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Anson Kong

The latest news on Anson Kong (AK), Hong Kong singer, dancer, actor and member of Mirror, including showbiz news and updates.

Born

16 Oct 1992

Industry

Entertainment, Music

Job Title

Singer

Edan Lui, who turns 27 on January 21, is one of the most successful members of Hong Kong boy band Mirror. Photo: @edanlui/Instagram

Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Mirror’s Edan Lui turns 27: look back at the Cantopop star’s career so far

How the singer went from joining ViuTV’s King Maker with Keung To and Anson Lo, to award-winning solo music, praiseworthy acting roles and rocking Bulgari jewellery

21 Jan 2024 - 10:00AM

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong’s Mirror tells fans it ‘will keep singing’ at first concerts since 2022

16 Jan 2024 - 12:19AM

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Ranking every Hong Kong film released in 2023, from worst to best

31 Dec 2023 - 9:49AM

Asian cinema

The 12 best Asian films of 2023: Concrete Utopia, Godzilla Minus One and more

Our 12 best Asian films from 2023 include a cyberpunk detective story, the 37th Godzilla feature film, a Korean disaster movie, a Tony Leung Chiu-wai-led spy thriller and basketball anime Slam Dunk.

21 Dec 2023 - 1:33PMvideocam

Zafreen Zairizal (centre) in a still from “Tiger Stripes”.

Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Hong Kong star Karena Ng’s eclectic luxury handbags, from Dior to Prada

Hong Kong actress and model Karena Ng shows her style is more than just blindly following trends with her eclectic handbag collection … from Dior to Loro Piana

8 Dec 2023 - 12:00PM

Style Edit

Style Edit: Lane Crawford launches a Christmas woodland theme

Artist Rajiv Surendra created a hand-drawn forest scene to adorn the store’s holiday packaging, while stores will also offer special festive offerings including curated gift sets of brand-name beauty products

29 Nov 2023 - 10:19AM

Menswear

Inside Pedder Arcade, Hong Kong’s new luxury lifestyle destination

Dapper duo Mark Cho and Alan See are on a mission to suit up Hong Kong’s WFH-weary men through their new The Armoury boutique, and now the new Pedder Arcade development

16 Nov 2023 - 12:00PM

Inside Hong Kong’s new luxury lifestyle destination, Pedder Arcade inside the historic Pedder Building in Central. Photography: Edward Chan Tsz Fung

Style Edit

Style Edit: Louis Vuitton Tambour reimagined as a sleek sports watch

The popular LV timepiece has been remodelled as a sophisticated time-only sports model, thanks in part to a new movement created by the brand’s own Geneva watchmaking factory

6 Nov 2023 - 10:00AM

Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Meet ‘Hong Kong’s Cristiano Ronaldo’ Matt Orr after his Asian Games triumph

The 26-year-old has emerged as one of Hong Kong’s top footballing talents in recent years, but recently left his boyhood club to join China League One team Guangxi Pingguo Haliao

22 Oct 2023 - 2:00PM

Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Anson Kong of Mirror’s 5 go-to fashion looks, from LV logos to denim

The Hong Kong star celebrates his 31st birthday on October 16 – so what are his favourite go-to looks? Here are 5 of our fave styles, from designer duds to his signature bucket hat

16 Oct 2023 - 2:00PM

Mirror’s Anson Kong recently released an MV for his song “Blue Monkey”. Photo: _kisang_/Instagram

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Past Lives, Back Home among highlights of Hong Kong international film fest

Back Home, starring boy band Mirror’s Anson Kong, Celina Song’s romance Past Lives, and a nostalgia trip by Ultraman godfather Kazuya Konaka are among the Post’s 10 must-sees from Hong Kong Summer IFF 2023.

9 Aug 2023 - 11:15AMvideocam

Greta Lee (left) and Teo Yoo in a still from Past Lives. Photo: Jon Pack

Hong Kong society

Members of Hong Kong boy band Mirror to perform solo concerts this summer

Members Jer Lau, Anson Lo, Keung To and Edan Lui to take stage in series of concerts in July and August.

18 May 2023 - 8:47PM

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Ranking every 2022 Hong Kong film, from worst to best – it was a banner year

Against the odds, in 2022 Louis Koo sci-fi epic Warriors of Future and wordy comedy Table for Six set Hong Kong box office records, and a new generation of directors emerged.

24 Dec 2022 - 8:15AM

Celebrity children

Crazy rich kids: 10 Asian ‘nepotism babies’ born into privilege

The entertainment industry – both in the East and West – are saturated with so-called nepotism babies … here are 10 kids of Asian celebs who were accused of getting an unfair head start in their careers

17 Dec 2022 - 8:00AM

Blackpink’s Jennie, Leah Dou, Suhana Khan and Ayla Sham Yuet were all born with celebrity parents. Photo: @jennierubyjane/Instagram; Getty Images; @suhanakhan2/Instagram; @yuetyuetxx/Instagram

K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop

The next Mirror? Hong Kong stars introduce King Maker hopefuls in Canada

Members of Canto-pop group Mirror Lokman Yeung and Anson Kong were in Vancouver to promote King Maker, the reality television singing contest that launched their own entertainment careers.

19 Dec 2022 - 12:47PM

Lokman Yeung and Anson Kong (right) of Hong Kong Canto-pop boy band Mirror were in Canada 10 to promote the fifth season of reality television show King Maker, which launched their entertainment careers. Photo: Bernice Chan

Asian cinema: Japanese films

Jackie Chan a role model: action star Rina Takeda on taking J-movies global

She dreams of working with Jackie Chan and going to Hollywood, but next up for versatile Japanese action star Rina Takeda is Hong Kong-set zombie movie Chungking Mansions.

1 Dec 2022 - 11:22AMvideocam

Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong Mirror concert organisers did not tell task force everything: source

Investigation report raises questions about whether more registered professionals who inspected the installations should be held liable.

12 Nov 2022 - 11:57PM

Hong Kong culture

Up to 20,000 fans watch Hong Kong’s Mirror return to spotlight with single launch

But some internet users accuse MakerVille of distracting fans from accident in July that left dancer Mo Li at risk of becoming paralysed from neck down.

11 Oct 2022 - 8:35AM

A still from the music video for Mirror’s new single, “We All Are”. Photo: Handout

Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong authorities to look into contracts signed by injured Mirror dancers

Labour minister Chris Sun says his department will check if dancers signed self-employment contracts, which are not covered by workforce compensation laws.

6 Aug 2022 - 10:20PM

Accidents and personal safety

Explainer | Hong Kong’s Mirror concert mishap: the unanswered questions

Mirror fans wait for answers on why giant TV screen broke free and crashed on to concert dancers

2 Aug 2022 - 10:57AM

Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong engineers say human error played part in Mirror concert mishap

Engineering experts say inadequate safety for video screen contributed to accident at Mirror concert on Thursday night

30 Jul 2022 - 12:14AMvideocam

Engineers have said human negligence played a part in an accident at a Mirror concert show. Photo: Handout

Music

Explainer | Who are Mirror and how do they compare with Hong Kong’s ‘Four Heavenly Kings’?

Hong Kong’s most popular band has breathed new life into the Canto-pop genre, according to a cultural critic.

31 Jul 2022 - 11:46PM

Members of Canto-pop group Mirror. Photo: Getty Images

Accidents and personal safety

Stage fall at concert of Hong Kong’s Mirror sparks safety calls

Frankie Chan steps off edge of platform while giving speech, prompting horrified gasps from fans at packed Hong Kong Coliseum.

27 Jul 2022 - 2:15PM

Hong Kong at 25

In 1 word: 25 people sum up Hong Kong, a city close to their hearts

As Hong Kong marks the 25th anniversary of its return to Chinese rule, we ask people with close ties to the city to describe it in one word.

30 Jun 2022 - 10:00AM

Fashion

How Mirror rose to be Canto-pop stars and fashion icons in 2021

For Canto-pop boy band Mirror, 2021 was a year to remember, as their rocketing success made them the darlings of the Hong Kong music and luxury fashion scenes.

26 Dec 2021 - 11:45AMvideocam

Edan Lui (left) and Anson Lo of boy band Mirror meet their adoring fans at a Gucci store in Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui. Luxury brands have flocked to use the Canto-pop group’s fame and popularity in marketing campaigns in 2021. Photo: Felix Wong

Wild boar

Hong Kong wildlife chief defends controversial policy of culling wild boars

Leung Siu-fai, director of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, says only wild boars that pose a threat to the public in urban areas will be targeted.

21 Nov 2021 - 11:08PM

Wild boars at Shum Wan Road in Wong Chuk Hang. Photo: Edmond So

Fashion

Have Hong Kong’s Mirror sold out by endorsing so many brands?

Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Shiseido, Häagen-Dazs, McDonald’s, Coca Cola, Samsung, LG – the list of brands Canto-pop boy band Mirror’s members have collaborated with goes on, but is it too much?

2 Sep 2021 - 7:57AM

Fame and celebrity

Profile | Anson Lo or Anson Kong? Your primer on the 12 members of Mirror

Get to know the 12 members of Hong Kong boy band Mirror, from the easiest to recognise – Keung To, whose face is everywhere in the city – to the least well-known of the group.

6 Aug 2021 - 10:28AMvideocam

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