9m88 explained

9m88
Years Active:2017-present
Birth Place:Taipei, Taiwan
Label:Jazz Baby Ltd.

Joanne Tang Yu-chi (born November 20, 1990), better known by her stage name 9m88, is a Taiwanese singer, songwriter, and actress.

Biography

9m88 was born in 1990. She majored in fashion design at Shih Chien University.[1] At age 25, she went to The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music.[2] [3] 9m88 released her debut album “Beyond Mediocrity” [4] independently in August 2019.[5] In October 2021, 9m88 performed with the Cloud Gate Dance Theater.[6]

Music style

After arriving in New York as a Jazz voice major, she has broadened her interest in various genres of music, including Jazz, R&B, Pop, and Free Improvisation.[7] Baba is also known for infusing her music with vivid and retro visuals. Her lyrics usually deal with personal bitter-sweet stories[8] on a daily basis. The release of her 7-inch vinyl “Nine Head Hinano”,[9] including a cover of City Pop classic “Plastic Love”,[10] has helped her increase followers over the world.

Activism

9m88 recorded a track for the album T-POP: No Fear In Love, a compilation album celebrating the one-year anniversary of the legalization of same-sex marriage in Taiwan, with others including Enno Cheng.[11]

Discography

Studio albums

Beyond Mediocrity (2019)!Track No.!Track Name!Length
1Intro - She Is0:36
2Beyond Mediocrity (平庸之上)3:47
3Airplane Mode (feat. Leo Wang) (最高品質靜悄悄)3:23
4Aim High3:44
5Waste of Time (浪費時間)4:14
6Leftlovers (廚餘戀人)3:49
7Love Rain (愛情雨)3:08
8Nine Head Hinano (九頭身日奈)3:54
9Inner1:44
10If I Could (如果可以)4:24

Singles/Collaborative Singles

Television

Awards

2018 ELLE Taiwan Elle Style Awards - ‘The Most Stylish Future Star’ [13]

Tour

29 February 2020 - New Taipei City[14]
8 April 2020 - Santa Cruz, California[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 9m88的韌性音樂之旅：尋找自己的過程很長，你需要的不過是耐心｜天下雜誌. 天下雜誌. 2020-03-06.
  2. Web site: 9m88：有时候自嘲一下，什么事都难不倒你. 简书. en. 2020-04-04.
  3. Web site: 9m88的韌性音樂之旅：尋找自己的過程很長，你需要的不過是耐心 - 迷誠品. meet.eslite.com. zh. 2020-04-04.
  4. Web site: 9m88 Interview on Beyond Mediocrity, Her Style, and Musical Influences. 2019-11-26. Taiwan Beats. zh-TW. 2020-04-04.
  5. Web site: 9m88 - Official Website. 9m88.co. 2020-03-06.
  6. News: Chao . Ching-yu . Liu . Kay . Cloud Gate Dance Theatre performs '13 Tongues' in Taitung rice field . 1 November 2021 . Central News Agency . 30 October 2021.
  7. Web site: Meet The Women Changing The Asian Music Scene For The Better. Han. Sarah. BuzzFeed. 9 December 2018 . en. 2020-04-04.
  8. Web site: 「不做自己，我到底要做什麼。」── 專訪 9m88. 2020-02-28. The Femin. en-US. 2020-04-04.
  9. Web site: 【九頭身日奈】同 9m88 半小時Skype：沒想過成為vaporwave代名詞. 宋燁文. 熊文浩. 2018-10-26. 香港01. zh-HK. 2020-04-04.
  10. Web site: 令人沈醉的台灣靈魂女伶 9m88 翻唱作《Plastic Love》MV 釋出. POPBEE. zh-TW. 2020-04-04.
  11. News: Equality campaign marks same-sex law anniversary. May 25, 2020. May 29, 2020. Sherry. Hsiao. Taipei Times.
  12. Web site: 馬念先&9m88〈你朝我的方向走來〉，無厘頭MV 拍了12小時才搞定. VOGUE TAIWAN. 18 February 2019 . zh-TW. 2020-04-04.
  13. Web site: 【ELLE風格大賞】9m88 迷幻歌聲下的另一面：我的個性有點像金凱瑞，有時會有點憤怒、過分認真. Chou. Inna. 2018-10-18. ELLE. zh-TW. 2020-04-04.
  14. Web site: Chill Out music festival brings top acts to G.... Taiwan News. 21 October 2019 . 2020-04-04.
  15. Web site: 9m88. Songkick. en. 2020-04-04.

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