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Original story | MTV Asia

  • Writer: JJ Chuan
    JJ Chuan
  • Dec 26, 2025
  • 1 min read

Updated: Dec 28, 2025

Sound & Vision: The Original nostalgia story with rehyphen at the MTV Asia
MTV logo weaved of cassette tapes by rehyphen

Meet JJ Chuan from Rehyphen, who shares her creative journey from mixed tape nostalgia to the birth of MusicCloth. You’ll never look at cassette tapes the same way again!



MTV kickstarted a new era of music and pop culture since 1981. This platform defined the youth in the 80s and the 90s. Before MTV declare to shut down, rehyphen were included in their "MTV Original series". A 4 minutes video that bring music lovers back to the cassette tapes era and shows how cassette tapes revolved into a new sustainable fabric.



Let's sneak behind the scene of the shooting day with MTV... We sorted out our precious cassette tape from the 90s like spice girl, backstreet boy, Gun n roses .... cassette tapes specially for this shot!  


MTV corporate gift made of cassette tapes by rehyphen customizable media door gift

Besides, there are also MTV x rehyphen merchandise collaboration for their Christmas press release event on December! "JJ in our MTV The Originals series and her work has inspired us tremendously as well as MTV MusicCloth® customized merchandise were very well received. " said Li Tin, Creative Lead, MTV Asia,Singapore.


MTV featured rehyphen founder JJ Chuan story in their latest music platform as one of the original story

2021 marked MTV 40 years old and we all wish MTV a Happy 40th anniversary!


Production: Very Crafty Films

Producer: Daniaal Adam

Director: Russell Chan

DOP: Baz Tan

Location Sound: Rasyid Noordin

Production Asst: Wallace Woon

Editor: Aizuddin


More information: https://www.mtv.com/



 
 
 

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