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Return of the 'lao beng' and 'lao lian'
The Hokkien-speaking gangster with a heart of gold is a modern metaphor for resistance
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Screen grab of Taiwanese band Eggplantegg’s music video for their 2019 song Waves Wandering, which stars actor Jack Kao.
PHOTO: EGGPLANTEGG/ YOUTUBE
Clara Chow
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The lao beng - hair combed neatly into two soft-hold waves, in uncle-ish short-sleeved collared shirt - bumbles his way into the open-air karaoke joint.
