Anson Lo is one of Hong Kong’s most prominent entertainment figures, but he says he still feels small-minded.
The singer and actor, best known as a member of the boy group Mirror and as a solo artist who won the Chill Club Male Singer of the Year Gold Award four years in a row, spoke to Variety on the sidelines of Hong Kong Filmart, and the image that emerges is one of a performer defined more by the pressure he puts on himself than by his accolades.
“It’s great to be me, but it’s also a little challenging,” he says. “Because I think people expect a lot from me.” That expectation is something he’s learned to channel rather than resist. “I tend to put a lot of pressure on myself, which gives me the courage to push the limits more and try new things.”
That pressure extends to his acting work as well. Law recently appeared as himself in PCCW Media and SK Global’s six-part series “The Season,” which is scheduled for world premiere in June 2026. The English drama, starring Jessie Mei Li, Chris Pang, Karena Lam, Justin Chen, Yvonne Chapman, Serena Jade, Toby Stevens and Li Jeyun, was one of Filmart’s headline titles this year. Law says the experience of working with such an experienced ensemble was a lot of fun, but also nerve-wracking. “I hadn’t met any of the cast members before filming. They all had a lot of experience, so I felt even smaller as actors and singers,” he says. “But everyone was so nice to me and everything went well.”
That self-critical instinct has remained consistent throughout his career. Since making his solo debut in 2020, Lo has amassed chart-topping songs, won the 2021 Best New Asian Artist Award (Chinese) at the Mnet Asia Music Awards, and held sold-out concerts, most notably drawing nearly 40,000 attendees over four nights in 2023. But he quickly diverts attention from the numbers. “I don’t always think about breaking records,” he says. “I always tend to focus on my flaws and try to become a better artist in a very disciplined way.”
Law believes the years spent inside Miller laid the foundation for who he is on stage. “Being part of Miller has definitely helped me as a performer, as I get to gain more experience on stage and get to observe the members’ strengths and weaknesses,” he says. “It made me a better, more experienced performer.”
He takes seriously the differences between group activities and solo activities. As a singer, he says, “I’m who I am, I sing how I want, I dance how I want. It’s about being who I really am.” In contrast, acting requires the opposite. “I’m willing to let go of my own identity and fully commit to the role I’m in,” he explains. “When you act, you become a completely different person. So it’s completely different.”
When asked what kind of acting part he would like to pursue, Law’s answer was spot on. “A role that deals with trauma or mental illness would be very challenging and interesting for me, because I tend to study mental illness a lot. I’m very interested in that sort of thing, and I think it’s important to raise awareness of mental development and the mental illness that we’re in,” he says. He places this impulse in a local and familiar way: “I’m a Hong Konger myself, and Hong Kong people are very stressed out every day.”
His screen credits already span a wide range of tones and genres, from the romantic comedy The Business Proposal (2023) to the horror film It Remains (2023) to the heist film We 12 (2024), and his desire to branch out further into psychologically demanding territory suggests a deliberate career trajectory rather than opportunistic casting.
When asked about the widespread resurgence of interest in Hong Kong’s pop culture, Mr. Lo responded thoughtfully. Rather than pointing to a single catalyst, he attributes this to diversification within the industry. “There are more and more options being implemented,” he says. “In recent years, singers with different variations of different genres have debuted, and I think it’s becoming easier for Hong Kongers to choose their favorite singers.” He recognizes the competitive environment firsthand, noting that Hong Kong audiences have long gravitated towards K-pop and American pop, and sees the growth of the local scene as a question of whether it offers equal diversity. “Nowadays, there are so many different options in Hong Kong pop culture that I think it has become easier to choose your favorite in Hong Kong.”
Low’s regional reach is steadily expanding, with appearances at One Love Asia Festival in Malaysia in 2023, SBS Supersound Festival in 2024, and Waterbomb Singapore in 2025. But performing outside Hong Kong still brings with it the same tensions that have dogged him throughout his career. “As a singer, I always felt very small because I didn’t think my performance was that good compared to other singers in the world,” he says. “I usually get very nervous when I go to a different country or place.”
But what he gained from those experiences is tangible. Observing other artists’ preparation – their professionalism, focus, and off-stage discipline – inspired him to expand his own creative options. “When I saw their music and the way they performed, I fell in love with their music choices, too,” he says.
Locally a superstar, Lo has a clear eye on Hong Kong’s place in his consciousness as his ambitions grow. “Hong Kong will always be my home and what I cherish most, because I grew up here,” he says. But he is equally clear that boundaries must be pushed. “I want to explore more different stages around the world with my fans. I think my fans and I are ready to be brave enough to go to more different countries and learn more from other countries.”
Whether it’s music, acting or the international stage, running through it all are two principles that Law articulates: “There are two things I can’t let go of,” he says. “One, be humble and two, be ambitious.”
