Ashin, Jay Chou, F3’s New Song is Epic — 25 Million Views in 24 Hours

“Mayday’s” Ashin teamed up with Jay Chou (Jay), and “F3” Jerry Yan, Vanness Wu, and Vic Chou for a dream collaboration. Their brand new single “恒星不忘 Forever Forever” dropped unexpectedly on the 5th, and this superstar lineup sent shockwaves through the Mandarin music scene! It instantly ignited discussions on social media, with fans calling it a combination “even AI couldn’t imagine.” The track also took first place on 9 music charts including KKBOX’s real-time and daily new song charts, iTunes’ Mandopop chart, QQ Music’s Index Chart, Hot Song Chart, Rising Chart, Best-selling Digital Albums, and Kugou’s Digital Album Sales Chart. With five pop kings standing together, they marked a rare milestone in Mandopop history.

The MV was released simultaneously with cinematic-level production, spanning Asia, Oceania, and the Americas. Filming lasted 8 days. After its surprise premiere at 10 pm on the 5th, it racked up over 25 million views across all platforms in just 24 hours. On YouTube alone, it surpassed 10 million in less than two days, and climbed to No. 1 on the YouTube Charts for hottest music video.

“恒星不忘 Forever Forever” links 5 cities to 5 pop kings, symbolizing that no matter where you are, you share the same starlit sky. The MV is packed with nostalgic Easter eggs: from the idol craze of “Meteor Garden,” the dream-chasing beginnings of Mayday’s “First Creation Album,” to the iconic red hoodie from Jay Chou’s “Fantasy” and the epochal memory of “Nunchucks”—each scene patchworks together a shared musical coming-of-age for a whole generation.

Ashin specially went live on the night of the 7th to thank netizens for their support. He even read out some comments, including one joking that the main characters in the MV made so many hand gestures it was like they were selling hand cream. Ashin replied personally, laughing that if they didn’t do anything with their hands while shooting the MV, the director would constantly make them redo the scene, but with more gestures, the director quickly said OK and they could finish work sooner.

Vanness Wu joined the livestream as well. Ashin noticed the recent rumors about Vanness being “so skinny he’s unrecognizable” and reminded him to eat more. But Vanness quickly showed off his brawny arm muscles, emphasizing he was very healthy and fit. The sight of his solid muscles even surprised Ashin.