HK boy band Mirror bounce back from concert incident with work and new English single

Since an incident at their 2022 concert severely injured one of their dancers, Hong Kong boy band Mirror have pulled through the trauma. PHOTO: MAKERVILLE
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SINGAPORE – After a giant LED screen fell and severely injured one of Hong Kong boy band Mirror’s backup dancers at their concert in July 2022, the 12-piece Cantopop group took a two-month hiatus.

“It was a difficult time for us, for our dancers and for a lot of Hong Kong people,” member Edan Lui, 26, tells The Straits Times in English over a recent video call. “Sometimes, certain tragedies happen and no one sees it coming. It reminded us to treasure what we have now.” 

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