![]() George’s (Pop) Song of the Year – Previous years George’s (Pop) Song of the Year – 2020 (3-way tie) Three songs to remember the year vs the pandemic. It’ll remind me that I had BTS playing while jogging around Bedok Reservoir… the only type of “outdoors” one would get at the time. “On” will remind me of sunny afternoons in Tampines East during Singapore’s circuit breaker. Performances from NY’s Grand Central Station for Jimmy Fallon to one at an Olympic Stadium in Seoul. You should see the making of the album and the production put behind the music. ![]() Accompanied by dancers from The Lab (Southern California), a lot of this song has some American influences. Like this song, they sing about their journeys and hardships through the years… and how to rise above and continue “on and on”. In 2020, they released music with that sounded like an anthem of inspiration or motivation. It was in 2020 that I started to understand why millions of people worldwide love BTS. This is the “Kinetic Manifesto” version of the MV, featuring The Lab Dance Crew and choreographer Sienna Lalau (that first zoom-in). Deliveries of Arnold’s Fried Chicken or Amigo’s (a hawker stall). I had just moved in with PJ and our living room window had a view of Singapore’s skyline at sunset. Like “Play”, this song will always remind me of those stay-at-home sunsets in Tampines East. Prior to this song and MV, I hadn’t seen such a blast of gay energy (the song isn’t a gay anthem, but… it’s fun). Stay Tonight was like a Kylie Minogue MV. It’s what elevated CHUNG HA from “just another solo female artist” (I only knew her song “Snapping” from 2019). But no, there was one other CHUNG HA song I was obsessed with right in those first four months of the pandemic. I was also thinking if a non-Kpop song would be worth adding. I was wrestling with my thoughts if I’d give a spot to Hwa Sa’s “Maria” or songs from Mamamoo (“Aya” and “Dingga” rounding up one of my most-played in December 2020). This one is the official MV for the song. This is the first time I’m assigning more than one song to a year. With such depressing news of volcanoes, basketball stars, royal families, elections, typhoons, pandemic, government response to the pandemic… I stayed afloat and upbeat with these three songs. I have not one, but THREE songs I’d like to remember 2020 by. ![]() And guess what, if it isn’t obvious yet with some recent posts. ![]() One of collective trauma… shared by billions of people due to the pandemic. Of course 2020 was geared to be the opposite. It was a year about trying to do my best and having fun. Plus, as SUNMI frolics across the video, punching the air, thrusting her thighs… I thought that’s a fair representation of my 2019 (sans the thighs). With a traditional Korean horn instrument as a signature sound in the background. Why? In previous years, the songs were usually moody. For the record, my favourite song from 2019 was “LALALAY” by South Korean pop star, SUNMI. For some reason I couldn’t find last year’s (probably it was sitting in drafts and got purged). Since I started this blog, I’ve always had my personal “song of the year”.
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