaden the impact of a song, and communicate an even stronger message.
What are the most representative Mandarin pop song music videos depicting the love life of gays of our time?

1. Si-Wei Fan — “Love Again in Next Life”

Known as Mainland’s first gay themed music video, Si-Wei Fan (also known as the “Perfect Tenor”) sings boldly the bitter sweet love of gay relationships. As mentioned in the MV “I’ve endured too much restrictions of this mundane world, let us meet in our next life, and love you again. In our next life, I’d love you, only.”

2. Elva Hsiao — “Something Like Love”

The MV was pushed to public much later than the song due to several reasons. Those who tuned in to this song would normally interpret it as a regular boy-girl relationship where it is in the transition state from friendship to a more intimate one — or as the song title is, “Something Like Love.” To our surprise, when the MV was finally publicized, we finally realize that the story is about a love triangle involving a Brokeback theme. This MV was well received by the gay community, but many also couldn’t help but wonder why such MV was shot for this love song…

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