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Anson Kong

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
last updated:
11 November, 2024
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

Hong Kong society

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

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

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

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.

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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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

Review | Back Home: Mirror’s Anson Kong stars in Hong Kong horror with hidden message

Anson Kong of Cantopop group Mirror stars in Back Home, a supernatural horror that is chilling enough, but will probably be more appreciated as a thinly veiled critique of Hong Kong’s sociopolitical environment.

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Anson Kong in a still from “Back Home” (category IIB, Cantonese). Directed by Nate Ki and co-starring Bai Ling and Tai Bo.
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.

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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.

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.

Louis Koo (right) in a still from Warriors of Future, which set an all-time Hong Kong box office record for a local production this year.
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

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.

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.

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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | Love Suddenly: Mirror’s Anson Kong makes film debut in boring romcom

Ensemble romantic comedy about four couples manages to be neither funny or romantic and wastes the talents of its cast.

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Anson Kong (left) and Karena Ng in a still from Love Suddenly.
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.

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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.

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.

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Authorities have pledged to investigate contracts signed by dancers performing at Mirror’s concert. Photo: Instagram
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

Major investigation launched after dancer seriously injured on stage at Mirror concert at the Hong Kong Coliseum.. Photo: Dickson Lee
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

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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.

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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.

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Canto-pop sensation Mirror is holding a 12-day concert. Photo: Reuters
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.

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As the city marks the 25th anniversary of its return to Chinese rule, the Post has invited 25 people with close ties to Hong Kong to describe it in one word. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
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.

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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.

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