Musician Regrets Aiding Huang Kuo-chang's Campaign

Taiwanese musician Lin Da-chuan, also known as "Jun Dong" from the band Chairman, has publicly expressed profound regret over his past involvement in Huang Kuo-chang's legislative campaign. Huang, the current chairman of the Taiwan People Party, has recently faced controversy surrounding his new book.

Lin recalled that during Huang's previous campaign for a legislative seat in Xizhi, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) provided significant financial and human resources to support him. He noted that many prominent DPP figures appeared at rallies, and then-DPP legislator Shen Fa-hui even yielded his constituency to aid Huang's election efforts. Chairman band was also part of the campaign's performance lineup.

Reflecting on a conversation with Huang after a campaign event, Lin recounted advising Huang about potential political adversaries and a challenging path ahead, a prediction he now sees as eerily accurate. "I never expected that the enemies Huang Kuo-chang would make years later would be the very people who helped him back then," Lin lamented. He described participating in Huang's campaign as "one of the most regrettable things I have ever done in my life," though he humorously concluded, "But I won't sell my bass because of it."