By Jocelle Koh

The reigning Queen of Mandopop Jolin Tsai 蔡依林 released the MV for Life Sucks 消极掰, the third MV from her wildly successful 2018 album UGLY BEAUTY, on March 12.

Life Sucks is a realistic and relatable social empowerment anthem, refuting the idea that life is entirely positive, and that it’s okay to feel that the world is against you and validates the desire to stew in your negativity for some time.

After all, if you can’t take time to reflect on the bad, how can you truly appreciate the good?

The video provides a birds-eye perspective of Jolin and a number of people from all walks of life – from boxer to office worker – giving the impression that all these people are weighed down by the troubles in their life.

Following Jolin’s encouraging words, they are all finally able to stand up and move on. A visual treat (as we have come to expect from Jolin); the video even appears to channel mid-00s Kylie Minogue .

Watch the video for Life Sucks below.