Ice Paper & Wang Kasato sang the theme song of “My Hometown My River”, “Riverside Boys”.

Taihe Music x People's Daily x Beijing Satellite Television Co-Produces “My Hometown, My River” Theme Song “Riverside Boy

Recovering the vitality of a teenager from the land and rivers of his hometown and becoming a free-running riverside teenager.

The documentary “My Hometown My River - Yellow River Chapter”, which is a story of youth in the new era, jointly planned by People's Daily Media Technology Co. and Beijing Radio and Television Station, supported by China Soong Ching Ling Foundation's People's Daily Media Public Welfare Special Fund, and produced by BRTV's Wu Zhiyong Studio, officially launches its theme song, “Teenagers by the River” today.

Teenagers by the River” is sung by Wang Kasatsujin and Ice Paper, who together present this emotionally resonant song with harmonious tones, perfectly interpreting the vitality drawn from their hometown's land and river, and rejuvenating the teenager's spirit of freedom in the music.

General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out in his New Year's greeting in 2025, “On the new journey of Chinese-style modernization, everyone is a protagonist, every contribution is precious, and every ray of light shines brightly.”

The development of China relies on the youth to take up the role.

The song “Youth by the River”, produced by Taihe Music and Meijing Meikue Music, shows a natural picture of the close relationship between the youth with the genes of the Yellow River basin and their hometown.

In the lyrics, lyricist Gou Lin combines Li Bai's “The Yellow River's water comes from the sky” with the folk song “99 bays of the Yellow River in the world”, which is similar to the close connection between the Yellow River and us over the past millions of years.

Producer Wang Kasabayashi gives the song a full of energy with his melody that has a great sense of marching and vitality.

Walking with horses at night, running along the river in the sunshine, it is our hometown that nourishes such a vital youth along the river, and we will find the power to move forward forever from our hometown and the land and the river in our whole life.

The Spring Festival is approaching, returning to their hometowns, whether you are a teenager, or once a teenager, has returned to the heart of the arrow, looking forward to reunion with their families.

I hope that you will go all the way and be a free-running boy by the river again!