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Jay Chou's Protégé WeiBird Accused by Ex-Girlfriend Over Song Dedication; Netizens Disagree

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

Translated from Chinese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Taiwanese singer and actor WeiBird (Wei Jin-yu) is facing accusations from his ex-girlfriend, Ally Huang, who claims he misrepresented a song written for her as being for his current girlfriend.
  • Huang released past conversations, alleging WeiBird shared a song with her last year and later implied it was for his new partner, causing her discomfort.
  • Netizens largely sided with WeiBird, analyzing the conversation logs and pointing out that he never explicitly stated the song was for Huang, nor did he claim the new song was the same one shared previously.

Taiwanese artist WeiBird (Wei Jin-yu), a protégé of Jay Chou, is embroiled in a public dispute with his ex-girlfriend, Ally Huang, over the origin of a song. Huang has accused WeiBird of misrepresenting a song he wrote for her as being intended for his current girlfriend, leading to a public airing of their past conversations.

Huang took to social media platform Threads to express her discomfort, revealing that WeiBird had shared a new song with her last year. She claims that he later implied this song was for his current partner, causing fans to mistakenly believe it was dedicated to his new relationship. Huang shared screenshots of their past conversations, seeking to clarify her position.

I carefully read your conversation records. Xiao Pai never said it was written for you. He just shared it with you, and you asked if he was thinking of you when he wrote it, but he didn't answer directly.

— NetizenA netizen analyzed the conversation logs shared by Ally Huang.

However, the shared dialogue has drawn scrutiny from netizens, many of whom appear to support WeiBird. A close examination of the conversation logs suggests that WeiBird never explicitly stated the song was written for Huang. When Huang asked if he was thinking of her while writing it, WeiBird reportedly did not give a direct affirmative answer. Fans also pointed out that they were not misled by WeiBird's statements.

Further complicating Huang's claims, some netizens noted that WeiBird had clarified in a separate post after announcing his new relationship that the song "Wear Your Love" was dedicated to his current girlfriend, while the song Huang referred to is "The Snow That Fell Last Year." This distinction suggests the two songs are different, undermining Huang's assertion that the same song was presented in conflicting contexts. Critics argued that the song's authorship and dedication are WeiBird's prerogative and do not concern Huang, especially since the lyrics do not mention her.

He never said that song was written for you... It's two different songs. No one ever publicly said that song was for you.

— NetizenNetizens pointed out discrepancies in Huang's claims regarding the song's dedication.
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Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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