Unruly drunk man harasses pipa player mid-performance｜Formosa English News

Bilingual text here: https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026B05W01EA?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description 雙語文字版: https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026B05W01EA?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description Our official website: ➔ https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/ Follow us on Facebook: ➔ https://www.facebook.com/ftvformosanews X (Twitter): ➔ https://x.com/FTV_Taiwan_News An unruly drunk man ruined a street performance that a pipa player was putting on in Taipei’s bustling Xinyi District. The player was getting to the end of her show when a man reeking of alcohol approached her and demanded she play a song of his choosing. She accepted his request, but shortly after was interrupted by the man who whistled at her and got too close to her. The last straw was when he reached out and touched her music stand. Ruen Ying Picked-on Pipa player I was dead scared at the time. There was quite a large crowd in a circle, but he stepped really close to me, and stretched out his arms to get a touch. He ended up touching my music stand. I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to get away since I was carrying my pipa. I stopped the show and told him that I wouldn’t continue until he went and stood behind the line. That way, everyone watching was focused on him. I think it was a good way to handle it. Ruen Ying has been playing the pipa for 18 years now. At the insistence of her friends, she signed up to the exams to become a licensed street performer. For the past five years, she has been filling the capital with her music, racking up more than 30,000 followers on social media. She says the uncomfortable encounter with the drunken man was the first negative experience she’s had, adding that she’ll be more alert in the future. For more Taiwan news, tune in: Mon to Fri at 9:30 pm on Channel 152 Tue to Sat at 1 am on Channel 53 #pipa #琵琶 #streetperformer #taipei #music #台灣新聞 #FormosaEnglishNews #民視新聞 #FTV新聞 #Taiwan