Fire Ex. () is a

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band from

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, Taiwan, founded in 2000, which sings in both

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 ...

and

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. The group consists of Sam (vocals), Orio (guitar), Pipi (bass), and KG (drums). The band is known for their social activism supporting

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and

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. During the

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in 2014, student activists occupying the

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frequently played their song "Goodnight, Taiwan" and asked them to write a new song for the movement. This led to the writing of "Island's Sunrise" (島嶼天光; ), which became the unofficial anthem of the movement. The band played at

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in 2024.

Awards

* Winner of the Song of the Year Award at the

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in 2015 for "

Island's Sunrise "Island's Sunrise" ( zh, t=島嶼天光) is a Taiwanese Hokkien song created by the punk rock band Fire EX. and the Taipei National University of the Arts for the Sunflower Student Movement in 2014. The inception of the song can be attributed ...

" * Nominated for the Best Band Award at the

25th Golden Melody Awards The 25th Golden Melody Awards () were held in Taipei, Taiwan in 2014. The award ceremony for the popular music categories was broadcast on TTV on 28 June and was hosted by Harlem Yu. Winners and nominees Below is the list of nominees and winne ...

in 2014 for ''Goodbye! You!th'' * Nominated for the Album of the Year Award at the

28th Golden Melody Awards The 28th Golden Melody Awards () took place in Taipei, Taiwan in 2017. The award ceremony for the popular music categories was hosted by Mickey Huang and broadcast on TTV on 24 June. Winners and nominees Below is the list of winners and nomine ...

in 2017 for ''Reborn'' * Nominated for the Best Band Award at the

29th Golden Melody Awards The 29th Golden Melody Awards () took place in Taipei, Taiwan in 2018. The award ceremony for the popular music categories was hosted by Jam Hsiao and broadcast on TTV on 23 June. Winners and nominees Below is the list of winners and nominees ...

in 2018 for ''Begin the Second Half'' * Nominated for the Song of the Year Award at the

in 2018 for "Southbound Night Bus" * Nominated for the Producer of the Year (Single) at the

in 2018 for "Southbound Night Bus"

Discography

* ''Let's Go!'' (2007) * ''A Man On The Sea'' (2009) * ''Goodbye! You!th'' (2013) * ''REBORN'' (2016) * ''Stand Up Like A Taiwanese'' (2019) * ''Unsung heroes'' (2020)

References

External links

* Musicians from Kaohsiung Musical groups established in 2000 Taiwanese Hokkien-language bands Taiwanese punk rock groups 2000 establishments in Taiwan {{rock-band-stub