Song review: Xiang Xin Ni Zi Ji 相信你自己 - 小鐘 Xiao Zhong

Hello, world!

Miss me?
I guess you don't.

And this review will be about...
him again.

He is......

鐘昀呈 (Jason Chung / Zhong Yun Cheng),
or familiar with the name 小鐘 (Xiao Zhong).

Boring, huh?
My posts are mostly about him nowadays.
Still though, a post is a post. And it must go on. haha

But to be honest, I love this song so so so so much!
Which is why, as a new fan of Xiao Zhong, I want to write more about his music.

小鐘 (Xiao Zhong)'s album cover

I finally listened to all of the tracks in Xiao Zhong's album. Thanks to somebody at discuss.com.hk for providing the download links of the whole album, I decided to buy the album now and still waiting for the album to arrive at my door at Indonesia. And this song is now became one of my HYPER favorites in the album. Haha, Hyper is higher than Super, so that's why I typed "HYPER", and now this song is one of my HYPER favorite songs list. I even checked my "Most played" playlist in my phone, and this song is placed FIRST. Means, YES! I listened to this track almost everyday, everywhere I go. And I really did. Why? Not only because the lyrics is meaningful, I totally love this kind of music, it's very calming and relaxing. I really enjoy it.

By the way, this song is the first song in the album.

And just around 1-2 weeks ago (February 26, 2014), a good news came from the singer. He wrote in his Facebook page that the music video for this song will be up on February 28. Oh wow!! Who else is happier for this?! One of my favorite songs now has a music video. YES! Happy, happy!
However, he's a bit late. The music video was really up in his YouTube channel on the day after February 28, which was on the first day of March, 2014.
Below is his post on his Facebook page. Click here to go to Xiao Zhong's official Facebook page. If you want to see the post, just click on the picture.

Credit goes to 小鐘 Xiao Zhong's personal Facebook fanpage

So that means this video is now up on his personal YouTube account. Click the picture below to go to his YouTube account:

小鐘 Xiao Zhong's personal YouTube channel thumbnail

Below is his live performances in one of the TV shows in Taiwan.

Now, it's time for the video! What should I say about this video? Xiao Zhong looks so cute and handsome in this video! Even though he's 42 already, haha. This video proved that he finally succeed after struggling really hard in his career. As you already know, he is famous for making jokes about whatever. And by this video, you can pick the meaning, that he is really, really, really serious in doing this career in his life. He sang his heart out by this song, and also considered that he made this song for himself.

He revealed himself that he was an ordinary employee before he met 吳宗憲 (Jacky Wu) and started his music career. He said that he'd rather do what he loves to do in his life, which is singing and releasing an album, instead of doing office works. And he finally made it.

By the way, the picture below is the screenshot of the music video. I edited the pictures myself.

(Screenshots are taken from the music video)

Below is the music video of 相信你自己 (Xiang Xin Ni Zi Ji).

相信你自己 (Xiang Xin Ni Zi Ji) music video screenshots - edited by me. Credit goes to the official music video.

相信你自己 (Xiang Xin Ni Zi Ji) music video

Unlike 分開的結果 (Fen Kai De Jie Guo), this song really sounds like him. When the first line came out, you can easily recognize his voice. A total salute to him. I really love this song.

Now, lyrics time! I attempted to translate the lyrics myself (again), with a lot of correction from one of my internet buddies. Sorry if the translation is not the best.
Enjoy!

Song title: 相信你自己
Song title Pinyin: Xiang Xin Ni Zi Ji
Song title Meaning: Believe Yourself
Lyricist: 鐘昀呈 Jason Chung / Xiao Zhong (小鐘)
Composer: 鐘昀呈 Jason Chung / Xiao Zhong (小鐘) & 鐘佐泓 (G-Power)

今天感覺有一些累
Jīntiān gǎnjué yǒu yīxiē lèi
There are some tired feelings today.
只想回家補充睡眠
Zhǐ xiǎng huí jiā bǔchōng shuìmián
I just want to go home for additional sleep.
這種感覺每天陪我從早到晚　除非是放假天
Zhè zhǒng gǎnjué měitiān péi wǒ cóng zǎo dào wǎn chúfēi shì fàngjià tiān
This feeling is with me every day from morning to night, except on vacation days.

我的朋友總告訴我
Wǒ de péngyǒu zǒng gàosu wǒ
My friends always tell me,
機會不會永遠等候
Jīhuì bù huì yǒngyuǎn děnghòu
Opportunities won't wait forever.
把握青春勇敢去做
Bǎwò qīngchūn yǒnggǎn qù zuò
If you are brave enough to grasp your youth,
夢想不會離你我太遙遠
Mèngxiǎng bù huì lí nǐ wǒ tài yáoyuǎn
Dreams won't be far away from you and me.
或許太多的失敗　讓你無法去面對
Huòxǔ tài duō de shībài ràng nǐ wúfǎ qù miàn duì
Perhaps too many failures, makes it so you can't face away.
那些都是過往雲煙
Nàxiē dōu shì guòwǎng yúnyān
Those are a thing of the past.
相信你自己　面對未來
Xiāngxìn nǐ zìjǐ miàn duì wèilái
Believe in yourself to face the future.
何不就讓我說做就去做
Hébù jiù ràng wǒ shuō zuò jiù qù zuò
Why won’t you let me say, “Just do it.”?

因為太多失落的情緒
Yīnwèi tài duō shīluò de qíngxù
Because so many emotions have been lost,
就讓它成為過去
Jiù ràng tā chéngwéi guòqù
Just let it pass.
從現在開始　不再去懷疑
Cóng xiànzài kāishǐ bù zài qù huáiyí
From now on, you will no longer be in doubt.
不悔的執著　會有發光的時候
Bù huǐ de zhízhuó huì yǒu fāguāng de shíhou
If you don't regret the dedication, someday you will shine.
就請你和我　一起擁有夢
Jiù qǐng nǐ hé wǒ yīqǐ yǒngyǒu mèng
So please let you and I, own a dream together.

Credits:
(Official music video credit and channel thumbnail credit goes to Xiao Zhong's personal YouTube account. His personal account is right here.)

(The album cover credit goes to this thread, on discuss.com.hk.)

(Lyrics are translated by Tony and Mr. K.C. PLEASE, DO NOT COPY THE TRANSLATION. IF YOU WANT TO COPY, PLEASE CREDIT US.)

(The pinyin is provided by Google Translate.)