Former Taiwanese boy band F4 reunited at Mayday's Taipei concert on July 12. Photo: Ken Chu/Instagram
Former Taiwanese boy band F4 reunited for a surprise performance at Taiwanese pop-rock band Mayday’s concert at the Taipei Dome on July 12.
F4 – which made its debut in 2001 after the four members starred in Taiwanese idol drama Meteor Garden (2001) – delivered its hit song Meteor Rain (2001) and Mayday’s The Song Of Laughter And Forgetting (2008) as guest performer.
The group sang both songs with Mayday, which was staging its last Taipei show as part of its Mayday #5525 Back To That Day Live Tour (2023 to present).
F4 comprises Taiwanese-American Van Ness Wu, 46, and Taiwanese stars Jerry Yan, 48, Ken Chu, 46, and Vic Chou, 44.
Chu was quick to share photographs of the band’s reunion, taking to Instagram on July 12 to post pictures of them singing and hugging.
Netizens took the reunion positively, with comments on his Instagram post such as “Is this really true?” and “Full F4 Asian concert next please”.
During the concert, Mayday’s lead vocalist Ashin said the reunion took two years to arrange, and that many people were involved in making it happen.
As Chu addressed the crowd, he said it was his first time attending a Mayday show. He added that he could finally heave a sigh of relief, as he had to keep the reunion a secret by claiming he was not in contact with the other F4 members.
The quartet, which disbanded in 2009, last came together in 2013 to sing at Jiangsu Television’s Spring Festival Gala in China.
According to Wu, the foursome had experienced feelings of jealousy and unfairness before their disbandment. He revealed this in an appearance with Yan on the Chinese chat show Welcome Back To Sound in 2022.
Taiwan’s Mirror Media reported on June 4 that F4 had reached an agreement and would reunite for a concert to celebrate their 25th anniversary in 2026. – The Straits Times/Asia News Network
