Bestards (Chinese: 理想混蛋) is a Taiwanese band whose musical style primarily incorporates folk-pop. The group emphasizes “conveying deep emotions through simple music.”
Among the members are one physician and two pharmacists, leading Taiwanese media to dub the band a real-life version of Hospital Playlist. In 2018, their songs “Planet” (〈行星〉) and “I Love You Not Just Because the Weather Is Fine” (〈不是因為天氣晴朗才愛你〉) secured two spots in the top three of StreetVoice’s annual popular song rankings. The members affectionately refer to their fans as “Little Bastards” (小混蛋).
In 2020, Bestards released their debut album, The Fool (《愚者》), through crowdfunding. The following year, the album earned them a nomination for Best New Artist at the 32nd Golden Melody Awards and they were also named “Rising Star in Music” at the 2nd Condé Nast Social Influencer Awards. The band released their second full-length original album, Turn Off / Turn On (《關掉／打開》), in 2022. On October 27, 2023, they released their album Sunny-side Up (《半熟理想 Sunny-side Up》).
