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THE SONG Fa Ru Xue is the third track on Jay Chou 's latest album, November's Chopin . Fa Ru Xue translates as, Hair Like Snow. The title may seem odd to non-Chinese speakers, the song also makes numerous references to Chinese philosophy, including past lives, reincarnation, and mythology, which leaves many non-Chinese fans confused when they read the translation of the lyrics. This confusion does little to impact the overall popularity of the song. THE MUSIC VIDEO The Music Video begins somewhere in medieval China , portraying a respected warrior, and his lover, a beautiful maiden in red. The two lovers are shown embracing on a couch, with a maidservant pouring drinks in the background. As the video progresses, the warrior hears music being played by some other woman on the lower level of the building. He casts away the lady in red as he goes to seek the maiden playing music, who is contrastingly dressed in white. Then the warrior and the white lady are seen embracing, enjoying each other's company. A flashback occurs where we are shown that the lady in red, presumabley jealous, poisons the white lady's tea. The white lady drinks the tea and dies in the warrior's arms. The warrior immediately suspects the red lady and makes an attempt to kill her with his sword, but he relents and she embraces him with tears in her eyes. During this portion, the video switches between shots of Jay singing, and shots of the actual story. The video then progresses ahead to modern day, presumably, Taiwan. It shows the same warrior, but as a modern day business man, seemingly melancholy, although in the company of a girlfriend (the same girl as the red lady). He then enters an elevator on his way to work, and soon after, another business woman (the white lady) from the past enters as well. The man is struck by a sense of familiarity, the girl is as well, although they do not speak. When they exit the building, the man finds the courage to go up and talk to her, but right when he is about to, his current girlfriend arrives, keeping him from speaking with the girl, who then gets into her boyfriend's car. Both exchange one last glance, and the video ends. |
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