Mayday (Taiwanese band)

"Wu Yue Tian" redirects here. For the song, see Play (S.H.E album).

Mayday
Mayday holding different parts of Xbox 360 at X06 Taiwan in November 2006
Mayday in 2006
Background information
OriginTaiwan
Genres
Years active1997–present
Labels
Members

Mayday (Chinese: 五月天; pinyin: Wǔ Yuè Tiān; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Gō͘-goe̍h-thiⁿ) is a Taiwanese rock band formed in 1997. Consisting of five members, Monster (leader, lead guitar), Ashin (vocal), Stone (rhythm guitar), Masa (bass) and Ming (drums), they released their first album in 1999.

Formerly called So Band, they came to be known as Mayday in 1997, with the name originating from Masa's online nickname.[2] Dubbed as “the Beatles of the Chinese-speaking world”, Mayday has won many awards in their career, including the Golden Melody Award for Best Band, an award given by the Taiwanese Ministry of Culture, in 2001, 2004, 2009 and 2012.[3]

  1. ^ Herman, Tamar (1 August 2017). "Taiwanese Band Mayday Talks 20-Year Career". Billboard. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Hitoradio | 人物 | 歌手資料庫 | 五月天 / Mayday". Hitoradio.com. Archived from the original on 19 May 2008. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  3. ^ Jennifer Huang; Maia Huang (5 November 2013). "'Chinese Beatles' want to meet British Beatle at London concert". CNA. Retrieved 6 November 2013.