Fire EX.

Fire EX.
Press conference before the 10th KKBOX Digital Music Chart. From left: Fire Extinguisher Orchestra (1st to 4th from left), Huang Zijiao, Chen Yanyun.
Background information
Origin	Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Genres	Punk rock
Years active	2000–present
Labels	Fireon Music
Members	Sam, Orio, Pipi, KG
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	滅火器
Transcriptions Southern Min Hokkien POJ Bia̍t-hóe-khì

Fire Ex. (Chinese: 滅火器; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bia̍t-hóe-khì) is a punk rock band from Kaohsiung, Taiwan, founded in 2000, which sings in both Taiwanese Hokkien and Mandarin Chinese. The group consists of Sam (vocals), Orio (guitar), Pipi (bass), and KG (drums). The band is known for their social activism supporting Taiwanese independence[1] and same-sex marriage.[2]

During the Sunflower Student Movement in 2014, student activists occupying the Legislative Yuan frequently played their song "Goodnight, Taiwan" and asked them to write a new song for the movement. This led to the writing of "Island's Sunrise" (島嶼天光; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tó-sū Thiⁿ-kng), which became the unofficial anthem of the movement.[3][4] The band played at SXSW in Austin, Texas in 2024.[5]

Awards

• Winner of the Song of the Year Award at the 26th Golden Melody Awards in 2015 for "Island's Sunrise"[6][7]
• Nomianted for the Best Band Award at the 25th Golden Melody Awards in 2014 for Goodbye! You!th[8]
• Nominated for the Album of the Year Award at the 28th Golden Melody Awards in 2017 for Reborn[9]
• Nominated for the Best Band Award at the 29th Golden Melody Awards in 2018 for Begin the Second Half[10]
• Nominated for the Song of the Year Award at the 29th Golden Melody Awards in 2018 for "Southbound Night Bus"[11]
• Nominated for the Producer of the Year (Single) at the 29th Golden Melody Awards in 2018 for "Southbound Night Bus"[12]

Discography

• Let's Go! (2007)
• A Man On The Sea (2009)
• Goodbye! You!th (2013)
• REBORN (2016)
• Stand Up Like A Taiwanese (2019)
• Unsung heroes (2020)

References

1. Chen, Hsin-yu; Cheng, Ming-hsiang (October 7, 2019). "Megaport Festival made mothers cry: Han's wife". Taipei Times. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
2. Terézia, Hegerová (October 28, 2019). "Taiwanese Contemporary Music: The Case of Fire EX". Taiwan Insight. University of Nottingham. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
3. Mack, Adrian (August 27, 2014). "Taiwan's Fire EX is proudly rebellious after igniting Sunflower Movement with "Island's Sunrise"". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
4. Laskai, Lorand (March 18, 2015). "A Taiwan Where Politics Is Cool". Foreign Policy. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
5. Thomson, Jono (April 25, 2024). "Indie bands play Taiwan Beats Showcase in US". Taiwan News. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
6. "第26屆流行音樂金曲獎入圍名單 - 文化部影視及流行音樂產業局". www.bamid.gov.tw (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2017-06-16.
7. "第26屆金曲獎流行音樂類得獎名單 - 文化部影視及流行音樂產業局". www.bamid.gov.tw (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2017-06-16.
8. "25th Golden Melody Awards". Taiwan Television. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
9. "第28屆金曲獎流行音樂類入圍名單 - 文化部影視及流行音樂產業局". www.bamid.gov.tw (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2017-06-17.
10. "第29屆金曲獎頒獎典禮 - 金曲APP". 金曲29 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on June 17, 2018. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
11. "第29屆金曲獎頒獎典禮 - 金曲APP". 金曲29 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on June 17, 2018. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
12. "第29屆金曲獎頒獎典禮 - 金曲APP". 金曲29 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on June 17, 2018. Retrieved June 17, 2018.

External links

• Official website