Release Date: 12 October, Monday
Release Time: 00:00 (Local Store Turn)
Type: Single
Language: Japanese
Genre: Pop
SANTA has spent years being known for how he moves. Now, he wants to break that mold. And that is exactly why he wrote “Chinese beauty girl”, a song about looking beyond the labels we put on people.
Written from his base in China, SANTA’s new song “Chinese beauty girl” captures a perspective that could only have come from the life he is living there. At first glance, the title sounds like a love song about a particular girl. But beneath that familiar theme is something much bigger: the idea that people are more than the nationality, occupation, status or other labels attached to them.
That idea has become one of SANTA’s own guiding principles as he continues to work across borders. Having built a career that stretches across countries and cultures, he has experienced firsthand how quickly people can be defined by where they come from or what they are known for. “Chinese beauty girl” instead focuses on what happens when two people meet as individuals and take the time to understand each other.
Love becomes the easiest way to tell that story. Rather than turning the message into a statement, SANTA lets it unfold through the perspective of a relationship, where nationality and other outside labels matter less than the person standing in front of you.
The song also marks a deliberate shift for SANTA. Best known internationally as a world-class dancer, he could have taken the obvious route and built another track around contemporary dance music. Instead, “Chinese beauty girl” puts the melody front and center, drawing on the beauty and emotional directness of Showa-era Japanese pop while bringing it into the present with a modern arrangement and groove.
The result is a song designed to stay with you after the dancing stops. Its melodies are easy to remember, its groove still gives you something to move to, and its story carries a warmth that reaches beyond the usual boundaries of a love song.
With “Chinese beauty girl”, SANTA is showing that being a dancer does not mean being confined to dance music. After years of being recognised for his movement, he is letting listeners discover another side of the artist behind it.
About SANTA
SANTA is a dancer, singer and actor whose reputation was built on competition wins. He won the DANCE@KIDS Season 7 Japan Final in 2012, then became the youngest world champion in Street Dance Kemp Europe history at 17 in 2015, and took the Asia title the same year.
He has since built a major music career in China. His first album, “Prologue”, passed RMB 1 million in sales within 4 minutes of pre-sales opening and earned platinum certification. His awards include the 2023 Tencent Music Awards New Generation Singer Award, the 2023 Weibo Music Festival Next Break Award and Best Performance Artist at the 24th China Music Awards. His fancam for the CHUANG audition show theme has passed 290 million views.
He is a brand ambassador for House Foods, Sushiro, DUO and BLÉ DE FONTY, and has 4.075 million followers on Weibo. His acting credits include a lead film role in “Forgiveness”, the street dance musical “Link Click” and two stage productions in 2026.
