A striking music video featuring a lesbian couple by self-described ‘heavy punk’ band ChiKNUP puts viewers in a minority’s shoes.

The News Lens
Date: 2017/12/07
By: Darice D. Chang

Jayko (小摳) is a striking platinum-headed figure among a sea of long-haired black metal

Credit: ChicKNUP

band tee-wearing concertgoers crowded around the entrance of Little Place for Performances (小地方展演空間), a tiny concert venue off the corner of Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall in Taipei’s Zhongzheng district. She is joined by just one other band member, Cubic (兔王) – a stocky male. Together they form ChicKNUP.

It is an unlikely location for a live house – floating amidst government buildings, memorials, and the cold urban sprawl that surrounds Taipei Main Station.

The concert is organized by Raven Skull, a young black metal band, and the lineup includes a variety of genres. The air is thick with cigarette smoke despite the recent air pollution warnings, and Jayko leads us to the side, by a Louisa Coffee outlet.
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