Mirror
Mirror's logo
Background information
OriginHong Kong
GenresCantopop
Years active2018 (2018)–present
LabelsMusic Nation Group [zh]
ViuTV
Members
  • Keung To
  • Ian Chan
  • Anson Lo
  • Edan Lui
  • Alton Wong
  • Anson Kong
  • Frankie Chan
  • Jer Lau
  • Jeremy Lee
  • Lokman Yeung
  • Stanley Yau
  • Tiger Yau

Mirror, commonly stylized as MIRROR, is a Hong Kong Cantopop boy music group formed on 3 November 2018 after Good Night Show - King Maker  was broadcast by ViuTV. It consists of 12 members, including Keung To, Ian Chan, Anson Lo, Edan Lui, Alton Wong, Anson Kong, Frankie Chan, Jer Lau, Jeremy Lee, Lokman Yeung, Stanley Yau and Tiger Yau.[1] The manager of the group is Ahfa Wong, who is the executive producer of King Maker.[2]

Mirror is considered to be a group of the newer generation of Cantopop . It has been popular among different age groups[3] and won fan-voted awards including ViuTV's "Group of the Year" and "Top Ten Songs of the Year", as well as Ultimate 903's "My Favourite Male Singer" received by Keung To. Since its formation, the group has released 1 album, with solo songs and group songs.

History

In 2018, a talent show competition, King Maker, was held by ViuTV. Participants needed to perform different items.[4][5] After the TV show ends, on 3 November 2018, 12 of the contestants in the show, including 7 of the Top Ten contestants, were invited by Ahfa Wong (Chinese: 花姐) to form the group.[1][6] According to the captain of the group, Lokman Yeung, the name "Mirror" was chosen because "members look in the mirror every morning to see their real side, while at the same time, if there are many mirrors, they can reflect many images which like their members who are unique and infinite, creating unlimited possibilities".[1] During the press conference, they announced the release of their first song, In a second (Chinese: 一秒間).[7] They also announced that they would have a concert, namely 2018 THE FIRST MIRROR LIVE CONCERT, in the following 21 December at Kowloonbay International Trade & Exhibition Centre Star Hall. The tickets were on sold from 15 November.[1][8] All tickets of the show were sold out.[9] During the concert, apart from performing some original songs, they also perform Korean songs including Love Song and Trouble Maker although they do not want to have a "K-pop feel".[10]

After the concert, the group continued to grow. Between January 2019 and November 2019, the group released five more team songs, including ASAP, Broken Mirror (破鏡), Reflection, IGNITED and One and All.[11] Besides the team songs, its members also released some solo songs. The first two being Ian Chan's Phase II Building (二期大樓) and Keung To's No. 1 Seed (一號種籽), which were released in June 2019.[12] On 29 February 2020, three more members, including Jer Lau, Anson Kong and Anson Lo, released their first solo songs.[13] The 5 above-mentioned members each released several more solo songs as of November 2020. On 20 January 2021, the first album of the group, One and All, was officially on sold. The album consists of the 6 team songs and 15 solo songs of the members released in 2020.[14]

It was decided that Mirror would be holding a concert in 2020 for the second anniversary of the formation of the group. However, it was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic. In March 2021, it was announced that the concert will be held from 6 to 8 May 2021, namely MIRROR “ONE & ALL” LIVE 2021. Again, it will be held at Kowloonbay International Trade & Exhibition Centre Star Hall. It was supposed that the concert could only hold half of the capacity due to the social distancing policy.[15] However, it was relaxed to 75 per cent of the capacity after two weeks. The group also announced to hold three more concerts from 9 to 11 May after the tickets were on sold on 25 March and sold out.[16]

Participation in TV programs

The first TV show designed for Mirror was Mirror Go. It was aired from December 2018. In the show, members of the group play games in different places in Hong Kong and around the world. Some of the episodes were filmed in Macau, Thailand and South Korea.[17][18][19] Lokman Yeung said that the show was intended to shoot like Korean Running Man, challenge the members and let them get along with each other for 24 hours a day.[17] After the first season of the show ended, the second season was released about one month later in May 2019. In every episode, a group of two members performed different missions, while others answered questions about the footage of completing missions.[20]

Members of the group have also participated in various television drama series aired on ViuTV. The first television drama whose main cast is a member of MIRROR was Retire to Queen. Starring Keung To, the television drama was aired between June and July 2019. He collaborated with Flora King in the drama.[21][22] In 2020, We are the Littles was aired. It is the first television drama for all Mirror members to participate in, with 7 of them starred, including Ian Chan, Anson Lo, Edan Lui, Jer Lau, Tiger Yau, Alton Wong and Jeremy Lee. The other main casts include Stephy Tang and members of Error. Other members of Mirror act as guest roles.[23][24] In Audience at the Folk TV Awards 2020 (Chinese: 觀眾在民間電視大奬2020), which is open to audience voting, the drama was nominated for various categories and won "best drama", "best screenplay" and "best cinematography". One of the members of Mirror, Anson Lo, won "best supporting role" award as Bobby of the drama.[25][26]

Members

Members of Mirror in an interview by am730

Music awards and achievements

Mirror has received a number of awards since its formation. The first major group award won by Mirror was "Diamond New Artist", "Diamond Popular Idol" and "Diamond Dance Song" at AEG Music Channel Award 2018 on 27 January 2019.[53] After that, in 2020, the group won the silver prize of "Best prospect award" at the 42nd RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards. The gold prize was won by Keung To, a member of the group.[54]

In December 2020, Mirror won "Madden Group" at Metro Radio Hits Music Awards Presentation 2020. Members of the group also won other awards in the presentation, including "Madden Popular Idol" and "Madden New Artist".[55] On 1 January 2021 at the CRHK Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation, Mirror won Ultimate Group Bronze Price. Keung To won "My Favourite Male Singer" at the ceremony.[56] In the same month of January 2021, Yahoo! Asia Buzz Awards 2020 was announced online. Mirror was awarded "local music group award", together with RubberBand and Dear Jane.[57] On 18 April 2021, Chill Club Chart Award Presentation 20/21, the first music award presentation held by ViuTV, was aired. Mirror won eight awards in total, with two group awards, including "Group of the Year" and "Ten Songs of the Year" for the group song IGNITED.[58]

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