JJ Lin Reveals Why His Brother Held His Wedding Banquet In A Temple In Taiwan After Nasty Netizens Describe The Venue As “Run-Down”

On Sunday (Sep 4), Singaporean singer JJ Lin, 41, was spotted at his older brother Eugene Lim's wedding banquet in Taiwan. 

It's the second celebration Eugene and his Taiwanese bride Rita, who is not in showbiz, have thrown.

In June, Eugene, 43, who works in the finance sector and is not a vice president of a bank as some reports have claimed, held an engagement party at Yan Palace, an old-school Cantonese restaurant in Hong Lim Complex in June.

According to reports, the couple’s Taiwan banquet was held in a temple and was catered for Rita's relatives.

Photos of the event quickly went viral, and this being the internet, netizens had a lot to say about it. 

There were those who were surprised at the couple's choice of such a simple and, um, "run-down" venue, with some commenting that Eugene's superstar brother should have chipped in for a glitzier location.

But turns out, the couple actually chose the temple for a really sweet reason. 

When 8days.sg reached out to JJ for a comment, his manager said: "There's actually a special meaning [why they chose] to hold the wedding at the temple... It’s where his wife grew up since birth."

His manager also added that the wedding is known as a liu shui xi, which can be literally translated as 'flowing water banquet", a type of wedding dinner where guests turn up at various times and are served food when they arrive.

According to JJ"s manager, it's a "very traditional way of holding weddings in Taiwan".

At the wedding, JJ was said to have performed a duet with Eugene. He also reportedly sang his hit song 'The Story Of Us' to the couple. 

P/S: 'The Story Of Us' was also the song Rita used to announce their engagement on IG. So we're guessing it's her favourite tune of brother-in-law's? 

It was also reported that in order not to steal the spotlight from his brother, JJ sang from his seat instead of getting up on stage to perform.

Photos: chinapress