8th November 2025 – (Hong Kong) With MIRROR members rolling out solo shows, Keung To’s “KEUNG TO ‘LAVA’ LIVE 2025” lands this December, marking his second solo concert. Despite a scare earlier this year when he fell into the sea, the 26‑year‑old arrives at this interview relaxed, cracking jokes and speaking candidly about fans coming and going. He likens it to love: what’s meant for you stays; what isn’t, won’t be forced. The same openness now shapes how he sees his body image. If a good meal beckons, he’ll have it, he says, accepting he could one day be a bigger artist who still gets the job done.
The new show’s theme, “lava”, follows his previous “waves” concept — fire after water. Together, they mirror a philosophy of duality and balance. He stresses that rebirth doesn’t mean discarding everything that came before; rather, it’s about reconciling opposites in life and work. From calibrating his musical preferences with audience tastes to navigating market demands, and weighing praise against criticism, he frames this chapter as an exercise in equilibrium.
Preparing for the concerts has led him to revisit footage from his early days. What he finds most compelling isn’t technical polish, but a raw purity — that unguarded gaze and abandon that cared little for distraction. Over time, he admits, both he and MIRROR have tended to overthink. The aim now is to strip the performance back to its essence, even if that means letting messy hair be and ignoring the mirror mid‑show. The pursuit of perfection, he suggests, can cloud the emotional core.
Keung To’s brush with the sea has been reframed as nourishment. Looking back, even moments that felt bleak have become lessons. Meditation has been his anchor, a way to take in negative energy and release it through healthier channels. He won’t avoid criticism; instead, he meets it head‑on, believing that honest voices — not just applause — help him grow. Haters, in this reading, are part of a wider chorus that keeps him objective.
On fandom, he resists clinging. Affection, he says, is ultimately about connection to the work, not elaborate gestures to make people stay. That logic underpinned his spontaneous invitation to a fan to attend the show — a decision he attributes to serendipity rather than strategy. He knew some would question why it was that person, but for him the act spoke to the simple grace of timing and chance.
Fame, he concedes, has carried a cost. In the past he struggled with the absence of privacy and even flirted with the idea of walking away. Now, he’s committed to choices that keep him happy, whether onstage or off. He describes a body that gains and loses weight easily and jokes that the only thing worth cutting back is “negative energy”. Eat when you want to eat, he shrugs; life happens once. What matters is doing the work — and doing it with heart.
