I was video-calling my cousin in Vancouver last night when she suddenly groaned – ‘The new Dark River soundtrack is out, but QQ Music says it’s not available in my region!’ Her face in that pixelated video call was the perfect mix of frustration and longing, like someone watching delicious street food through a locked glass window.
This happens all the time with my friends abroad. Remember when we’d all crowd around one phone to watch the latest episode of The Untamed during lunch break? Now my friend in Sydney has to wait three days until someone ‘acquires’ a watchable version – by then we’ve all moved on to discussing spoilers she’s desperately avoiding.
The Dark River OST announcement actually made me nostalgic. That specific blend of Zhou Shen’s ethereal vocals with modern instrumentation – it’s like smelling your favorite childhood snack suddenly after years abroad. My aunt in London says she can sometimes catch snippets on Douyin, but they cut off right at the best parts, leaving her hanging like an unfinished sentence.
What kills me is watching my cousin’s screen recordings – the music buffers every ten seconds, making what should be an epic martial arts soundtrack sound like a stuttering robot. She once described it as ‘trying to drink boba tea through a clogged straw’ – you get hints of the flavor, but never the full experience.
I’ve noticed something interesting though – our overseas group chats have become modern-day treasure maps. ‘Try changing your App Store region to Malaysia!’ ‘The YouTube channel ‘C-drama Clips’ has this scene!’ We’ve become digital detectives, piecing together our cultural connection from scattered fragments across the internet.
Last month, my friend in Texas managed to watch exactly 47 seconds of a variety show before the ‘This content is not available in your country’ message appeared. She screenshotted the error message and captioned it ‘My long-distance relationship with Chinese entertainment’ – which pretty much sums up the entire overseas Chinese experience.
So to all my friends refreshing various apps overseas right now – I see you, I feel you. That moment when you finally hear Zhou Shen’s voice crystal clear without buffering? Pure bliss. How about you – what’s been your most frustrating ‘content not available’ moment abroad?
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