Mar 19, 2026 8:48pm PT

Anson Lo on Wanting Roles About Mental Illness, the Rise of Hong Kong Pop and His Global Ambitions: ‘It’s Wonderful to be Me, But Also a Little Bit Challenging as Well’

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Anson Lo is one of Hong Kong’s most recognizable entertainment figures, but he still describes himself as feeling small.

The singer and actor – best known as a member of boy group Mirror and as a solo force with four consecutive Chill Club Male Singer of the Year gold awards to his name – spoke to Variety on the sidelines of Hong Kong FilMart, and the portrait that emerges is of a performer defined less by his accolades than by the pressure he places on himself.

Anson Lo on Wanting Roles About Mental Illness, the Rise of Hong Kong Pop and His Global Ambitions: 'It's Wonderful to be Me, But Also a Little Bit Challenging as Well'