FEATURE: That ‘Yellow’ Coldplay cover from Crazy Rich Asians is more than just a translation
[dropcap size=big]W[/dropcap]ith the UK release of Crazy Rich Asians just around the corner, now is a good time to talk about the song that has set it ablaze: Katherine Ho’s stunning cover of ‘Liúxīng’ 流星 (‘Meteors/Shooting Stars’), a Mandarin version of British band Coldplay’s 1998 breakout hit ‘Yellow’. Written and sung by singer-songwriter Zheng Jun郑钧/鄭鈞 in 2000, 流星was reworked by fifteen-year-old singer-songwriter…