Music responds to the times, and Taiwanese music is no exception. Over the years, Taiwanese-language songs have grown into something more than sentimental ballads and criticisms of society. The Taiwanese music of today's youth, as represented by artists such as Jay, MayDay and Luan Tan, speaks in the mixture of Mandarin and Taiwanese familiar to young people.
歌曲反映時代，台語歌曲早已脫離抒發悲苦、批評社會的沉重使命，今天的台灣歌壇，代表年輕人心聲的周杰倫、五月天、亂彈等歌手，所演唱的是國台語交雜的年輕人語彙。