Chen Mei-hui Memorial Song Nominated for Golden Melody Award: Our Shame's "Miffy" Pays Tribute with Chorus "As If There Were Light," Becoming a Source of Pain for the Crypto Community

The nomination list for the 37th Golden Melody Awards was announced on May 13, 2026. The folktronica duo Our Shame was nominated for Best Vocal Group for the first time with their album *Hidden Album*. Among the tracks is "Miffy," a tribute to the late crypto-flow analyst Miffy (Chen Mei-hui). This song allowed the light that the Taiwan crypto community lost to be spoken aloud on a mainstream music stage for the first time—the core imagery of the chorus, "As if there were light," is a phrase Miffy left behind during her lifetime. (Previous coverage: Accused of leaking secrets by police, renowned crypto-flow analyst Miffy dies in a tragic highway accident! Criminal Investigation Bureau: Deeply saddened and regretful) (Background: Taiwan’s Prosecutor-General orders a thorough investigation! Miffy’s tragic death sparks conspiracy theories) On the day the 37th Golden Melody Awards nomination list was revealed, the Taiwan crypto community didn't just see a music chart; they saw a familiar name in the list of vocal groups—not a band, but a song: "Miffy." The folktronica duo Our Shame earned their first nomination for Best Vocal Group with their second album, *Hidden Album*. The track "Miffy," included in this album, was written for the virtual currency flow analyst Miffy, who passed away in a highway car accident in 2024. The ceremony will be held on June 27 at the Taipei Arena. It is worth noting that this year’s Golden Melody Awards strictly prohibited the use of fully AI-generated music in the competition. This new rule sparked heated discussions in the industry, but conversely, it added an invisible weight to works like "Miffy": this is a song written by humans, for a person who truly existed, used to fight against oblivion. Our Shame consists of vocalist Estelle H. and drummer Isan. Their musical style spans folktronica, synth-pop, and electronic folk, layering the warmth of acoustic guitars with the detachment of synthesizers, supplemented by samples, UK garage, and techno elements to form a sound that is both intimate and calm. *Hidden Album* was digitally released on August 4, 2025, and hit physical shelves in early September, with Estelle H. serving as the primary producer. The album title itself is a pun: first, the "hidden album" on a modern person's smartphone that one doesn't want others to see; second, the "hidden track" concept in music records. The two meanings merge to point to the album's core theme—those private experiences hidden from the public eye. The album explores themes including self-harm, forbidden love, virtual currency criminal cases, and various forms of addiction. The international production lineup spans four continents: - British mixing engineer Jay Reynolds - Japanese rapper ASOBOiSM - French electronic producer Odd People Club - American Grammy-winning mixing engineer Brian Elgin - Taiwan R&B creator BRADD Producers Wu Chien-lung, Li Wang, and Pi Chan-ying were also nominated for related awards this year for *Hidden Album*. The significance of this album in the music scene may go far beyond a nomination—it is a record deliberately preserved. "Miffy" was written by Estelle H., with Miffy’s spirit as the central axis. The core imagery of the chorus, "As if there were light," comes from words Miffy left behind in an interview before her death. Estelle H. wrote it directly into the center of the melody, making it the brightest and heaviest line in the entire song. When discussing the motivation for the creation, Estelle H. said: "I was deeply moved by her spirit. Even though the process of changing the world is extremely difficult, the occasional glimpse of light is the motivation that sustains me." In terms of imagery, "Miffy" is not an elegiac work of mourning, but rather closer to a relay of spirit. An editor at CryptoCity once described the emotional space of this song in a report as: "A scam in the virtual dead of night, only you caught those who had nowhere to hide"—a world where money laundering chains, scam victims, crypto-flow data, and the darkness of the night coexist. Miffy’s role in this was the one who chose to stay and shine a light into the darkness. The aesthetic of "leaving space" in the imagery of "As if there were light" perfectly matches the essence of what Miffy did: her work had no spotlight; her crypto-flow reports were for the police to read, not for the media to write; her name was often omitted after cases were solved, yet it frequently appeared at the center of controversy after cases collapsed. Choosing to write only about that light, rather than the details of the darkness, is the most precise way