Rolling Stone

Hong Kong Boy Band Mirror Have 12 Members and One Big Goal: Taking Cantopop Worldwide

Growing up in Hong Kong, the future members of the 12-member boy band Mirror had all kinds of jobs — from personal trainers to dancers and martial arts instructors. “The 12 of us did not debut from a ...
Queerty

Singer Jason Kwan talks Lady Gaga, K-pop & the queer Cantonese singing legend who changed his life

London Pride takes place this weekend and Hong Kong-born, London-based queer pop artist Jason Kwan will be performing on the MainStage in Trafalgar Square. Kwan dropped his latest EP Deja Vu earlier ...
AOL

Will Cantopop make a splash in the U.S.? Boy band Mirror releases first English song

HONG KONG — Mirror, the most popular boy band in Hong Kong, is hoping to expand its global reach and promote Cantopop in the process with the release on Friday of its first English-language song. The ...
PBS

Portland's Yat Sing Music Club

Portland’s Yat Sing Music Club carries on a rich Cantonese opera legacy. Formed in 1942 to raise funds for China’s defense during World War II, Portland’s Yat Sing Music Club has kept the spirit of ...
CNN

Meet the South African singer taking on China’s pop scene

For patrons of Hong Kong’s bars and speakeasies, Eli Zaelo probably looks familiar. Pre-Covid, the 27-year-old South African singer was a fixture in Hong Kong’s modest live music scene, performing ...
Sixth Tone

Canton’s Unease: As Mandarin Spreads, Locals Face Identity Crisis

Coupled with the improved quality of mainland art and culture, the popularity of Taiwanese culture, and the strong influence of European, American, Japanese, and South Korean soft power, the influence ...