OOZE MAGAZINE - issue 01 03:22

Music • CoverDog — “#Lovedust”
#LOVEDUST
(From left) Din Cheung, Fung Kuang, and Hong Chan
shot their EP cover on the coldest day during the winter.
(Photos by Sunsun Leung)
CoverDog debuts original song
“#LOVEDUST”
This year's first original song, "#LOVEDUST", was
composed and performed by CoverDog’s founder, guitarist
as well as director Din Cheung. This song uses the
inspiration of day and night, moon and sun, universe, and
stars to express an unforgettable love. The song, both
melody and lyrics wise, are written into 3 stages: being in
love, disagreement and distancing, leading to a break up.
# is a function to help search a topic easily; interestingly, a
# is visible as part of the song name as a connection and
interaction with others who have had the same experience.
Din wrote this song solely with a guitar on a cold winter
night, beginning with just bits and pieces of a simple idea.
He gradually added in more complexity and layers into
the song; for example, he added in violin, drums, bass,
guitar, and inspired Hong (Co-founder of CoverDog) to
design different levels of harmony, transforming from an
acoustic song into a complex song.
CoverDog happened to shoot their song cover on the
coldest day in the winter, at Tai Mo Shan.
Wearing just Atelier Reo Ma’s designer pieces with a
black tee, Din, including other CoverDog members,
shivered in the bitter cold. Yet, hard work pays! Not only
was their song cover beautifully shot, members of
CoverDog appeared with long beard in their official music
video, dressing in mature Western Cowboy styles.
Din also handled the editing and colour grading roles. “In
order to show a contrast between love and heartbroken,
the first half of the song has a warmer feeling like the
sunset and sunrise; the second half of the song slowly
creates a melancholy atmosphere. I put a lot of effort in
the colour grading. The layers mimic the colours of film.
I chose the Kodak 2383 colour for the band shots, and
FUJI-FILM 3513 for the female cast to create a Japanese
tone. Turns out I am really satisfied with the music video,”
Din wrote.
CoverDog will be releasing more original songs
throughout the year 2022. Be sure to check out their
social media for more info! (IG | @CoverDogHK)