"Beginner" (Chinese: Ã¥ÂÂå¦è ; pinyin: Chà «xuézhÃÂ) is a song by Chinese singer-songwriter Joker Xue. It was released on July 18, 2016, as part of his seventh studio album Beginner (2016) under Ocean Butterflies and later acquired by Xue's own label Chaoshi Music. The song was written and composed by Xue.
It served as the focus of Xue's I Think I've Seen You Somewhere Tour and symbolizes his determination to return to music after detouring to hotpot restaurant, streetwear store, and variety show star in order to fund his music.
"Beginner" remained at number one on the Billboard Radio China Top 10 chart for four consecutive weeks, and was ranked number third on the chart's annual ranking for 2016.
"Beginner" was written by Xue while he was filming A Test of Love Adventure (AæµÂè¯Âä¹Âç±æ 大åÂÂé©). The song also served as the theme song of the film.
Xue was inspired by the film, where six couples tested their belief that their love could withstand anything, and wished to express that "in the world of love, everyone was a beginner once."
The music video for "Beginner" was directed by Shockley Huang. When Huang studied the lyrics of "Beginner", he felt that the lyrics provided a broad space for imagination. Therefore, Huang wrote the script where Xue accidentally entered a fantasy hotel and met three mysterious female guests who symbolized "eagle", "cat" and "leopard" respectively. In order to highlight the tension of the song, Huang also included a passionate scene between Xue and the "cat" guest.