At the same time, a music video theme song "Believe in the Future" jointly produced by Chinese and Japanese artists was simultaneously broadcast to the world. Following last year's "Hope", two other Chinese characters for "Future" also shined on the top of Tokyo Tower.

January 31st, New Year’s Eve, the traditional Chinese festival, Japan’s Tokyo Tower was once again lit up with strong and auspicious Chinese red. At the same time, a music video theme song "Believe in the Future" jointly produced by Chinese and Japanese artists was simultaneously broadcast to the world. Following last year's "Hope", two other Chinese characters for "Future" also shined on the top of Tokyo Tower. This is the fourth time that the "Lighting Up China Red" event has been held at this landmark building in Tokyo.

According to reports, the theme of last year's event was "Hope", and this year's theme was determined to be "Future". In addition to the meaning taken from the Beijing Winter Olympics slogan "Together for the Future", it also heralded the development of people all over the world. With joint efforts, we will surely win the fight against the epidemic and embrace a bright and beautiful future.

Following the events in 2019, 2020, and 2021, friendly people from China and Japan once again jointly initiated and organized the 2022 Tokyo Tower "Lighting Up China Red" event. The relevant person in charge of the organizing committee said that the "Lighting Up China Red" event will continue to be held at Tokyo Tower, using this unique literary and artistic form to continue to convey friendship between the people of China and Japan, light up the future, and promote traditional Chinese culture. , enhance mutual understanding, jointly hope that the new year will bring a better future to people, and also wish the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics a successful start.

The evening's activities started at 18:00. The music video "Believe in the Future", the theme song of "Light China Red", was the first to be premiered to the world. The beautiful pictures and wonderful songs conveyed beautiful hope and vision for the future. Beside Tokyo Tower and in front of Zojoji Temple, Chinese and Japanese children, led by their parents, lit up prayer lamps with words such as "safety," "health," "dream," and "future" printed on them. Bright. On the Tokyo Tower, the dazzling and auspicious Chinese red was ignited by the enthusiasm of the people of China and Japan. The two Chinese characters "Future" appeared on the top of the Tokyo Tower. This was the second time that Chinese characters appeared on the Tokyo Tower after "Hope" last year. At the scene, 2022 balloons with "Future" printed on them, accompanied by lights that lit up China Red and "Future", circled and embraced the giant ruby-like Tokyo Tower and flew into the night sky.

That night, Cai Xiaoqiang, a former Chinese dancer from the Japanese Four Seasons Theater Company, and 10 dancers danced at the scene. 25 Chinese and Japanese children from 5 art schools joined hands to form the Olympic rings to express people's respect for the Beijing Winter Olympics and traditions. Deepest blessings for the festive season and best wishes for China and Japan, which are bound by a narrow strip of water. According to reports, after the theme song of the music video "Believe in the Future" is premiered at Tokyo Tower, it will continue to be broadcast on various media around the world, thus pushing the Tokyo Tower lighting event to a climax.

Since the epidemic, the planning and execution team composed of cultural planner Jiang Ling, music producer Ma Jiuyue, director Zheng Hao and other artists have successively launched "Together" and "Together" in the past 2020 and 2021. "Hope", two music television works full of love and inspiration, has aroused strong responses at home and abroad. This year, it is still the same executive team that has gathered many cultural figures. After the successful launch of the "Hope" MV at last year's Tokyo Tower lighting event, they gathered together again. After more than a month of careful preparation, they launched the MV to help the Winter Olympics and bless the future. MV "Believe in the Future".

Jiang Ling, director of the two music videos "Hope" and "Believe in the Future", said that just like last year, artists and people were unable to gather under the Tokyo Tower to celebrate the New Year due to the epidemic, so he and "Light Up China Red" The team hit it off immediately and worked together again to create a new MV to convey good wishes and continue and relay love and hope for "Hope". This year is the year of the Olympics, and it is also a critical year for the global fight against the epidemic, so it is most appropriate to focus on the creative theme of "the future", using these two words to express the common good expectations of all mankind. Jiang Ling said that the production of "Believe in the Future" has received public welfare support from people from all walks of life in China and Japan, and the Songshan Ballet, which has a profound friendship with the Chinese people, also expressed its blessings for the Beijing Winter Olympics.

Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Tian Wanting

editor/Cui Wei