--- title: 'I So Stunned Like Vegetable' Sings Chen Tianwen in 'Unbelievable' description: Singaporean star Chen Tianwen might be an Internet hit because of his music video about a girl who leaves him “stunned like vegetable” canonical: https://time.com/3824595/i-so-stunned-like-vegetable-singapore-unbelievable-video-house-for-spouse/ author: Helen Regan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-04-16T06:47:37.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:18:49.131Z og:title: This Is the Only Video You Need to See Today og:description: "I so stunned like vegetable" just might become a thing. og:url: https://time.com/3824595/i-so-stunned-like-vegetable-singapore-unbelievable-video-house-for-spouse/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte71cfb77f3552d1f/6987eb62cd1bba8da56f8fd5/screen-shot-2015-04-16-at-11-54-58-am.png?branch=production&width=750&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 750 og:image:height: 422 og:image:alt: Screen Shot 2015-04-16 at 11.54.58 AM og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: This Is the Only Video You Need to See Today twitter:description: "I so stunned like vegetable" just might become a thing. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte71cfb77f3552d1f/6987eb62cd1bba8da56f8fd5/screen-shot-2015-04-16-at-11-54-58-am.png?branch=production&width=750&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 'I So Stunned Like Vegetable' Could Become a Thing After This Video > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. by [Helen Regan](https://time.com/author/helen-regan/) ## Helen Regan Apr 16, 2015 6:47 AM UTC  Screen shot by [Helen Regan](https://time.com/author/helen-regan/) ## Helen Regan Apr 16, 2015 6:47 AM UTC Singaporean sitcom star Chen Tianwen is on course to becoming an Internet hit because of his kitschy music video _Unbelievable_. The video was produced for Singapore’s Channel 5 sitcom _Spouse for House 2_ and is intended as a [flashback](http://en.rocketnews24.com/2015/04/16/un-un-unbelievable-music-video-by-singaporean-actor-will-leave-you-stunned-like-vegetable-%E3%80%90video%E3%80%91/) to explain why Chen’s character always says “un-n-n-n-n-believable.” Inspired by famous ’70s Singaporean [singer](http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/entertainment/chen-tianwen-s-un-un-un/1782926.html) Huang Qing Yuan, Chen dons a dodgy floral shirt, an enormous wig and sings a very badly dubbed Chinese-style karaoke song to serenade a girl who’s so un-un-un-unbelievable that she leaves him “stunned like vegetable.” With other classic lyrics such as “Come be my coffee table and I’ll be your sofa … please be the metal cable to my cable car,” and some fantastically comical dance moves, this video is your instant mood lifter for the day. 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