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Tan Kun-giok

1905 – 1963

Taiwanese lyricist

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About Tan Kun-giok

Lived 1905 – 1963 (aged 57–58). Tan Kun-giok was a Japanese and Taiwanese songwriter.

Tan Kun-giok (; 1906 – 4 March 1963), also known as Chen Chun-yu in Mandarin, was a Taiwanese songwriter and author born in Daitōtei. He wrote many Taiwanese Hokkien songs such as Thiau Bu Si Tai (跳舞時代) and Siu Be Toa Kang Tiau (想要彈像調), and had served as an officer of Columbia Records, a Japanese-owned disc company. Tan could speak Mandarin Chinese fluently, he was an introducer of Mandarin to postwar Taiwan.

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Important facts

Born
1905, Taiwan under Japanese rule
Birth century
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Also known as
Chen Jun-Yu, Chen Chun-yu

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Tan Kun-giok's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Tan Kun-giok?

Taiwanese lyricist

When was Tan Kun-giok born?

Tan Kun-giok was born in 1905 in Taiwan under Japanese rule.

When did Tan Kun-giok die?

Tan Kun-giok died on 4 March 1963 in Taiwan.

What was Tan Kun-giok's occupation?

Tan Kun-giok was a songwriter.

What nationality was Tan Kun-giok?

Tan Kun-giok was Japanese and Taiwanese.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Tan Kun-giok

· Wikidata: Q7682081

· DBpedia: Tan Kun-giok

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