Former Taiwanese boy band F4 reunites for surprise performance at Mayday concert
Former band members shared a moment on stage in their first reunion since 2013.
TAIPEI – Taiwan's former boy band F4 reunited for a surprise performance at Taiwanese pop-rock band Mayday's concert in the Taipei Dome on July 12.
F4, which made their debut in 2001 following the Taiwanese idol drama Meteor Garden (2001), delivered their hit song Meteor Rain (2001) and Mayday's The Song Of Laughter and Forgetting (2008) as guest performers.
They sang both songs with Mayday, who were performing their last Taipei show as part of their Mayday #5525 Back To That Day Live Tour (2023 to present).
F4 consists of Taiwanese-American Van Ness Wu, 46, and Taiwanese stars Jerry Yan, 48; Ken Chu, 46; and Vic Chou, 44.
Chu, 46, was quick to share photographs of the band's reunion, taking to Instagram on July 12 to post a photograph of the group singing, as well as of them sharing a group hug.
Netizens took the reunion positively, with comments on his Instagram post such as 'Full F4 Asian concert next please', and 'Is this really true?'
During the concert, Mayday's lead vocalist, who goes by Ashin, said the reunion took two years to arrange, and that many people were involved in making the reunion happen.
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As Chu addressed the crowd, he said it was the first time attending a Mayday show. He added that he could finally heave a sigh of relief, as he previously had to keep the reunion a secret by claiming that he was not in contact with the other band members.
The quartet, which had disbanded in 2009, last came together in 2013 for a performance for China's Jiangsu Television's Spring Festival Gala.
According to Wu, the foursome had experienced feelings of jealousy and unfairness prior to their disbandment, who revealed this in a joint appearance with Yan on the Chinese chat show Welcome Back To Sound.
Taiwan's Mirror Media reported on June 4 that the band had reached an agreement and would reunite for a concert to celebrate their 25th anniversary in 2026.
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