Japanese-Chinese boys’ collective WARPs UP released a new digital single on June 10th.
HERO_sei is the second original song released by the group's two Chinese members LANGYI and MINGJUN, following January's POWER_Shin.
Previous songs by WARPs UP featured lyrics in English, Chinese and Japanese, but for this track they have released separate Japanese and Chinese versions for the first time.
Described as a mid-tempo ballad, the song is said to feature lyrics that remind the listener that even though life can be difficult, if people forcefully pursue their dreams without being constrained by the past or by boundaries, anyone can become
a hero with the power to change the world. This meaning is reflected in the English word “HERO” in the title, while the Chinese character “sei" (oath) conveys “the promise of a bright future”.
Links to download and stream the song on various online music platforms are available here.
A music video for the song has also been revealed, featuring members of WARPs UP junior training troupe WARPs ROOTs as backing dancers. The video is said to use hard concrete as a metaphor for the brutality of modern society, with
a mirrored surface laid over it to express a sense of openness and of floating in mid-air. The video is also said to express the theme of "self-liberation from the oppressive orderliness of modern life".
