Taiwan singer Zhao Chuan sings Thank You, a track written in Penang-style Hokkien

Zhao Chuan was one of director Saw Teong Hin's first choices to sing the theme song for his film. Photo: The Star/Sia Hong Kiau

Taiwanese veteran singer Zhao Chuan is no stranger to singing in Hokkien, but when he was recording Thank You, the theme song for upcoming Malaysian Hokkien film You Mean The World To Me, he hit a roadblock.

“The song was written using Penang-styled Hokkien, which is very different from Hokkien in Taiwan!” he said.