929 Frontman Wu Chih-ning Looks Back on His Solo Album "The Place I Most Want to Go"
Wu Chih-ning, frontman of Taiwanese band 929, published a lengthy reflection on his Instagram account (929zulin), tracing his path into music and the low point he hit while making his only solo album to date, The Place I Most Want to Go. The post also comes with news of a solo show: Wu will perform at Wenchanghao WHOA in Taipei on August 28, 2026.
From teenage idols to self-doubt
Wu writes that his childhood wish was simple — a guitar, songs of his own, and just enough to get by. His idols at the time were Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain of Nirvana, and Jim Morrison of The Doors — musicians who died young but are remembered for decades, which once made him feel that one brilliant flash of a life might be worth it.
The post then turns to what actually followed: joining 929, signing to Sunny Day Records, the band's hiatus and eventual reunion, and — sitting in between those events — what he describes as the lowest period of his life.
Recording alone in Yonghe
According to the post, the solo record was made entirely by Wu himself in a studio in Yonghe — arrangement, instruments, vocals and mixing all handled solo. The album's opening track, "I Disappeared," came from a moment when he genuinely felt the world wouldn't miss him, since he hadn't become the person he'd once dreamed of being.
The post also recalls a specific scene: midway through recording, his friend Doudou pushed open the studio door to find empty drink cans and convenience-store food containers scattered across the floor, with Wu sitting in the middle of it all, mixing the album — a scene he compares to one from the film Sakuran (referred to in the post as Matsuko's Life).
Show details
- Performer: Wu Chih-ning
- Date: Friday, August 28, 2026
- Time: 20:00
- Venue: Wenchanghao WHOA (Da'an District, Taipei)
- Admission: one-drink minimum
Venue: Wenchanghao WHOA
Wenchanghao WHOA is located in Taipei's Da'an District, about a one-minute walk from Xinyi Anhe MRT Station. It's a member-based independent arts venue; its second-floor performance space is run by the "Le You You" team, who have spent a decade in the live house scene, and it's a small venue with capacity for about eighty people, focused on experimental and cross-disciplinary performances.