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Showbiz Emperor and Empress: Backstage Secrets Revealed by Golden Melody Award Winner

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

Translated from Chinese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Lin Huangkun, a recipient of the Golden Melody Special Contribution Award, has a history of working with show business legends.
  • He served as a producer and director for Pig Brother Liang's variety shows and as a director for Bai Bingbing's "Black Cat Show."
  • Lin Huangkun shared backstage anecdotes, noting the competitive dynamic between Pig Brother Liang and Bai Bingbing, who were considered "emperor" and "empress" of the show business.

Lin Huangkun, a recipient of this year's Golden Melody Special Contribution Award, has a rich history in Taiwan's entertainment industry, having worked behind the scenes for legendary figures like Pig Brother Liang and Bai Bingbing.

Show business's Pig Brother Liang was the emperor, Bai Bingbing was the empress. It was difficult for the two to be together, and they were like water and fire when hosting together.

— Lin HuangkunDescribing the competitive relationship between the two stars.

Lin, who penned classic songs such as "Past Events Can Only Be Savored," also served as a producer and director for Pig Brother Liang's popular variety shows and as a director for Bai Bingbing's "Black Cat Show." He recently shared backstage stories, describing the dynamic between Pig Brother Liang, the "emperor" of show business, and Bai Bingbing, the "empress."

There were inevitably private rivalries. There were no arguments backstage, but they would first discuss what to say on stage, and then unexpectedly overturn everything on stage.

— Lin HuangkunExplaining their on-stage and off-stage interactions.

Despite their on-stage chemistry, Lin Huangkun revealed that the two stars had a "water and fire" relationship off-stage. While their boss, Yang Deng-kui, facilitated their joint hosting, they would often engage in private discussions about what to say on stage, only to deviate from the plan once they were live. Lin Huangkun recalled their "overt and covert struggles" with amusement.

After getting off stage, Pig Brother Liang and Bai Bingbing would ask each other why they didn't say what was communicated beforehand, and both would say they said whatever came to mind at the moment.

— Lin HuangkunFurther illustrating their spontaneous and competitive stage performances.

Bai Bingbing, who is nominated for Best Taiwanese Female Singer at the upcoming Golden Melody Awards, received praise from Lin Huangkun for her unique singing voice, particularly her falsetto. The "Past Events Can Only Be Savored" concert, celebrating Lin Huangkun's work, is scheduled for July 11 and will feature performances by various artists, including Lai Pei-hsia and Lang Tsu-yun, who will also host the event.

Her singing voice is different from others; her falsetto singing high notes is particularly pleasant to listen to!

— Lin HuangkunPraising Bai Bingbing's vocal abilities.
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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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