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Despite its rather simplistic, rudimentary title and direct translation, Eat Well or 好好吃饭 serves you a great dose of regret about a relationship in the past. Mimicking the start of a science-fiction film, creating suspense, it’s easy to see how both longtime fans and new fans will be taken in and transported to a different universe, even if they’re just watching through a variety of screens.

Both Firdhaus and Jeryl Lee Pei Ling bring their own individual strengths, softness and vulnerability through their voices to make this song work for the duo. Like many other songs, this particular song uses familiar melodies, employs the structure of starting from a high note before descending to a lower note, making it attractive to almost everyone and anyone.

Rapping midway through a song is not new, but Firdhaus’ smart use/insertion provides a much-invited pause, breaking away from the initial rhythm/beat, without being too abrupt, disrupting the entire flow of the song.

Jeryl Lee’s voice also harmonises well with her male counterpart’s voice, making you want to repeat the song over and over – regardless whether you speak/use/understand the main language this song is in.

However, Jeryl’s part could have been lengthened slightly and perhaps be taken an octave higher to make the song even more impactful.

No doubt, the music video is immensely powerful and proof that music is indeed a universal language.

As the singers are Malaysians, they take advantage of their bilingualism – there are a number of lines that are in English, taking after vocalists from across the world, and especially lots of South Korean K-Pop singers.

Eat Well, which premiered on 6 August 2025, comes after Firdhaus’ other music video and work on合照 (A Picture of Us), in June 2025.

Firdhaus is a product of Chinese-medium schools, from kindergarten level up to upper secondary level. His rose to fame was helped by China’s Douyin, on which he posted his first original song Gulf of Alaska, which was titled as such, inspired by an image that appeared on his Facebook feed. While Firdhaus has proficiency in the Malay language, he sings mainly in Chinese, so that his fans can understand what he’s trying to convey. Firdhaus has also sung in both English and Malay. If you visit his Instagram page, you can even view his covers of Korean songs, thanks to the power of the South Korean pop music industry. Firdhaus’ influences include the King of R&B Chris Brown and singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran.

Jeryl Lee’s biological Malaysian parents are of Chinese-Indian heritage. Lee was given up for adoption, which ultimately led Lee to be raised by Malaysian-Chinese parents. As a result, due to her adoptive parents’ love for music and singing, Lee became quite comfortable with these elements too. Lee has been singing since a young age and has entered several talent shows that allow her to showcase her vocal ability.