EggPlantEgg (;

Taiwanese Hokkien Taiwanese Hokkien ( , ), or simply Taiwanese, also known as Taigi ( zh, c=臺語, tl=Tâi-gí), Taiwanese Southern Min ( zh, c=臺灣閩南語, tl=Tâi-uân Bân-lâm-gí), Hoklo and Holo, is a variety of the Hokkien language spoken natively ...

: 茄仔卵; ) is a Taiwanese indie rock band founded in 2012 in

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, composed of lead vocalist Ng Ki-pin, guitarist A-ren Tsai, and guitarist A-der Hsieh. The band is known for spearheading a renaissance in

Hokkien pop Hokkien pop, also known as Taiwanese Hokkien popular music, Taiwanese pop (), T-pop (), Tai-pop, Minnan Pop and Taiwanese folk (), is a popular music genre sung in Hokkien, especially Taiwanese Hokkien and produced mainly in Taiwan and sometimes ...

. The band has been on a hiatus since September, 2022

Musical career

EggPlantEgg was founded in 2012 by five students at Taipei Municipal Song Shan Senior High School, with Ng Ki-pin as the sole remaining original band member. The band released their debut studio album, ''Cartoon Character'', in July 2017. The band won the Golden Melody Awards for Best New Artist and Best Taiwanese Album in 2018. Their songs, "Waves Wandering" and "Back Here Again", are among the most-viewed Chinese music videos on YouTube. Jean Lai, the band's drummer, announced his retirement on 3 April 2019.

Members

* Ng Ki-pin, lead vocalist * A-ren Tsai, guitarist * A-der Hsieh, guitarist

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Cartoon Character'' (2017) * ''We're Getting Married Later'' (2019)

EPs

* ''Still Standing'' (2013)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:EggPlantEgg Taiwanese rock music groups Taiwanese indie rock groups Taiwanese alternative rock groups Jazz fusion ensembles Mandopop musical groups Taiwanese Hokkien-language bands Musical groups established in 2012 Musical groups disestablished in 2022