9m88

9m88
9m88 at 2019 Megaport Music Festival
9m88 at 2019 Megaport Music Festival
Background information
BornNovember 20, 1990 (1990-11-20) (age 33)
Taipei, Taiwan
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actress
Years active2017-present
LabelsJazz Baby Ltd.
Website9m88.co

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.[citation needed]

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
1 Intro - She Is 0:36
2 Beyond Mediocrity (平庸之上) 3:47
3 Airplane Mode (feat. Leo Wang) (最高品質靜悄悄) 3:23
4 Aim High 3:44
5 Waste of Time (浪費時間) 4:14
6 Leftlovers (廚餘戀人) 3:49
7 Love Rain (愛情雨) 3:08
8 Nine Head Hinano (九頭身日奈) 3:54
9 Inner 1:44
10 If I Could ( 如果可以) 4:24

Singles/Collaborative Singles

  • Weekends With You - Leo Wang (ft. 9m88) (2016)
  • Air Doll (2017)
  • Walking Towards Me (feat. 馬念先) (2019)[12]
  • B.O. - ØZI (ft. 9m88) (2018)
  • Everybody Woohoo - Wu Tsing-fong (ft. 9m88) (2018)
  • 為i篩檢 (2019)
  • Aim High (2019)
  • Hello Bye Bye (2020)
  • Strange Weather - 9m88 & YELLOW (2020)
  • Stay a While - TOSHIKI HAYASHI(%C) (ft. 9m88) (2020)
  • Shadow - Elephant Gym (feat. 9m88) (2022)

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]

References

  1. ^ "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. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  2. ^ "9m88：有时候自嘲一下，什么事都难不倒你". 简书. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  3. ^ "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 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  4. ^ "9m88 Interview on Beyond Mediocrity, Her Style, and Musical Influences". Taiwan Beats (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 2019-11-26. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  5. ^ "9m88 - Official Website". 9m88.co. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  6. ^ Chao, Ching-yu; Liu, Kay (30 October 2021). "Cloud Gate Dance Theatre performs '13 Tongues' in Taitung rice field". Central News Agency. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  7. ^ Han, Sarah (9 December 2018). "Meet The Women Changing The Asian Music Scene For The Better". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  8. ^ "「不做自己，我到底要做什麼。」── 專訪 9m88". The Femin. 2020-02-28. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  9. ^ 宋燁文, 熊文浩 (2018-10-26). "【九頭身日奈】同 9m88 半小時Skype：沒想過成為vaporwave代名詞". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  10. ^ "令人沈醉的台灣靈魂女伶 9m88 翻唱作《Plastic Love》MV 釋出". POPBEE (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  11. ^ Hsiao, Sherry (May 25, 2020). "Equality campaign marks same-sex law anniversary". Taipei Times. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  12. ^ "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 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 18 February 2019. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  13. ^ Chou, Inna (2018-10-18). "【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". ELLE (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  14. ^ "Chill Out music festival brings top acts to G..." Taiwan News. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  15. ^ "9m88". Songkick. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
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