9m88

9m88
9m88 at 2019 Megaport Music Festival
9m88 at 2019 Megaport Music Festival
Background information
BornNovember 20, 1990 (1990-11-20) (age 35)
Taipei, Taiwan
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actress
Years active2017-present
LabelJazz Baby Ltd.
Website9m88.co

Joanne Tang Yu-chi (Chinese: 湯毓綺; pinyin: Tāng Yùqǐ; 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. At age 25, she went to The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music. 9m88 released her debut album “Beyond Mediocrity” independently in August 2019. In October 2021, 9m88 performed with the Cloud Gate Dance Theater.

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. Baba is also known for infusing her music with vivid and retro visuals. Her lyrics usually deal with personal bitter-sweet stories on a daily basis. The release of her 7-inch vinyl “Nine Head Hinano”, including a cover of City Pop classic “Plastic Love”, 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.

Discography

Studio albums

Sent (2023)

Track No. Track name Length
1 Hair 3:02
2 Look at My Way 3:49
3 Tsiok Kú Bô Kìnn 3:04
4 Sent 4:01
5 Fauvism 4:44
6 What If? (feat. Takuya Kuroda) 4:05
7 Frenemy 3:45
8 Farewell Summer 4:32

9m88 Radio (2022)

Track No. Track name Length
1 Whatchu Gonna…? 3:48
2 Tell Me 4:06
3 Sleepwalking (feat. SUMIN) 3:30
4 Love Is So Cruel 2:40
5 A Merry Feeling 3:08
6 :-D 0:51
7 Friend Zone (feat. Oddisee) 3:25
8 :’-( 0:52
9 Dark Night / Sunlight 3:14
10 Prelude to A Star 0:25
11 Star 4:2
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

Film

Television

Awards

2026 28th TAIPEI FILM FESTIVAL-‘Best Original Film Song <A Foggy Midnight>’

2020 11th Golden Indie Music Awards – Best New Artist

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

Tour

29 February 2020 - New Taipei City
8 April 2020 - Santa Cruz, California

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. Archived from the original on 2020-09-16. 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. Archived from the original on 2020-09-16. 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. Archived from the original on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  7. ↑ Han, Sarah (9 December 2018). "Meet The Women Changing The Asian Music Scene For The Better". BuzzFeed. Archived from the original on 2020-03-10. 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)). Archived from the original on 2020-08-11. 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)). Archived from the original on 2020-09-16. 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. ↑ 台北電影節. "台北電影節-Taipei Film Awards". www.taipeiff.taipei. Archived from the original on 2026-04-12. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
  14. ↑ 金音獎. "2020第十一屆金音創作獎 | 得獎名單". tavis.tw. Archived from the original on 2023-12-26. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
  15. ↑ 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)). Archived from the original on 2020-08-28. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  16. ↑ "Chill Out music festival brings top acts to G..." Taiwan News. 21 October 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-10-21. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  17. ↑ "9m88". Songkick. Retrieved 2020-04-04.