In February 1992, 17-year-old Lin Chi-ying launched his debut album "not every love song has good memories", included in the "rainy season of seventeen years old" quickly became a popular gold song at the time, and Lin Chi-ying also with this song in the entertainment industry became famous. The song not only recorded the mood of Lin Zhiying when he was 17 years old, but also the youthful memories of countless people.
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▲Nicholas Tse's "Horizons" album
In July 1998, 17-year-old Nicholas Tse released the album "Horizons", which featured the songs "Open Day", "Front, Back, Left, Left, Left, Right", and "Active Volcano", all of which were the original songs that he sang for the movie "Goujou Junior Fighting Part". The whole album brings out Nicholas Tse's youthful confidence and vigor, and shows more of his potential in film and music.
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▲Avril Lavigne's "Let Go" album
In June 2002, 17-year-old Avril Lavigne released her debut album, "Let Go," which featured songs such as "Anything But Ordinary," which was written on the theme of "me," "I'm a man of the world," and "I'm a woman of the world. The album showed the girl's adventurous spirit in music creation, whether it was "Anything But Ordinary", which was written on the theme of "I", or "Complicated", which was about the nervousness and frustration of dealing with her love life. In addition, the album was shortlisted for "Best Pop Vocal Album" at the 45th Grammy Awards, which is really impressive.
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▲Taylor Swift's 'Taylor Swift' album
In 2006, at the age of 17, Taylor Swift released her debut studio album 'Taylor Swift', which was critically acclaimed and certified 5x platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Some of the songs on the album were inspired by Taylor Swift's diary, and through this surprise-filled album, we not only see what she was thinking at her age, but also feel her superb songwriting skills.
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▲Deng Ziqi's "G.E.M." album
October 2008, 17-year-old Deng Ziqi released her personal debut music EP, "G.E.M.", whether it's the eye-opening R&B style or Deng's explosive interpretation, listeners can feel her infinite possibilities on the road of music. It is worth mentioning that Deng Ziqi also won the Hong Kong Shouting Music Chart "Shouting Music Chart Rising Star Female Singer (Gold Award)" with this EP, and she is also the first underage winner of this award.
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In August 2016, in anticipation of his 17th birthday, Wang Junkai released a new single, "Tree Reading," which, accompanied by a soothing melody and Kai's gentle vocals, not only recounts the sorrows and joys of a tree and its growth, but also slowly expresses his own thoughts on life.
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In October 2017, Wang Yuan, who is about to turn 17, released his original single "Seventeen", and this time, he not only composed the lyrics himself, but also hand-painted the single cover. The whole song not only sings his persistence for his dream, but also his expectation for the future life. It is worth mentioning that Wang Yuan was also selected as one of the 30 most influential teenagers in the world by TIME magazine that year, just ask you if it's great?
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In November 2017, Yi released his new English single "Unpredictable" on his 17th birthday. "The life I want can't be predicted", the song talks about Qianxi's inner thoughts in the present moment, just as he wants to convey with his listeners: since the future can't be predicted, it's better to grow recklessly and try to pursue the life you want.
All in all, no matter whether you are now just stepping into your seventeenth year, or have already passed it, I hope you can still maintain your youthful vigor and bravely move forward on the road ahead. By the way, if you had to pick a song to represent your youth, what would your answer be?