Reminds me that actually Taufik is very old already.
Old. He is in Singapore Idol.
Damn it.
Hi guys!
Hello!
[Laughing]
Today on Asian's React,
You guys will be reacting to this year's
NDP song: Stronger Together.
- [Lery] Oh! - [Fikah] Huh?
Stronger together? Hmm...
I heard that it's from Taufik.
Serious? Wow, interesting.
I thought he sells houses now? No?
Cannot do both?
I feel like even though I wasn't born and raised here,
whenever I go overseas, the moment I come back to Singapore
It's different.
You know, I feel like I'm home.
I'm very touched by your words now.
No really, got the feeling like (home).
NDP I'm very patriotic I don't know why.
Yea.
I love Singapore!
We love Singapore!
Majulah Singapura!
Wah.
Let's reach out for the skies by Rui En and Taufik Batisha, yes.
Batisha?
I am so sorry by Rui En and-
Batisha?
Taufik
I really love the last year's one.
Is last year's one the one with the animation?
Yea the very cool one with animation.
Oh yea that's cute.
This was the one who really caught on to people.
Easy to sing-a-long too.
[Singing] See this island.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Whoa, oh,
Actually when you talk about NDP song,
I only remember the classics like 'Home'.
[Singing?] This is home.
It was like this (up) with the classics then suddenly (it went down).
Suddenly up again.
The last year (it went up again).
By statistics wise, I think this year will be like that (down).
Inspired by true stories.
Oh, my god. It's the old MRT.
Oh, Don Richmond.
Oh it's all the olden days.
Actually it's very hard to do the CGI.
Yeah.
The keyframe (is a lot of work).
I'm already having goosebumps.
Taufik Batisah.
Wait the tree is real?
It's not CGI, it's a prop.
I thought the tree was fake.
Oh, I love the energy so far man.
I love this kind of pop kind of vibe feeling.
First few lines I already think I will struggle singing the song.
No but it's the verse, must hear the chorus.
True.
[Singing] Lift the spirits broken, hear the words unspoken.
Oh, my god. The color grading here very nice.
Very olden sunset.
Yeah.
You saw how they transition from the polaroid to the actual thing?
Yeah.
On this is nice.
I love the colours.
Oh, he handsome.
[Singing] We are fire.
[Singing] Through the night.
Got the feels.
Right?
Yeah, got the feels.
"Through the wire" together!
"In this fight!"
They fix the playground?
[Laughing]
Why are they fixing the playground?
I don't know man.
Oh building. [Laughing]
I wished there was a "playground building" thing when I was younger.
I would be hyped to build a playground.
Okay this part I don't like.
I feel like music goes up then goes down.
The moment they "woah' right?
Of course it's the NS man that help, of course.
Every time.
Very conveniently the NS man there.
Suddenly it's his journey.
Route march take this route?
Or is this new?
I think maybe now.
I wouldn't be surprised if now they take this route.
But last time never.
[Giggling]
[Singing] We are fire, through the night.
What is this called? Swimming synchronizers.
The synchronize swimmers.
Why he hit the water? There's not sound.
Go beat, it's a metal.
Imagine this got no music then it's just (the water sound).
Then the director like "yea, keep going."
Their legs right, it was to the beat.
- [Sew] It was like that. - [Bolin] Really?
Yes.
You hold my back incase I fall, it was like that.
"Through the night" It was like that.
I think apart from the song let's appreciated the videography
and cinematographyof the music video.
Woah, did you see the transition?
Singapore Airlines, I love!
Everyone togther.
Come on, Bolin.
Got spin around also.
Oh, there is a dance.
Taufik Batisah.
This is a dance battle man.
Cute la Taufik.
This is giving a bit of the Crazy Rich Asian's vibes.
- [Bolin] Because of the lighting right? - [Sew} The lighting.
The lighting at night and MBS at the back.
Just that they never go Gardens by the bay,
they went to the cheaper and free alternative, it's-
Marina barrage
That's right.
The pictures not moving already.
Yeah I think they got no budget.
Oh then like "Okay la we don't animate this part."
Woah, so cool.
Oh my god. Look at the kids dancing.
Woah, b-boy.
Woah, look at the kids
Wah, let's go la!
[Clapping]
Alright, oh the ending shot nice.
I still think it's a CGI tree though.
No, it's a prop.
Cannot be they bring an entire life-sized tree prop up there.
I think that's what they did.
I feel it's starting from last year
where the "see this island"
I forgot, what is the title?
Can you tell us the title.
The road ahead.
Compared to last year's music video and song itself,
I think it did not fair as well.
Maybe because I prefer those
more sentimental kind of song
when it comes to NDP songs.
I can totally imagine vibing to this song.
Especially at like NDP parade
and you're in the seats.
I think this's song, it's catchy
you can remember,
but will it really live on with you for the rest of the week?
I like that this time round they focus more on shots and transitions.
I think that colour grading was great
and I can tell the story that they were trying to tell.
Even to the extent of like having all the memories
on the polaroid and the polaroid animates.
Ya.
Put the video on the thing, then keyframe the thing.
Very hard, understand.
Somemore the polaroid is like moving in the wind.
It's nice to have Taufik Batisah to sing another NDP song this year.
After reach out for the skies,
back in 17 years for NDP 2005.
17 years, it was my NDP parade.
Your primary 5?
Yea, my primary 5 NDP parade.
Oh.
Wow! An NDP song that doesn't have the word "Singapore" and "dreams" in it
Oh I didn't realize.
That's a very good observation.
Is it an NDP song if it doesn't have the word "Singapore" in it?
Maybe, or they have intentionally written this song in such a manner
such that it's like evergreen so anytime can (use).
Ah, that's true.
So like you mention you can even relate it to maybe a relationship
or relate it to just a generic tough time.
Just now you were saying about the Tiktok
If you had to make a trend for this song?
Woah, he's having a moment right now guys.
Eh. [Laughing]
I think can be similar to last year's in terms of
very ironic to the song
like this dance move right, it's ironic to the song
that's why it caught on
As in that part the "rise" right,
I think you can throw it back.
"We will rise, rise."
I'm scared
Oh, my god later people say I look like a mosquito.
It will be a trend Fikah, trendsetter
It will be a trend but at what cost?
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Bye!
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We'll rise!