TVBS referred to him as "Taiwan's Susan Boyle", describing him as "plain-looking and short", but Lin, who has the nickname "Little Fatty", told reporters the comparison made him proud.

香港无线电视台称他为“台湾版苏珊?博伊尔”、“样貌普通，身材不高”，但被称为“小胖”的林育群告诉记者说，拿我和苏珊大妈相比，我觉得很光荣。

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So specialized has TVBI become in Taiwan that its TVBS Evening News broadcasts partly in the local dialect, Fujianese.

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TVBS, a local television network, said there were minor rockfalls along some highways in central Taiwan but didn't mention casualties.

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In one conducted last month by TVBS, Lien soared to 23%, up from 13% in a poll conducted on Sept. 5.

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