Mar 30, 2026 3:00am PT

Taiwan’s 9m88 on Acting, Songwriting and the Space Between: ‘Both Fall Under Performing Arts, but in Many Ways They Feel Almost Contradictory’

Naman Ramachandran

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For 9m88, the stage and the screen are not opposing territories – even if, as she readily admits, they can feel almost contradictory.

The Taiwanese singer-songwriter, whose music draws on jazz, soul and Mandarin pop, has spent recent years expanding her footprint as a screen actress. Her film “Girl” – the directorial debut of actress Shu Qi that bowed at Venice last year – screened as part of the Hong Kong Asian Film Awards program, and she sat down for an in-conversation event on the sidelines of the ceremony – one of relatively few industry forums she has attended. “I’m really approaching it as a newcomer,” she says. “I haven’t had many opportunities to participate in events like this before.”

Taiwan's 9m88 on Acting, Songwriting and the Space Between: 'Both Fall Under Performing Arts, but in Many Ways They Feel Almost Contradictory'