Fragile (Namewee song)

"Fragile"
Single by Namewee and Kimberley Chen
from the album Ghosician
LanguageMandarin Chinese
Released15 October 2021
GenreMandopop
Length3:58
Songwriter(s)Namewee
Producer(s)Namewee and Peter Chong
Music video
《玻璃心》official MV on YouTube

"Fragile" (Chinese: 玻璃心; pinyin: bōlí xīn; Wade–Giles: po1li2 hsin1; lit. 'glass heart') is a Mandarin single by Malaysian singer Namewee and Australian singer Kimberley Chen released on 15 October 2021.[1] On YouTube, the song had over 15 million views within days, and it held the top spot of Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia and Singapore's music trends for several weeks.[2] Written as a comedic pop duet and featuring a dancing panda in the music video, "Fragile" satirizes the social issues in China, the political status of Taiwan, the Xinjiang internment camps, censorship in China, as well as the Little Pinks' response.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ "黃明志、陳芳語新歌《玻璃心》暗諷內地「小粉紅」 二人微博即被封". Stand News (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 16 October 2021. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  2. ^ "黃明志玻璃心飆破千萬 YouTuber讚海外華人市場大". Central News Agency (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 21 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  3. ^ Hsia, Hsiao-hwa (21 October 2021). "'Fragile' song pillorying China's online troll army gets millions of views". Radio Free Asia. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  4. ^ Mair, Victor (22 October 2021). "Your Pinky Heart". Language Log. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Chinese nationalist taunt hits YouTube heights". Taipei Times. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.