There is a Place - Kris
Today is Wu Yi Fan’s (or Kris as he is known in the KPOP and Western world) birthday. What a better way to celebrate his birth 25 years ago than to write about one of his own songs.
Even though he produced a song just for today, I wanted to talk about his old song.
I know that “There is a Place” is not a Korean song, but Kris was a former KPOP star. AND I believe that he took songwriting classes while he was training in SM. So, I guess this Mandarin song is sort of like a product of the KPOP industry. (That’s basically the same thing I said about Luhan when Reloaded came out haha)
I was really excited when I heard this song was coming out. I was waiting patiently for it even though I was having a very stressful week at school during the time. I remember I was with Rhea and our other friend when the song came out. We were walking from Target to school haha. I wanted to rush back so that listen to the song for proper wifi. Then, I listened to it in the cafeteria.
I was not disappointed in him and I was really proud that KRIS FINALLY WROTE A SONG. I’ve been waiting for him to write lyrics for a song for a very long time! He mentioned that he liked to write lyrics in variety shows and maybe EXO Showtime. When I initially listened to it, I melted when I heard him sing in English.
“There is a Place’” is the title song for his movie Somewhere Only We Know. The song is supposed to encompass the whole film. I don’t think that it does really since I have some problems with the movie. That’s another topic of conversation though and involves a lot of a bias from my views of writing films. Even though the song does not exactly match the feeling of the movie, Kris’s song is nice and heartwarming.
It opens up with a few soft chords, which is reminiscent of the film, and is slow. I’m sure the song is a ballad and the slow tempo is similar to someone contemplating. In this case, it’s a person reminiscing about a place that is very special in this man’s heart. It is a place that only he and his loved one both only know about. The loved one doesn’t necessarily have to be a lover, the person could be a family member or any one special, really. Though it leans more towards the lover since the movie was a romantic one.
In conclusion, “There is a Place” is a song about the sweet song that slowly warms my heart. I believe the place that Kris sings about is not a physical place, but the memories that a person has of a loved one.
Please check out the song and read the translation, then let us know your interpretation or what you thought of “There is a Place.” Also check out Kris’s movie Somewhere Only We Know. Maybe it’ll give more perspective on the song.
Finally, HAPPY BIRTHDAY KRIS WU YI FAN!! I hope you have an amazing day.
-Kristine
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