A spacecraft crashlands in an icy expanse and Kun emerges to forge an unlikely partnership in a video by Folkert Verdoorn and Simon Becks that would give any classic scene in Star Wars you care to mention a run for it's money.

Shot in Langjökull Glacier in Iceland, Verdoorn and Becks's video for the Chinese singer and actor's Colder is both sci-fi action adventure and unexpected love story, delivered with top-notch cinematic ambition. With great cinematography from Daniel Bouquet and excellent steampunk-adjacent production design it comes with the directors' signature visual style on displlay in their previous videos for Cero Ismael and the recent Punk Rocky for ASAP Rocky.

Kun meets his partner - a sentient snowperson. They advance through the frozen wastes, tracked by heavily-armed enemies. But arguably the most important character is the remarkable setting. You get a sense of its power in affecting what is happening in every carefully composed shot. It contributes massively to the impact of the song and to the ultimately heartbreaking story, as Kun is forced to make a decision between love and living.

Colder may not have been quite as cold as it looks - if it was, how could they have made this? But this is a fantastic achievement nonetheless.  

It could be the best music video so far this year. It's certainly the coldest.