Fong Fei-fei’s album Rose, Rose I Love You was released in December 1978, a month after her singer’s permit was suspended. A notable case involved pop diva Yao Su-jung (姚蘇蓉), who had her permit suspended for two years in 1969 after being arrested while performing the banned song Heartless Person (負心的人). The authorities simply found it too “emotional and despondent,” and would “negatively affect the spirit of the people.”Yao Su-jung left Taiwan after her singer’s permit was suspended for two years. When the singers’ permits were suspended for whatever reason, people would say that they were in “song jail” (歌監), Kuan writes. A photo of late singer Teresa Teng’s singer’s permit.

Source: Taipei Times November 07, 2020 15:56 UTC