In case you've forgotten, artistes from Channel 8 had to dab in 2017's mandatory Chinese New Year video:

We'll re-upload this for your viewing pleasure:

2018 video

This year's video seems to fare better, as it is decidedly less cringe-worthy.

You can watch it here:

As this year is the year of the dog, the song is named 阿狗狗旺旺过好年 (Translation: Ah Dog goes woof woof for a prosperous new year).

There are Chinese puns in the song title, as "a gou gou" can mean both "dog" and a vintage dancing style, "a go-go".

On the other hand, "wang wang" is the onomatopoeia of a barking dog, but also means "to prosper" in Mandarin.

Sure, it's nothing too original or outstanding, but it gets the job done.

Here's what we like about the video: 

- Nice scenery of Marina Barrage

- Cute dancing and outfits

- No dabbing

- Channel 8 artistes' unfaltering courage at having to star in another CNY video

What's a bit off: 

- Looks like ACES day in secondary school

- Dog mascots' arms are too short to join in the dancing.

Now we're just nitpicking. Enjoy the video.

Top image adapted from video