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Every year on National Day and New Year’s Day, the military’s Symphony Orchestra performs alongside the tri-service marching band, as their sharp uniforms and disciplined performance dazzle their audience. But did you know that there’s a band within the band? It’s called RG, which is short for "Real Good." The private group rents a practice room outside of work hours to work on their original music. Let’s give it a listen.
Jazz drums, saxophone, electric guitar—every musician does their part to flush out the melody.
The band rocking out on stage as lights flicker over the audience is RG, comprised entirely of members from the military’s symphony orchestra.
When they hear about the military orchestra, most people think about their performances during major national events such as Double Ten National Day or the New Year’s Day celebration. But you can also see them perform at the National Concert Hall or Liberty Square.
Brought together by a common aspiration, they formed a band to perform their own original music. They rent a practice room during their off time to work on their songs. But where does the name RG come from?
Voice of Sergeant Lee
RG lead singer
It stands for Real Good. Back when we chose the name, we didn’t want anything too trendy or intense. The group’s been around for 15 or 16 years already. I’m sure everyone remembers the music software from back then called Real Player. So I said, let’s just call ourselves Real Good. It’s simple and common. Everyone will remember it.
RG has been around for over 15 years, but they don’t know how much longer they’ll be able to stay together. Their newest song, “If This is the Last Time,” crystalized from the heartbreak of thinking about the end.
Voice of Sergeant Lee
RG lead singer
Our core members have all been serving for 20 years already. We don’t know how much longer we can stay together or how many shows we’ll have left. So I decided to write a song about it. If this is our last time, let’s give it our all.
Corporal Han
RG violinist
When we were discussing it, we said we could actually hold a concert of all original songs. We can perform all the songs our members have written before or are currently working on. When we listened to everyone’s songs, we figured it’s like our memorandum. We all have these to-do lists, things we’ve always wanted to do, but haven’t had the time for yet, or things that are very important to us.
By continuing to write and perform their original songs, RG shows off the best of what the military’s musicians have to offer.
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