<p>The commenter is expressing his admiration of/affinity towards the singer, 嘎's singing, so in his view, <strong>watching every show</strong> (剧), of which the theme song (主題曲) is sung (唱) by 嘎, <strong>is a must</strong> (必须).</p>
<p>The comment, &quot;watch every show...is a must&quot;, reveals a loyal fan's mindset of  &quot;chasing&quot; or &quot;follow closely (緊緊跟隨)&quot; the artist from work to works, so the use of the word &quot;追&quot; (pursue, chase) fits well.</p>

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<p>由嘎唱的剧，必须追一下</p>
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<p>I figure 嘎 should be the famous singer 阿云嘎 who is very successful in 音乐剧(musical drama). 剧 is referring to <strong>音乐剧，musical</strong>.</p>
<p>So the sentence is saying that <em>the play(音乐剧) is featured by 嘎, I certainly will see it or follow it.</em> 追剧 is a common collocation.</p>

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<p>追 has the meaning of &quot;to follow&quot; as in &quot;follow a T.V. drama&quot;  ( loyally watch every episode of the series as they come out)</p>
<p>To follow a TV. series is 追看 (follow and watch) E.g. 很多人都在追'中国好声音'  (Many people are following 'The Voice of China')</p>
<p>To follow a serialized novel is 追閲 (follow and read) E.g. 少時候我有追古龍的小說 (When I was young, I followed the novels written by Gu Long)</p>
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<p>由嘎唱的剧，必须追一下. -- you must follow (and watch) the drama series that has its theme song sung by Ga</p>
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<p><em>由嘎唱的剧 -- (the drama series sung by Ga) -- Obviously, he can't sing the drama series, we can presume the comment meant he sung the theme song</em></p>
<p>[V] + 一下 = &quot;try to [V]&quot; or &quot;[V] for once&quot;</p>

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<p>So I found this comment on a drama on YouTube.   Did the commenter mean the person who sang the song (or the theme song itself ) needed to catch up?  Meaning it was not as good as the drama or just something else?</p>
<p>由嘎唱的剧，必须追一下.</p>
<p>It was from this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VN3rzp9zC4" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VN3rzp9zC4</a></p>

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What does 必须追一下 mean?
# What does 必须追一下 mean?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-03-20)

So I found this comment on a drama on YouTube. Did the commenter mean the person who sang the song (or the theme song itself ) needed to catch up? Meaning it was not as good as the drama or just something else?

由嘎唱的剧，必须追一下.

It was from this <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VN3rzp9zC4>

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2022-03-20. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

The commenter is expressing his admiration of/affinity towards the singer, 嘎's singing, so in his view, **watching every show** (剧), of which the theme song (主題曲) is sung (唱) by 嘎, **is a must** (必须).

The comment, "watch every show...is a must", reveals a loyal fan's mindset of "chasing" or "follow closely (緊緊跟隨)" the artist from work to works, so the use of the word "追" (pursue, chase) fits well.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2022-03-20. Score: 2

> 由嘎唱的剧，必须追一下

I figure 嘎 should be the famous singer 阿云嘎 who is very successful in 音乐剧(musical drama). 剧 is referring to **音乐剧，musical**.

So the sentence is saying that *the play(音乐剧) is featured by 嘎, I certainly will see it or follow it.* 追剧 is a common collocation.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2022-03-20. Score: 2

追 has the meaning of "to follow" as in "follow a T.V. drama" ( loyally watch every episode of the series as they come out)

To follow a TV. series is 追看 (follow and watch) E.g. 很多人都在追'中国好声音' (Many people are following 'The Voice of China')

To follow a serialized novel is 追閲 (follow and read) E.g. 少時候我有追古龍的小說 (When I was young, I followed the novels written by Gu Long)

> 由嘎唱的剧，必须追一下. -- you must follow (and watch) the drama series that has its theme song sung by Ga

*由嘎唱的剧 -- (the drama series sung by Ga) -- Obviously, he can't sing the drama series, we can presume the comment meant he sung the theme song*

[V] + 一下 = "try to [V]" or "[V] for once"


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