“Spirit Realm Interpreter” Lin Hsiu-chi teased as a “brutal girlfriend” during “Pangguo chaos”
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- Singers Lin Hsiu-chi and Shen Chien-hao filmed the music video for their duet “Do You Still Love Me?” during a typhoon.
- A lyric sounded like the Taiwanese word for pangguo, a traditional dessert, prompting repeated laughter and retakes that nearly drove the director to frustration.
- Lin, known as the “Spirit Realm Interpreter,” also discussed fortune-telling with Shen during their collaboration.
A single Taiwanese lyric turned the filming of Lin Hsiu-chi and Shen Chien-hao’s new music video into what the singers jokingly called the “Pangguo chaos.”
The pair were shooting “Do You Still Love Me?” during a typhoon when the phrase “恨過啊” sounded like the Taiwanese pronunciation of pangguo, a dessert. The association made both singers laugh repeatedly and caused several failed takes, leaving the director close to losing patience.
Shen also teased Lin by comparing her to the “brutal girlfriend” character from a Korean film. But he said the collaboration revealed a different side of the singer, whom he discovered was a remarkably deadpan comedian with a talent for witty remarks.
Lin has experience in fortune-telling and is known by the nickname “Spirit Realm Interpreter.” Her brother previously served as a spirit medium at a temple, and Lin later worked there as a ritual consultant helping people seek answers. During the collaboration, she analyzed Shen’s fortune and prospects, prompting him to say he had “really gotten a great deal” from the partnership.
Lin recently released the album “Reunion.” Their duet serves as the ending theme for the Formosa TV drama “Tofu Mom” and has won praise from viewers.
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Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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