In a CNN interview by presenter Julia Chatterley with Singapore’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, Chatterley brought up the music video of Phua Chu Kang rapping and urging Singaporeans to get vaccinated.
She said that she “absolutely loved it” and enjoyed watching the video.
Dr Balakrishnan then responded that the music video was “corny but effective”, and that it “certainly got the attention of people and got the message out there.”
He added:
“It is a way of getting people’s attention, explaining it in a humorous way. And yet, a very serious message. That this is lifesaving, and this is the way we need to get out of this box that Covid-19 has trapped us in for the last 1½ years.”
The music video, titled Get Your Shot, Steady Pom Pi Pi, stars Gurmit Singh who plays the affable character of Phua Chu Kang, alongside Irene Ang, who plays Phua Chu Kang’s wife, Rosie.
Irene Ang took to Instagram to share her reaction of the video airing on CNN, she said:
“It is so surreal seeing myself and Gurmit on CNN reports, among many international media.”
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