my first danmei playlist -- part 1: the classics
[see more in this series are under the tag #my first danmei playlist]
(links below go directly to the Mao'er/Missevan website)
以沫 / "Yi Mo" by 奇然, 小魂 from 默读/Mo Du, Season 1
你温柔那刻 / 茫茫人海化作粉末 That moment when you become gentle / the sea of people fades to dust
I'm not sure if it's just that good or if it's just because we spent so much time with this song throughout the audiodrama, but I remember wanting to cry when it started playing at the end of the final episode. 星港/"Star Harbour" is great, but this song is Modu.
娘子 is rio / "NiangZi is rio" by 陈张太康 from 我嗑了对家X我的CP/I Ship My Adversary X Me, Season 1
开始在文字里寻找 爱的方向 I started to search in the words to find the direction of love
This is the first modern-era novel and audiodrama in my danmei journey. This song is such a perfect encapsulation of the story, and I love that it's performed by the main character's voice actor.
百变总裁/"Transforming CEO" by 景向谁依， 羊仔 from 迪奥先生/Mr Dior, Season 1
生活虽然地覆天翻 / 却更缤纷而绚烂 Life has been turn upside down / but also more colorful and splendid
This is another song that left an impression because it's sang by the main voice actors. The music is upbeat and cheerful, and lyrics are funny and sweet just like the story itself.
闯入一片盛开的夏/"To Stumble into a Blooming Summer" by 奇然 沈谧仁 from 我只喜欢你的人设/Rose and Renaissance, Season 2
所有浪漫与理性的梦话/都得到回答 All the romantic and rational words from your dreams / have gotten their response
I remember this ballad for playing in the background when I finally worked out a good French Toast recipe, and an incorrect(?) reference to the myth of Prometheus. But it sounds so romantic and so perfect for relaxing playlists.
逆风/"Against the Wind" by Mario from 破云/Po Yun, Season 1
一条线划分地狱天堂/谁不想乾坤朗朗 A single line separates heaven from hell / who wouldn't want to live in a bright and just world
A bit tense, a bit cheesy, and a bit dramatic -- I wouldn't have liked this song by itself but it sounds perfect as a theme song to a police procedural show/audiodrama.
夏日冰/"Summer Ice" by 根小八, 海疼 from 彼得·潘与辛德瑞拉/Peter Pan and Cinderella, Season 1
在盛夏结束前/送你上千句蜜语甜言 Before the summer ends / I will gift you thousands of lines of sweet words
Supposedly the debut-single of an in-story boyband, it definitely helped convince me that this group can build a fanbase of tween and teen girls when summer comes around. Boyband bubblegum pop always comes back because it is a very fun and upbeat genre of music!
