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Pop culture can be fused with tradition in many creative ways. At a recent temple performance in Tainan, a suona player performed the hit song Golden from the movie K-pop Demon Hunters. Children in the audience started singing along, surprising the band with their enthusiasm. By combining traditional instruments with pop music, this musician connected across generations.

As the suona player launches into an unexpected rendition of the song Golden from the movie K-pop Demon Hunters, the children in the audience enthusiastically sing along.

Then the musician played the song APT by Bruno Mars and K-pop star Rosé, and the kids went crazy again.

This suona player, Tu Chun-kuan, is the artistic director of a band made up of traditional instruments. At 28 years old, Tu already has over 20 years of experience playing instruments.

Tu Chun-kuan
Artistic director
These songs all have English lyrics, but I didn’t expect that when I started playing it, the kids would react so well and even sing along in English with me as I played. It seems that they really like that movie.

The band is committed to making people more familiar with traditional instruments by incorporating pop culture.

Hsiao Yeh
Band leader
It shows the younger generations that traditional music is not just for old people. We perform mostly at temples now, and also hope to change temple culture.

Young audiences have reacted very enthusiastically to the band’s innovative approach.

Tu Chun-kuan
Artistic director
They must have heard it many times and know how to sing it. I think it’s incredible.

Liu Feng-yu
Kindergarten principal
We have morning exercises every day, so the kids really like it. They’ll ask for certain songs that they want to sing and dance to.

The kids even listen to these songs at school. Some songs are so popular that they reach all corners of society, connecting generations and fusing cultures.

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