Mayday is a Taiwanese rock band formed in 1997. Consisting of five members, Monster, Ashin, Stone, Masa and Ming, they released their first album in 1999.
Formerly called So Band, they came to be known as Mayday in 1997, with the name originating from Masa's online nickname. Dubbed as “the Beatles of the Chinese-speaking world”, Mayday has won many awards in their career, including the Golden Melody Award for Best Band, an award given by the Taiwanese Ministry of Culture, in 2001, 2004, 2009 and 2012.