SINGAPOREAN singer-songwriter JJ Lin, whose left ear was hurt when he was punched by a man at a signing event Thursday, responded to the action by saying that love beats violence.

    “Thank you all. I believe the power of love surpasses violent actions,” he said in a post on social media site Weibo on Friday.

    Lin, 33, was signing autographs for his new album “Genesis” in the bustling Ximending shopping district, Taipei when a 32-year-old man surnamed Chen got on stage with other fans and took a swing at the singer, according to the Wanhua police precinct.

    Workers at the event quickly subdued the man and called the police. Lin, who was struck on the side of the head, was taken to a local hospital but left the emergency room shortly after.

    According to the diagnosis certificate issued by the hospital, Lin sustained contusions to his left ear from the blow.

    He later went to the Wanhua police precinct to report the incident before returning to the event to finish signing autographs.

    The attacker, identified as Chen Yen-heng by Taiwan media, was taken to a police station for questioning but did not say what his motives were, according to the police.

    He will be charged with causing bodily harm, the police said.(SD-Agencies)