01Profile
A Bestards Photo
Bestards
Band — Taiwan
03Interview
Name
Bestards
What do you do?
Other than playing in the band, our lead singer, Kidding, is a physician. Our guitarists, Dillion and Jerry, are both pharmacists. Our drummer, Look, is a full-time musician.
Where are you all from?
All four of us are from Taiwan!
What’s the best gig you’ve ever been to?
Kidding: GIRLS GENERATION 4th Tour Phantasia in Taiwan.
Jerry: Hebe Tien, One, after Another Tour Concert
Dillion: A Hello Nico concert, while I was still a university student.
Look: Periphery concert in Taipei
Which subcultures have influenced you?
Kidding: LGBTQ+ culture
Jerry & Dillion: Animation, Comics and Games (ACG) culture
Look: Hip hop
Of all the venues you’ve played, which is your favourite?
All of us feel the most memorable venue we played was our 2022 New Year’s concert in Taichung!
The stage was really big and there must have been tens of thousands of people in the audience! We were really excited and nervous at the same time. As of now, that’s the biggest stage we’ve ever performed on.
If you could be on the line up with any bands in history?
Kidding: I’d like to perform with Jessie J. She’s my favourite Western pop singer, I really like her confidence on stage and her incomparable singing power!
Jerry: It would probably be Michael Jackson. He was a legendary performer. I have nothing but respect and admiration for him.
Dillion: Only IU comes to mind!
Look: I’d want to perform together with Leo37+SOSS. They feel like family to me.
If you could spend an hour with anyone from history?
Look: I’d want to chat with my family and tell them about my life recently
Jerry: I’d want to spend some time with my other half, either on a sun-soaked beach
in Southeast Asia, or quietly watching the Northern Lights together (even though I
don’t even have a partner at the moment!)
Dillion: I’d spend the hour with a doggie named Nanu. She’s really cute and she’ll often get into position so you can rub her tummy!
Kidding: I’d want to play Arena of Valor with Ashin from Mayday.
Your greatest unsung hero (or heroine) in music?
Dillion: I’d probably say it’s the folks doing all the hard work behind the scenes in music production. It takes a lot of people’s help for a song to come to life. Recording, mixing, production, they all play a huge part!
Look: Actually, I think every person who loves music is a nameless hero. If it wasn’t for all these people who love music, the music industry wouldn’t be what it is today.
02Playlist
04Playlist Notes
What is the concept of the playlist?
Midnight Highway Ride.
The first track you played on repeat?
Kidding: ’Finding Yourself’ by David Tao.
Jerry:
‘I won’t say anything even if it hurts’ by Roger Yang.
Dillion: ’Rainy Day’ by Nan Quan Mama
Look: ‘My Love’ by Westlife
A song that defines the teenage you?
Kidding: ‘Give me your love’ by TANK. This was the first record I ever bought.
Look: The Lion King’s theme song, ‘Circle of Life’ by Elton John.
Jerry: Slam Dunks theme song, ‘Until the end of the world’. At that time, I was watching Slam Dunk every day!
Dillion: I’m also a big fan of Slam Dunk’s theme song.
One record you would keep forever?
Look: I’m choosing the second album that we’re about to put out! We put in so much time and effort into this album so it’s quite sentimental for me.
A song lyric that has inspired you?
Kidding: ‘Bad Check’ by Eve Ai. Eve Ai said the inspiration for this song came from a movie. At that point, I had never tried intentionally watching movies as inspiration and fuel for song lyrics. Sure enough, after watching lots and lots of movies, I was able to write several songs.
Jerry: ‘Hated by life itself’. This song uses very realistic words to describe all the different reasons why one would want to die, but in the end, reminds us to fight on and live. I especially recommend the version sung by Mafumafu!
Look: ‘Nothing on You’ by Bruno Mars. I’m always moved by this song when I hear it.
Best song to turn up loud?
Kidding: ‘This Love’ by Khalil Fong.
Jerry: ‘Hadaka No Yusha’ by Vaundy.
Look: ‘No Surprise’ by Daughtry
Dillion: ‘Back Here Again’ by EggPlantEgg.
New bands you are listening to now?
Kidding: icyball, Kim Petras, Jerry: LEE.
Jerry: YOASOBI, Yuiko Ōhara, and Vaundy.
Look: I’ve just been listening to our new songs recently!
03Interview
Name
Bestards
What do you do?
Other than playing in the band, our lead singer, Kidding, is a physician. Our guitarists, Dillion and Jerry, are both pharmacists. Our drummer, Look, is a full-time musician.
Where are you all from?
All four of us are from Taiwan!
What’s the best gig you’ve ever been to?
Kidding: GIRLS GENERATION 4th Tour Phantasia in Taiwan.
Jerry: Hebe Tien, One, after Another Tour Concert
Dillion: A Hello Nico concert, while I was still a university student.
Look: Periphery concert in Taipei
Which subcultures have influenced you?
Kidding: LGBTQ+ culture
Jerry & Dillion: Animation, Comics and Games (ACG) culture
Look: Hip hop
Of all the venues you’ve played, which is your favourite?
All of us feel the most memorable venue we played was our 2022 New Year’s concert in Taichung!
The stage was really big and there must have been tens of thousands of people in the audience! We were really excited and nervous at the same time. As of now, that’s the biggest stage we’ve ever performed on.
If you could be on the line up with any bands in history?
Kidding: I’d like to perform with Jessie J. She’s my favourite Western pop singer, I really like her confidence on stage and her incomparable singing power!
Jerry: It would probably be Michael Jackson. He was a legendary performer. I have nothing but respect and admiration for him.
Dillion: Only IU comes to mind!
Look: I’d want to perform together with Leo37+SOSS. They feel like family to me.
If you could spend an hour with anyone from history?
Look: I’d want to chat with my family and tell them about my life recently
Jerry: I’d want to spend some time with my other half, either on a sun-soaked beach
in Southeast Asia, or quietly watching the Northern Lights together (even though I
don’t even have a partner at the moment!)
Dillion: I’d spend the hour with a doggie named Nanu. She’s really cute and she’ll often get into position so you can rub her tummy!
Kidding: I’d want to play Arena of Valor with Ashin from Mayday.
Your greatest unsung hero (or heroine) in music?
Dillion: I’d probably say it’s the folks doing all the hard work behind the scenes in music production. It takes a lot of people’s help for a song to come to life. Recording, mixing, production, they all play a huge part!
Look: Actually, I think every person who loves music is a nameless hero. If it wasn’t for all these people who love music, the music industry wouldn’t be what it is today.
04Playlist Notes
What is the concept of the playlist?
Midnight Highway Ride.
The first track you played on repeat?
Kidding: ’Finding Yourself’ by David Tao.
Jerry:
‘I won’t say anything even if it hurts’ by Roger Yang.
Dillion: ’Rainy Day’ by Nan Quan Mama
Look: ‘My Love’ by Westlife
A song that defines the teenage you?
Kidding: ‘Give me your love’ by TANK. This was the first record I ever bought.
Look: The Lion King’s theme song, ‘Circle of Life’ by Elton John.
Jerry: Slam Dunks theme song, ‘Until the end of the world’. At that time, I was watching Slam Dunk every day!
Dillion: I’m also a big fan of Slam Dunk’s theme song.
One record you would keep forever?
Look: I’m choosing the second album that we’re about to put out! We put in so much time and effort into this album so it’s quite sentimental for me.
A song lyric that has inspired you?
Kidding: ‘Bad Check’ by Eve Ai. Eve Ai said the inspiration for this song came from a movie. At that point, I had never tried intentionally watching movies as inspiration and fuel for song lyrics. Sure enough, after watching lots and lots of movies, I was able to write several songs.
Jerry: ‘Hated by life itself’. This song uses very realistic words to describe all the different reasons why one would want to die, but in the end, reminds us to fight on and live. I especially recommend the version sung by Mafumafu!
Look: ‘Nothing on You’ by Bruno Mars. I’m always moved by this song when I hear it.
Best song to turn up loud?
Kidding: ‘This Love’ by Khalil Fong.
Jerry: ‘Hadaka No Yusha’ by Vaundy.
Look: ‘No Surprise’ by Daughtry
Dillion: ‘Back Here Again’ by EggPlantEgg.
New bands you are listening to now?
Kidding: icyball, Kim Petras, Jerry: LEE.
Jerry: YOASOBI, Yuiko Ōhara, and Vaundy.
Look: I’ve just been listening to our new songs recently!
理想混蛋 Bestards【不是因為天氣晴朗才愛你】 Official Lyric Video
理想混蛋 Bestards【今天星期六 Oh, My Saturday】Official Music Video