Singers wearing solemn black suits look seriously into the camera. 

 

歌手们穿着庄重的黑色西装，严肃地看着摄像机。

 

You may think they are about to perform a piece of classical music, until their cat ears give them away. 

 

And as they start to sing, you may be surprised not only by the lyrics¹ but by the animal noises made for fun throughout the performance.

 

The song, called So Far, the Sofa is So Far, uses daily life in Beijing as a backdrop for complaints about overtime² work among office workers. 

 

Since it was released on Sina Weibo on July 27, it got 3 million clicks within 7 hours. 

 

The band, Shanghai Rainbow Indoor Chorus, consists of young people from many walks of life, including programmers, designers and accountants, as well as graduate students in anthropology³, chemistry and gourmet⁴ food.

 

"This is a musical work that touches a raw nerve with workers. By exposing young people's exhaustion⁵ through ridicule⁶, we aim to reduce their pressure in an interesting manner," composer Jin Chengzhi said.

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