When Wu Bai was recording primarily in Mandarin, his heavy Taiwanese accent was considered a negative in the market. However, with the rising popularity of Taiwanese-language music and increasing sense of a Taiwanese identity, the very Taiwanese-ness that Wu Bai exemplifies has become the height of fashion.
伍佰唱國語歌曲有濃濃的台語腔，在過去是市場上「扣分」的致命傷，然而台語歌曲流行、本土意識抬頭後，伍佰的「台客」風情卻成為最時髦的玩意兒。