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Who You Are – Mengqian Zhou

September 14, 2014 by m.zhou

1. Brave Heart – Digimon

Seize the dreams you had!

Protect your beloved friends! 

This song is from my childhood anime “Digimon Adventure Series”. It appears every time when the digimons  evolve. This year is Digimon Adventure’s 15 anniversary, and they are going to produce season 7. “Digimon Adventure” talks about the relationships among kids and digimons, and the journey that shows their braveness, growth,and matureness.  Every time I hear this song, it reminds me of my childhood. I used to sit in front of the television and waiting for this show. I remembered that everyone wants to have a Digimon in elementry school. When I look back again, I realize one most important thing is that this show had so much memories between me and my friends.

2. Guts Over Fear – Eminem

So here I am and I will not run

I have a wide range taste of musics. There are some people ask me why do you like to listen rap music, but Eminem is one of my favorite singer. I know that he had a rough childhood, and he overcomes all the struggles and becomes successful.  This song “Guts Over Fear” tells me that no matter how difficult is the problem, i should always face it and try my hardest to overcome it, because I already have so many things better than other people.

 

3. Kiss and Cry – Ken Arai

“Kiss and Cry” is my favorite song. It is from a Japanese drama “Chocolatier”.  I like the rhythm, because it is so calm and relax. I also learned how to play this piece in piano. This song can help me focus on reading, writing, and studying. It doesn’t have a lyric, so i won’t hum along and distract my attention. By the way, this music is my alarm sound, and it works every day.

 

4. For the First Time in Forever – Frozen

It’ ll be totally strange

But wow, am I so ready for this change

My favorite character in “Frozen” is Anna. She is upbeat and naive. I feel that I can relate to her, because I am usually optimistic, and I have an older sister. I get excited in the movie when they were opening the gate, or maybe it is because I like Anna singing. I think we should remember our first experiences of everything, no matter that is bitter or sweet.

 

5. Payphone – Maroon 5

But even the sun sets in paradise

Payphone had to be the longest song in my playlist. I started to pay more attention on Marron 5 because of this song. Every time i heard this song i would singing along. I don’t know why that I love this song so much. It is just catchy.

 

6. He is a Pirate – Pirates of the Caribbean

My favorite movie is “Pirates of the Caribbean”. The song “He is a Pirate” appears in the movie when Jack Sparrow towards success. I admire Jack Sparrow that he is carefree and brave. He is different than the other pirates. He knows how to establish plans and achieve his goals. I admire him that he live for himself. He can do anything without caring about others’ opinions.

 

7. Secret – The Pierces

Got a secret 

Can you keep it? 

Swear this one you’ll save 

It is the opening music from “Pretty Little Liars”. I have been watching and waiting for “Pretty Little Liars” for 4 years, and i just heard that there is 2 more seasons to go. The first time i heard this song, I think it sounds creepy. However, since I have been watch this show for 4 years, I start to like this song. “Pretty Little Liars” is  also the only show that i watch, and it is the reason why i dont like to watch other tv shows, because i feel tired to watch all the seasons.

8. Stories – Code Geass

The song is from “Code Geass”, one of my favorite anime. The first part of this song has no real lyrics, so no one actual understands the meaning. Some people say that the singer knows 6 languages, so it is a mix of them. I think that is why I like this song. Not only it is from my favorite anime, but also it is so mysterious.

 

9. Sweet Parade – Inu x Boku SS

Fluffy short cake, licking candy.

In the river of chocolate, I saw a cotton candy cloud. 

Just like the name “Sweet Parade”, this is a lovely song. The lyrics talk about all kinds of desserts, short cake, cotton candy, pudding, etc. It makes me hungry every time i heard it. It also reminds me of the cooking class that I took in high school. My favorite unit was bake, and I enjoyed mixing flours, sugars, milk and eggs together. I also love to try out different kinds of restaurants. I like to eat everything except olives.

 

10. Unravel – Tokyo Ghoul OP

Having stood in a shaken, distorted world,

I become transparent and unable to be seen 

“Tokyo Ghoul” is an anime, it talks about the war between ghouls and human. Human thinks that ghouls eat people, so they are dangerous and have to kill them. On the other hand, that is how ghouls survive, and most ghouls only eat dead people. They are not harmful.  In real life, we eat animals for surviving too.  I think we shouldn’t have double standards when comparing mankind and other beings.

Playlist: http://grooveshark.com/playlist/Freshman+Seminar/100897043

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1,360 Responses to “Who You Are – Mengqian Zhou”

  1. on 21 Sep 2014 at 9:33 am1    l.ma

    Hi, I’m Lixia. I loved the way how you design your post, its very cute! I also loved the way you put some lyrics under the title of the songs. It’s very nice to know the different types of music you listen to and the fact you play piano. LOL


  2. on 21 Sep 2014 at 6:54 pm2    Pratima

    Hi Mengqian,

    I enjoyed your wonderful descriptions! You might want to consider a career in advertising, marketing and/or journalism. You made me want to go out and buy all the songs because of the inciting display and descriptions 🙂

    Dr. Harper


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