Ng Ki-pin

Ng Ki-pin
黃奇斌
Ng performing at Wenxin Forest Park, Taichung in 2019
Ng performing at Wenxin Forest Park, Taichung in 2019
Background information
Born1990 (age 35–36)
Taiwan
EducationNational Chengchi University
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • actor
Years active2012–present
Member ofEggPlantEgg (2012–present)
WebsiteNg Ki-pin on Instagram

Ng Ki-pin (Chinese: 黃奇斌; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: N̂g Kî-pin; born 1990) is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter and actor. In 2012, while in college, he co-founded the Taiwanese Hokkien indie rock band EggPlantEgg. The band won Best New Artist and Best Taiwanese Album for Cartoon Characters in the 29th Golden Melody Awards, and Song of the Year for "Oh Love, You Are Much Greater Than I Imagined" in the 33rd Golden Melody Awards. After the band went on hiatus in 2022, Ng launched his solo career in July 2025 upon signing with Universal Music Taiwan.

Ng made his acting debut in the Netflix series GG Precinct (2024). He has since starred in the films Yen and Ai-Lee (2024), 96 Minutes (2025), and Dead End (2026).

Early life and career

Ng was born in 1990 into a Taiwanese Hokkien-speaking household.[1][2] He learned to play the piano at church and began studying the erhu at a young age.[3] While attending Taipei Municipal Song Shan Senior High School, he joined the school's band club.[3]

In 2009, he enrolled at National Chengchi University, majoring in advertising.[4] During his studies, he co-founded the band EggPlantEgg in 2012 with his former high school bandmates,[3] and the group participated in the 29th NCCU Golden Melody Awards.[5] Their debut EP, Yiu-uan Tī Chit–ê (猶原佇這), featuring the song "Wandering Son Returns" (浪子回頭), was released in 2013.[6] By 2014, the other members had left the band for personal pursuits, leaving Ng as its sole remaining member.[3] He subsequently reformed the band with new members, including guitarists Tsai Kai-jen and Hsieh Yao-te, and drummer Lai Chun-ting.[3]

After completing his mandatory military service in the summer of 2015, Ng decided to pursue a full-time music career.[3] To support himself, he worked part-time at a breakfast restaurant and as a piano tutor while composing songs and posting them on Facebook.[3]

Music career

EggPlantEgg (2012–present)

In 2017, EggPlantEgg independently released their debut studio album, Cartoon Characters, which won Best Taiwanese Album and earned the group the Best New Artist in the 29th Golden Melody Awards.[7] In 2019, their song "Waves Wandering" was nominated for Song of the Year in the 30th Golden Melody Awards.[8] In 2020, their album We Will Get Married Later received nominations for Best Band, Best Taiwanese Album, and Best Album Packaging in the 31st Golden Melody Awards.[9]

Their song "Oh Love, You Are Much Greater Than I Imagined", featured in the 2021 film Man in Love, was nominated for Best Original Film Song in the 58th Golden Horse Awards,[10] and won Song of the Year in the 33rd Golden Melody Awards.[11]

In September 2022, EggPlantEgg announced an indefinite hiatus due to Ng suffering vocal cord damage.[12][13]

Solo career (2025–present)

Ng returned to the stage in April 2023 as a guest performer for the group Nine One One's concert,[14] and on 1 July 2023, he performed at the 34th Golden Melody Awards ceremony alongside guitarist Ken Ohtake.[15][16]

In July 2025, after his voice had recovered, he signed with Universal Music Taiwan and officially began his solo career.[17] His first solo single "Where Would I Go Without You" (若無你我欲去佗位) was released in July 2025.[17] Ng is set to release his first solo album The Dream of Vanity Cuts Deep (虛華的夢想是一支刀) in July 2026.[18]

Acting career

Ng made his acting debut as an undercover police officer in the 2024 Netflix series GG Precinct.[19][20] He said that he experienced "self-doubt and uncertainty" during his hiatus from music and "rediscovered his creative passion through acting".[21]

In the same year, he made his film debut in a leading role as a chicken hawker who is secretly in love with the female protagonist (played by Kimi Hsia) in Yen and Ai-Lee,[22] for which he was nominated for Best New Talent in the 27th Taipei Film Awards.[23] He also played one half of a couple who run a boxing gym alongside Tracy Chou in the iQIYI action series M Mission.[24][25]

Ng made his Hakka-language acting debut in the 2025 Hakka TV series Black Tide Island,[26] and appeared in the action film 96 Minutes, which became a commercial success.[27][28] He also performed the film's theme song, "How Do I Go On Without You".[28] In 2026, he starred in the thriller film Dead End alongside another band member-turned-actor Daniel Hong and Eleven Yao.[29]

Personal life

Ng is a Christian.[2] He married his talent manager Juno in July 2024 after ten years of dating.[30][31]

References

  1. ↑ 黃鴻仁 (14 October 2021). "茄子蛋現「音」國慶超驚喜　挑戰英文書法大筆一揮國寶級". Mirror Media (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 20 November 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  2. 1 2 "第33屆金曲獎頒獎典禮 獲獎基督徒歌手感謝神". Kingdom Revival Times (in Chinese). 11 July 2022. Archived from the original on 1 November 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 蔣宜婷 (6 June 2019). "「愈孤獨的人，愈要一起出發」樂團茄子蛋唱出台語歌新可能". The Reporter (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "名家論壇》網路溫度計／我X大畢業的！最愛掛嘴邊的母校". Nownews (in Chinese). 5 July 2022. Archived from the original on 18 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "金曲巨星的學生時期...原來他們都是政大金旋獎出來的！". United Daily News (in Chinese). 10 June 2022. Archived from the original on 14 April 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  6. ↑ Huang, Mickey (29 July 2019). "高手在民間". United Daily News (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  7. ↑ Gao, Pat (5 October 2018). "Indie band EggPlantEgg spearheads Holo music resurgence in Taiwan". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  8. ↑ 派脆克 (20 May 2019). "最深情的自白！「茄子蛋」以〈浪流連〉入圍金曲30最佳年度歌曲，光聽前奏眼淚就掉下來了啊！". Marie Claire (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 25 April 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "金曲獎第31屆 入圍暨得獎名單". Central News Agency (in Chinese). 15 July 2020. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  10. ↑ 邱祖胤 (5 October 2021). "金馬獎第58屆 入圍暨得獎名單". Central News Agency (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  11. ↑ 邱祖胤 (2 July 2022). "茄子蛋「愛情你比我想的閣較偉大」獲金曲獎年度歌曲獎". Central News Agency (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 23 November 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
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  14. ↑ 林庭蕷 (16 April 2023). "茄子蛋爆解散⋯主唱阿斌倒嗓封麥1年！驚喜「助陣玖壹壹」飆唱曝現況". FTV News (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  15. ↑ 侯家瑜 (1 July 2023). "金曲34》茄子蛋「阿斌」催淚唱《藝界人生》 朱俐靜、艾成重現大銀幕". Liberty Times (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  16. ↑ 廖福生 (1 July 2026). "金曲34／茄子蛋主唱阿斌倒嗓後再度開唱　網驚呆洗版：單飛了？". TVBS News (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  17. 1 2 "茄子蛋主唱黃奇斌加盟環球音樂，7/11推新單曲〈若無你我欲去佗位〉回歸歌壇". The News Lens (in Chinese). 9 July 2025. Archived from the original on 9 July 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
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  19. ↑ 洪素津 (3 August 2024). "許光漢「正港分局」招新成員 幸運粉絲被摸頭爆哭". Central News Agency (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 14 September 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
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  21. ↑ 田瑜萍 (23 December 2025). "黃奇斌首爾行崩潰喊「冬天不是這樣」　「3個字」透露新專輯進度". Mirror Daily (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 24 December 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  22. ↑ 熊景玉 (3 September 2024). "曾國城新片「裸臀上陣」 夏于喬閉眼：沒有想看到". Mirror Media (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 9 September 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  23. ↑ Chung, Chih-chun; Khan, Fion (16 May 2025). "Taipei Film Awards nominations announced". Taipei Times (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 22 July 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  24. ↑ 麥恩 (16 November 2024). "首部女性動作台劇《太太太厲害》劇情角色6大看點，地表最強媽媽隋棠、曾沛慈、周采詩聯手打擊犯罪集團、搞笑出擊！". Marie Claire (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 13 April 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  25. ↑ Chien, Ying-jou (28 December 2024). "「太太太厲害」：網路迷因昇華版段子 炸出台劇新鮮動能". United Daily News (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 25 January 2026. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  26. ↑ 黃庠棻 (30 March 2025). "茄子蛋阿斌首部台劇角色悲情！　超狂卡司「白色恐怖影集」要播了". ETtoday (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 24 July 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  27. ↑ 王祖鵬 (4 September 2025). "國片《96分鐘》五大看點總整理：故事介紹、卡司陣容、高額製作費、特效技術多驚人？". The News Lens (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 18 September 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  28. 1 2 熊景玉 (23 September 2025). "《96分鐘》票房破億剩最後一哩路　黃奇斌毛遂自薦唱「爆哭神曲」". Mirror Media (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  29. ↑ Ramachandran, Naman (17 May 2026). "Daniel Hong Thriller 'Dead End' Lands at EST N8 for Cannes Film Market Launch (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on 18 May 2026. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
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  31. ↑ 林丞偉 (9 July 2026). "樂團「茄子蛋」爆內鬨+主唱失聲　他婚後露面揭7年心聲「變臉了」". Apple Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 July 2026.
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