EggPlantEgg (Chinese: 茄子蛋; pinyin: Qiézǐdàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kiô-chí-tàn; Taiwanese Hokkien: 茄仔卵; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kiô-á-nn̄g) is a Taiwanese band founded in 2012 in Taipei, composed of lead vocalist Ng Ki-pin, guitarist A-ren Tsai, and guitarist A-der Hsieh.[1] The band is known for spearheading a renaissance in Hokkien pop.[1]

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EggPlantEgg
Background information
Origin	Taiwan
Genres	Indie rock Alternative rock jazz fusion Mandopop Hokkien pop
Years active	2012 (2012)–2022
Members	Ng Ki-pin A-ren Tsai A-der Hsieh
Past members	Jean Lai
Website	EggPlantEgg on Facebook
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	茄子蛋
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Qiézǐdàn Southern Min Hokkien POJ Kiô-chí-tàn

The band disbanded in September, 2022 [2]

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.[3] The band won the Golden Melody Awards for Best New Artist and Best Taiwanese Album in 2018.[1]

Jean Lai, the band's drummer, announced his retirement on 3 April 2019.[4]

Members

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

Discography

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

References

External links

• EggPlantEgg on Facebook