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Lo’ written on it and retouched our
photos, replacing my face with Anson
Lo’s,” he says.
“She was extremely happy. I guess
she might not be that happy if I had
given her a luxurious bag instead,” he
“

More and more

Hongkongers treas-

ure our local culture

in recent years, so

when Mirror said

they wanted to sing

more Cantonese

songs for Hong-
Tony Lam created pictures of Anson Lo and his wife by
using photoshop to celebrate his wife’s birthday. (Photo kongers, I started to
courtesy of Tony Lam)
I became a die-hard fan,” Yuen’s wife Yuen joined a Mirror event to get a appreciate them.
says. “He is so handsome when he capsule toy of Ian in April as he want- ”
plays volleyball,” she says. ed to give a surprise to his wife.
“To be frank, I didn’t have any hard “My wife always tells me that Mir-
feelings. If being a fan of Ian can make ror has a great variety of fans - from says.
my wife happy, then let’s do it,” Yuen young girls to daddies - so I thought Lam says he did feel annoyed when
explains. it would not be awkward to go there. his wife first became Anson Lo’s fan
But when I arrived, all the fans were and they even argued. But his impres-
young girls, and I was the only uncle sion towards Mirror changed after
standing there! That embarrassing watching the Ultimate Song Chart
moment was beyond words,” he re- Awards Presentation (叱咤樂壇流
calls. 行榜頒獎典禮) held by Commercial
“It is just a joke to say Mirror ru- Radio Hong Kong on January 1, 2021.
ined our marriage. Actually, we have “I thought Mirror was MK pop at
chatted more because of Mirror,” he the beginning,” he says. MK pop, also
says. known as Mong Kok pop, is used to
describe local music groups in Hong
Kong with strange dance styles that
From Dislike to Appreciation mock Korean pop music groups.
Tony Lam, a 26-year-old “ex-hus- “But I was touched after watching
band” pleased his wife by making
Tony Lam ordered a cake handmade gifts related to Anson Lo the awards presentation. More and
featuring a message “Happy Hon-ting - his wife’s favourite mem- more Hongkongers treasure our lo-
Birthday from Anson Lok” for ber of the boy band. cal culture in recent years, so when
his wife. “On her birthday, I ordered a cake Mirror said they wanted to sing more
(Photo courtesy of Tony Lam) Cantonese songs for Hongkongers, I
with ‘Happy birthday from Anson started to appreciate them,” he says.