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This song was the film song from a Taiwanese LGBT romantic drama, 刻在你心底的名字Kē zài nǐ xīndǐ de míngzi (Your Name Engraved Herein) Set in Taiwan in the 1980s, the movie tells the story of two high school boys, Jia-Han and Birdy, who fall in love with each other during a time when homosexuality was taboo and…
This song is from the film, “Our Times,” a Taiwanese teen romantic comedy-drama. I believe this movie truly showcases Taiwanese culture and is one of the very few movies that can make you both laugh and cry. I was surprised to discover that this song has three versions in English, Korean, and Japanese. Unfortunately, I…
“The Olive Tree” is a symbol of life and adventure because this kind of tree is rare in China and Taiwan, and at the time, most people only knew of it as being from far away. It represents the desire to explore the world, even though the journey can be lonely and painful. The dream…