9m88

Joanne Tang Yu-chi (born November 20, 1990), better known by her stage name 9m88, is a Taiwanese singer, songwriter, and actress.

9m88
9m88 at 2019 Megaport Music Festival
Background information
Born	November 20, 1990 (1990-11-20) (age 34) Taipei, Taiwan
Genres	Jazz R&B hip hop pop
Occupations	Singer songwriter actress
Years active	2017-present
Labels	Jazz Baby Ltd.
Website	9m88.co

Biography

9m88 was born in 1990. She majored in fashion design at Shih Chien University.^[1] At age 25, she went to The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music.^[2][3] 9m88 released her debut album “Beyond Mediocrity” ^[4] independently in August 2019.^[5] In October 2021, 9m88 performed with the Cloud Gate Dance Theater.^[6]

Music style

After arriving in New York as a Jazz voice major, she has broadened her interest in various genres of music, including Jazz, R&B, Pop, and Free Improvisation.^[7] Baba is also known for infusing her music with vivid and retro visuals. Her lyrics usually deal with personal bitter-sweet stories^[8] on a daily basis. The release of her 7-inch vinyl “Nine Head Hinano”,^[9] including a cover of City Pop classic “Plastic Love”,^[10] has helped her increase followers over the world.^{[citation needed]}

Activism

9m88 recorded a track for the album T-POP: No Fear In Love, a compilation album celebrating the one-year anniversary of the legalization of same-sex marriage in Taiwan, with others including Enno Cheng.^[11]

Discography

Studio albums

Beyond Mediocrity (2019)

Track No.	Track Name	Length
1	Intro - She Is	0:36
2	Beyond Mediocrity (平庸之上)	3:47
3	Airplane Mode (feat. Leo Wang) (最高品質靜悄悄)	3:23
4	Aim High	3:44
5	Waste of Time (浪費時間)	4:14
6	Leftlovers (廚餘戀人)	3:49
7	Love Rain (愛情雨)	3:08
8	Nine Head Hinano (九頭身日奈)	3:54
9	Inner	1:44
10	If I Could ( 如果可以)	4:24

Singles/Collaborative Singles

• Weekends With You - Leo Wang (ft. 9m88) (2016)
• Air Doll (2017)
• Walking Towards Me (feat. 馬念先) (2019)^[12]
• B.O. - ØZI (ft. 9m88) (2018)
• Everybody Woohoo - Wu Tsing-fong (ft. 9m88) (2018)
• 為i篩檢 (2019)
• Aim High (2019)
• Hello Bye Bye (2020)
• Strange Weather - 9m88 & YELLOW (2020)
• Stay a While - TOSHIKI HAYASHI(%C) (ft. 9m88) (2020)
• Shadow - Elephant Gym (feat. 9m88) (2022)

Film

• I Missed You (2021)
• Tales of Taipei (2024)
• A Foggy Tale (2025)

Television

• Light the Night (2021)

Awards

2018 ELLE Taiwan Elle Style Awards - ‘The Most Stylish Future Star’ ^[13]

Tour

29 February 2020 - New Taipei City^[14]
8 April 2020 - Santa Cruz, California^[15]