# NeciKen 南西肯恩

> Taiwanese indie folk-pop duo (Neci — vocals, Ken — guitar), active since 2017. The sound of intimate catharsis: the heartache of the digital age wrapped in folk-pop melodies and quiet, soaring choruses.

Official site: https://neciken.flesh-cli.workers.dev/

## Bio

Page: https://neciken.flesh-cli.workers.dev/bio

NeciKen is a duo renowned for their warm, sincere vocals and delicate, emotive musical works, capturing the sensitive yet vast inner world of the younger generation through their music. In today's music scene, they stand out as a rare presence of "healing power," with a following that has expanded from Taiwan across the broader Chinese-speaking world.

The group is led by lead vocalist Neci, who also handles backing vocal arrangements, alongside male vocalist and guitarist Ken, who primarily drives songwriting and composition. Their musical journey began through a joint performance during their university years, officially forming "NeciKen" in June 2017. Since then, they have performed extensively across university campuses and live venues, laying a solid foundation for their musical career.

Along the path of pursuing their musical dreams, their debut original track "Fireworks" (煙花)—which portrays the emotional ups and downs of youth and growth—served as the pivotal gateway to their journey. Released in 2017 as a raw demo, "Fireworks" unexpectedly sparked widespread discussion and went viral across major platforms, with its YouTube views long surpassing the million mark.

This was far from a fleeting moment. They followed up with hit singles such as "Loner’s Courage" (練習一個人生活) and "Ocean" (大海), continually breaking their own records. Their 2021 debut full-length album, The Place I Don’t Belong to (一個不屬於自己的地方), was named one of the Best Albums of the Year by multiple music critics, with subsequent releases and headlining shows consistently building critical acclaim. NeciKen’s music blends sparkling pop melodies with the earthy, warm textures of folk-rock, etching itself deeply into listeners' hearts—melodic and unforgettable. They consistently cherish inner stories, transforming them into universally relatable emotional ripples and building an intimate emotional connection with their audience.

Since 2020, their influence has rapidly surged: solo shows, EP tours, special Christmas-themed concert projects, and large-scale thousand-capacity venue performances across northern, central, and southern Taiwan have all sold out instantly, making tickets hard to come by, while merchandise and physical albums frequently sell out as well. Whether on stages at major music festivals in Taiwan or in cities like Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Beijing, Chengdu, and Hangzhou, the heartwarming scenes of fans singing along with them have become iconic, as NeciKen's music consistently delivers endless healing and strength to their audiences.

Having traversed countless thousand-capacity tours and garnered enthusiastic responses across the Chinese-speaking world, NeciKen has long established themselves as an indispensable mainstay in the indie music scene. From their debut album to their subsequent complete works, they continue to press forward on their musical path with pure, moving vocals, leaving behind countless unforgettable moments of emotion for this generation.

## Discography

Page: https://neciken.flesh-cli.workers.dev/disco

- 2026 · Album — 泥與花 / Mud and Flowers — X-mas Live 2025 (https://neciken-mud-and-flowers.netlify.app/)
- 2023 · Album — 你是平靜的 / Return to Serenity (https://legacy.soundscape.net/a/48735)
- 2021 · Album — 一個不屬於自己的地方 / The Place I Don’t Belong to (https://legacy.soundscape.net/a/18750)
- 2024 · EP — U Unplugged 3.0 (https://legacy.soundscape.net/a/60346)
- 2022 · EP — U Unplugged 2.0 (https://legacy.soundscape.net/a/23231)
- 2021 · EP — U Unplugged 1.0 (https://legacy.soundscape.net/a/13340)
- 2020 · EP — 那麼我想再擁有自己 / The way I was, the way I am (https://www.soundscape.net/a/9335)
- 2026 · Single — 透明 Invisible (https://neciken-transparent.netlify.app/)
- 2025 · Single — 缺 Incomplete (https://legacy.soundscape.net/a/76391)
- 2024 · Single — 大海.Ludun / 崙山國小合唱團 (https://legacy.soundscape.net/a/73116)
- 2022 · Single — 你的身體 (https://legacy.soundscape.net/a/22880)

## Tours and concerts

Page: https://neciken.flesh-cli.workers.dev/tour

### 2027
- 2027-01-09 — 怪物 The Monster [Tour], Taichung (https://neciken.flesh-cli.workers.dev/tour/2027-monster)
- 2027-01-03 — 怪物 The Monster [Tour], Kaohsiung (https://neciken.flesh-cli.workers.dev/tour/2027-monster)

### 2026
- 2026-12-25 — 怪物 The Monster 2026 X-mas [Tour], Taipei (https://neciken.flesh-cli.workers.dev/tour/2026-monster)
- 2026-09-01 — From Mud to Flowers [Tour], Hong Kong (https://neciken.flesh-cli.workers.dev/tour/2026-from-mud-to-flowers)
- 2026-08-30 — From Mud to Flowers [Tour], Hong Kong (https://neciken.flesh-cli.workers.dev/tour/2026-from-mud-to-flowers)
- 2026-08-29 — From Mud to Flowers [Tour], Hangzhou (https://neciken.flesh-cli.workers.dev/tour/2026-from-mud-to-flowers)
- 2026-08-09 — From Mud to Flowers [Tour], Chengdu (https://neciken.flesh-cli.workers.dev/tour/2026-from-mud-to-flowers)
- 2026-08-08 — From Mud to Flowers [Tour], Beijing (https://neciken.flesh-cli.workers.dev/tour/2026-from-mud-to-flowers)
- 2026-07-12 — From Mud to Flowers [Tour], Guangzhou (https://neciken.flesh-cli.workers.dev/tour/2026-from-mud-to-flowers)
- 2026-07-11 — From Mud to Flowers [Tour], Shanghai (https://neciken.flesh-cli.workers.dev/tour/2026-from-mud-to-flowers)

### 2025
- 2025-12-20 — 泥與花 Mud and Flowers X-mas, Taipei (https://neciken.flesh-cli.workers.dev/tour/2025-mud-and-flowers-xmas)

### 2024
- 2024-12-21 — 缺 Incomplete X-mas, Taipei (https://neciken.flesh-cli.workers.dev/tour/2024-incomplete-xmas)
- 2024-11-11 — 你是平靜的 Return to Serenity [Tour], Malaysia (https://neciken.flesh-cli.workers.dev/tour/2024-return-to-serenity-asia)
- 2024-11-08 — 你是平靜的 Return to Serenity [Tour], Singapore (https://neciken.flesh-cli.workers.dev/tour/2024-return-to-serenity-asia)
- 2024-03-16 — 你是平靜的 Return to Serenity [Tour], Taichung (https://neciken.flesh-cli.workers.dev/tour/2023-return-to-serenity)
- 2024-02-17 — 你是平靜的 Return to Serenity [Tour], Taipei (https://neciken.flesh-cli.workers.dev/tour/2023-return-to-serenity)
- 2024-02-06 — 你是平靜的 Return to Serenity [Tour], Hong Kong (https://neciken.flesh-cli.workers.dev/tour/2023-return-to-serenity)

### 2023
- 2023-12-23 — 你是平靜的 Return to Serenity [Tour], Kaohsiung (https://neciken.flesh-cli.workers.dev/tour/2023-return-to-serenity)
- 2023-10-04 — 2023 Tour, Xiamen
- 2023-09-06 — 2023 Tour, Beijing
- 2023-09-03 — 2023 Tour, Guangzhou
- 2023-08-29 — 2023 Tour, Hangzhou
- 2023-08-26 — 2023 Tour, Shanghai
- 2023-08-25 — 2023 Tour, Nanjing
- 2023-06-17 — 2023 Tour, Hong Kong
- 2023-06-15 — 2023 Tour, Shenzhen

### 2022
- 2022-12-25 — Run Away X-mas [Tour], Taipei (https://neciken.flesh-cli.workers.dev/tour/2022-run-away-xmas)
- 2022-12-24 — Run Away X-mas [Tour], Taichung (https://neciken.flesh-cli.workers.dev/tour/2022-run-away-xmas)
- 2022-07-09 — Murmur Tour, Taipei (https://neciken.flesh-cli.workers.dev/tour/2022-murmur)
- 2022-05-08 — Murmur Tour, Taichung (https://neciken.flesh-cli.workers.dev/tour/2022-murmur)
- 2022-04-24 — Murmur Tour, Hsinchu (https://neciken.flesh-cli.workers.dev/tour/2022-murmur)
- 2022-04-22 — Murmur Tour, Kaohsiung (https://neciken.flesh-cli.workers.dev/tour/2022-murmur)
- 2022-04-16 — Murmur Tour, Changhua (https://neciken.flesh-cli.workers.dev/tour/2022-murmur)
- 2022-04-10 — Murmur Tour, Tainan (https://neciken.flesh-cli.workers.dev/tour/2022-murmur)
- 2022-04-08 — Murmur Tour, Taoyuan (https://neciken.flesh-cli.workers.dev/tour/2022-murmur)

### 2021
- 2021-12-25 — 一個不屬於自己的地方 The Place I Don't Belong to [Tour], Taichung (https://neciken.flesh-cli.workers.dev/tour/2021-the-place-i-dont-belong-to)
- 2021-12-11 — 一個不屬於自己的地方 The Place I Don't Belong to [Tour], Kaohsiung (https://neciken.flesh-cli.workers.dev/tour/2021-the-place-i-dont-belong-to)
- 2021-12-03 — 一個不屬於自己的地方 The Place I Don't Belong to [Tour], Taipei (https://neciken.flesh-cli.workers.dev/tour/2021-the-place-i-dont-belong-to)

### 2020
- 2020-12-26 — 可以用這跟你換那個嗎 X-mas, Taipei
- 2020-12-20 — 可以用這跟你換那個嗎 X-mas, Taichung
- 2020-08-28 — 那麼我想再擁有自己 The way I was, the way I am. [Tour], Taipei
- 2020-03-07 — 那麼我想再擁有自己 The way I was, the way I am. [Tour], Taichung
- 2020-02-22 — 那麼我想再擁有自己 The way I was, the way I am. [Tour], Kaohsiung
- 2020-02-21 — 那麼我想再擁有自己 The way I was, the way I am. [Tour], Tainan
- 2020-02-15 — 那麼我想再擁有自己 The way I was, the way I am. [Tour], Taichung
- 2020-02-08 — 那麼我想再擁有自己 The way I was, the way I am. [Tour], Taoyuan

## Videos

### Music Video
Page: https://neciken.flesh-cli.workers.dev/video
- 我也曾經想過這樣殺了我自己 Once I Thought of Leaving — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aT6056Eb11I
- 無垠 Everlasting Yearning — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fJF9b9N5Zs
- 我已經原諒你 Embrace of Forgiveness — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSaDPFuPpAo
- 錯 Wrong — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mE2SWedgyxk
- 大海 Ocean — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exVEN7hlqBg
- 一個不屬於自己的地方 The Place I Don’t Belong to — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=La_bjD-BvP0
- 練習一個人生活 Loner’s Courage — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T4nt8JfNzU
- 煙花 Fireworks — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmBfueryGes

### Documentary
Page: https://neciken.flesh-cli.workers.dev/video/documentary
- 泥與花 Mud and Flowers — 2025 X-mas Documentary — https://youtu.be/vhigFGSm7O8
- 缺 Incomplete — 2024 X-mas Documentary — https://youtu.be/xz3RCPfuKqE
- 你是平靜的 Return to Serenity — 2024 Tour Documentary — https://youtu.be/veWbxKYpJm0
- Run Away — 2022 Recording Documentary — https://youtu.be/gkT6hwCOHXc
- Murmur Tour — 2022 Tour Documentary — https://youtu.be/88DqMsIm17M
- 那麼我想再擁有自己 The way I was, the way I am — 2020 EP Tour Documentary — https://youtu.be/_T9LnTnue8M

### Little Things
Page: https://neciken.flesh-cli.workers.dev/video/little-things
- Video — https://youtube.com/watch?v=aUgBugLWNW8
- Video — https://youtu.be/a7pIxrLKCLM
- Video — https://youtu.be/iQKyvo7BMus
- Video — https://youtu.be/7G80vny_5sc
- Video — https://youtu.be/zIpzkoGy6Jw
- Video — https://youtu.be/0DBw24hTkQs
- Video — https://youtu.be/oZt_sZXLAyY
- Video — https://youtu.be/8VUgMTkFn-A
- Video — https://youtu.be/CcnV7euXdyw
- Video — https://youtu.be/D-Pz0dLtioU

## News

### 2024 TFT 有感節 — 大海.Ludun
Page: https://neciken.flesh-cli.workers.dev/news/2024-tft-ocean-ludun

### MEET YOUR ART FESTIVAL 2024「NEW ERA」
Page: https://neciken.flesh-cli.workers.dev/news/meet-your-art-festival-2024

### 你是平靜的 — 專輯跨國合作
Page: https://neciken.flesh-cli.workers.dev/news/return-to-serenity-japan-collaboration

### 泥與花 Mud and Flowers Live Album
Page: https://neciken.flesh-cli.workers.dev/news/mud-and-flowers-live-album

## Photo galleries

- Run Away X-mas — Taichung, 2022 — https://neciken.flesh-cli.workers.dev/gallery/2022-run-away-xmas-taichung
- Run Away X-mas — Taipei, 2022 — https://neciken.flesh-cli.workers.dev/gallery/2022-run-away-xmas-taipei
- New Album Release Party — Taipei, 2023 — https://neciken.flesh-cli.workers.dev/gallery/2023-album-release-party
- Return to Serenity Tour — Kaohsiung, 2023 — https://neciken.flesh-cli.workers.dev/gallery/2023-return-to-serenity-kaohsiung
- Return to Serenity Tour — Taipei, 2024 — https://neciken.flesh-cli.workers.dev/gallery/2024-return-to-serenity-taipei
- Return to Serenity Tour — Taichung, 2024 — https://neciken.flesh-cli.workers.dev/gallery/2024-return-to-serenity-taichung
- Incomplete X-mas — Taipei, 2024 — https://neciken.flesh-cli.workers.dev/gallery/2024-incomplete-xmas-taipei
- Mud and Flowers X-mas — Taipei, 2025 — https://neciken.flesh-cli.workers.dev/gallery/2025-mud-and-flowers-xmas-taipei

## Goods

Page: https://neciken.flesh-cli.workers.dev/goods
Store: https://merch.streetvoice.com/categories/neciken

- 南西肯恩 NeciKen｜Mud and Flowers｜棉布袋 — NT$500 — https://merch.streetvoice.com/products/neciken-mud-and-flowers
- 南西肯恩 NeciKen｜Serenity Cap 帽子 — NT$850 — https://merch.streetvoice.com/products/neciken-bag-1
- 南西肯恩 NeciKen | 逃亡萬用袋 — NT$600 — https://merch.streetvoice.com/products/neciken-bag

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