Mirror star Keung To on giving Hong Kong people confidence, song-making and how he started dreaming of being a singer
- One of the most popular singers in Canto-pop sensation Mirror, Keung used to weigh about 90kg and suffered from low self-esteem
- He says his future music style may not just focus on love songs and he might have more songs speaking out for young people
Strange warnings emerged on social media last month that a shopping centre in Tuen Mun, in Hong Kong’s New Territories, would be submerged, but instead of spreading fear the rumours brought only joy.
This has become a familiar scene wherever the two bands’ 16 young male artists show up. In late April, hundreds of revellers gathered in Causeway Bay to celebrate the birthday of Mirror singer Keung To, and his face was plastered around town, not least on a tram, many of the banners having been paid for by his fans.
Rising star Keung, 22, says when he was a child he wanted to be a racing driver, but that ambition changed when he watched singing contests in secondary school. “I didn’t dare to join the contests because I lacked self-confidence,” he says. “[But] it planted a seed in my heart.”
Having once weighed about 90kg (200lb), Keung says he suffered from low self-esteem. He used to misbehave during lessons to gain attention, but his studies suffered and he was eventually kicked out of school. “I didn’t experience a complete secondary-school life because I was too naughty,” says Keung, an only child. “I was also unhappy in interpersonal relationships.”
