Anson Kong Ip-sang (Chinese: 江𤒹生; born 16 October 1992), also referred to as AK, is a Hong Kong singer, dancer, actor, and a member of the Hong Kong boy group Mirror. Apart from his group activities, Anson Kong has released solo music and starred in television dramas.
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 Anson Kong at the 2022 Metro Radio Hit Awards | |||||||||||||
| Born | 16 October 1992 | ||||||||||||
| Other names | AK, 畢生江，江爆生，爆爆， 山下一群羊, 上等靚豬兜 | ||||||||||||
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| Agent | Makerville | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||
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| Origin | Hong Kong, China | ||||||||||||
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| Years active | 2018–present | ||||||||||||
| Labels | Music Nation | ||||||||||||
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| Chinese | 江𤒹生 | ||||||||||||
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| Years active | 2016-present | ||||||||||||
| Subscribers | 106,000[1] | ||||||||||||
| Total views | 13.10 million[1] | ||||||||||||
Last updated: 6 January 2023 | |||||||||||||
Life and career edit
Kong was born in Hong Kong on 16 October 1992. He attended SKH Li Ping Secondary School, an Anglican school in Tsuen Wan. Kong auditioned for the Chinese singing competition Super Boy in 2013, at the age of 18.[2] Realising his passion for performing, Kong invested his free time and resources to singing and dancing, eventually winning a contract with a record label.[3] He was sent to Seoul, South Korea to undergo training for a potential debut in a boy group. When his debut was canceled half a year later, Kong returned to Hong Kong to work as a backup dancer.[3] As a dancer, Kong accompanied many Hong Kong singers and made television appearances as an extra, most notably in Barrack O'Karma (2018) as Selena Lee's dancing partner.[4]
In 2018, Kong auditioned for ViuTV's reality talent competition Good Night Show - King Maker and finished fifth place, earning him a spot in the twelve-member boy group Mirror. The group debuted on 3 November 2018[5] with the single "In a Second" (Chinese: 一秒間).[6] Kong was appointed as the band's deputy captain.
Kong made his acting debut in television drama Retire to Queen (2019) with a guest appearance in the first episode. He then starred in the martial arts drama Warriors Within (2020), co-starring Stephen Au and Hedwig Tam.
In February 2020, Kong debuted as a solo artist with his first single "Intentional" (Chinese: 特登), which peaked at number eight on the 903 Top 20 and number three on the Metro Radio Chart. In August 2020, he dropped his second single "Snail" (Chinese: 蝸牛), which was written by his bandmate Ian. The duet version with Ian topped the Chill Club Chart. His third single "Venus Girl" (Chinese: 金星女孩) was released 14 October 2020.
His fourth solo single "Black Breath" (Chinese: 黑之呼吸), released in March 2021, peaked at number two on the 903 Top 20 and Metro Radio Chart. A teaser of a collaboration between Kong and Lokman Yeung was first released on Mirror's Instagram account, as part of their summer project. The single and music video for "Stage Door" (Chinese: 虎道門) was released 20 August 2021.[7] Kong's sixth single "Three Words" was released on November 8.
Kong hosted the variety show Have a Sweet Gym, which premiered on 22 November 2021.[8]
In 2022 Kong's seventh single "Rebound" was released on March 3. This song was a collaboration with Mirror member Alton Wong. Following after, another single "Shinnomaki" (信之卷) was released in May 2022. Kong's first movie appearance is in Love Suddenly (2022). Movie was released on November 17 in Hong Kong. In November 2022, Kong's first drama series as main role, Rope a dope (繩角) was aired in ViuTV. Kong was starred as Chun Au-Yeung, who becomes a professional boxer. Kong also wrote the music for one of the theme song, "Differences Between Us" (我們的相差), for this drama series.
On Dec 1st, 2022, Kong arrived in Vancouver, Canada to film the 5th season of the Hong Kong idol reality show "King Maker". Kong is one of the judges for the North American audition of this show.[9]
In addition, Kong also runs his own YouTube channel with over 100k subscribers.[10]
Filmography edit
Films edit
| Year | Title | Chinese Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2022 | One Piece Film: Red | - | Red-Haired Shanks | Cantonese dub[11] |
| 2022 | Love Suddenly | 忽然心動 | Chung Wong | [12] |
| 2023 | Back Home | 七月返歸 | Heung-Wing | World Premiere at New York Asia Film Festival |
| 2024 | WE 12 | 12怪盜 | [13] |
Television dramas edit
| Year | Title | Chinese title | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Retire to Queen | 退休女皇 | Muscular guy | ViuTV | Cameo appearance (Episode 1) |
| Barrack O'Karma | 金宵大廈 | Dancer | TVB | Extra[14] (prior to debut) | |
| 2020 | Warriors Within | 打天下 | Chi Ho Kwan | ViuTV | Supporting role |
| We are the Littles | 男排女將 | Gym instructor | ViuTV | Cameo appearance (Episode 20) | |
| 2022 | Rope A Dope | 繩角 | Chun Au-Yeung | ViuTV | Main role |
| 2024 | Warriors Within 2 | 打天下2 | ViuTV | [15] |
Variety shows edit
| Year | Title | Chinese title | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Good Night Show: King Maker | Good Night Show 全民造星 | Contestant | ViuTV | Contestant no. 23, finished fifth place |
| Mirror Go | — | Cast member | with Mirror | ||
| 2019 | Mirror Go 2 | — | Cast member | with Mirror | |
| 2021 | Battle of the Throne | 擊戰 | Host | with Kevin Lee and Yoshi Yu | |
| Know Your Ingredients | 今餐有料到 | Host | Ep 35-79 | ||
| Battle Feel | 考有Feel | Cast member | with Mirror and Error | ||
| Be a Better Mirror | 調教你MIRROR | Cast member | with Mirror | ||
| Have a Sweet Gym | — | Host | |||
| 2023 | Shiny Summer - MIRROR+ | 全星暑假 - MIRROR+ | Cast Member | with Mirror | |
| 2023–2024 | MIRROR Time | — | Cast Member | with Mirror |
Discography edit
Singles edit
As lead artist edit
| Year | Title | Chinese title | Music | Lyrics | Arrangement | Producer | Notes |
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| 2020 | "Intentional" | 特登 | Terry Chui | 林寶 | Terry Chui/ Hirsk | Terry Chui | |
| "A Hundred Billions of Maybe" | 千億個或許 | Anson Kong | Oscar | Hilson.C | Ahfa Wong/ Anson Kong | Theme song of Warriors Within | |
| "Snail" | 蝸牛 | Ian Chan | Riley | Terry Chui | Terry Chui | ||
| "Venus Girl" | 金星女孩 | Terry Chui | Oscar | Terry Chui | Terry Chui | ||
| 2021 | "Breath of Blackness" | 黑之呼吸 | Tin Hang @One Promise | Oscar | Tin Hang@One Promise | Terry Chui | |
| "The Three Words" | 三個字 | Tin Hang @One Promise | Oscar | Tin Hang@One Promise | Terry Chui | ||
| 2022 | "Shin no maki" | 信之卷 | Van @Nowhere Boys | Oscar | Nowhere Boys | Carl Wong | |
| 2023 | "Keep Rollin'" | - | Terry Chui & Anson Kong | Oscar | Jeffrey Yip | Terry Chui | |
| "Blue Monkey" | - | Ian Chan | Oscar | Jeffrey Yip | Terry Chui | ||
| "Moonlight" | 月色 | Takase Toya | Terry Chui | Cantonese version of "White Love" | |||
| 2024 | "Guilt Machine" | - | Gareth.T | Oscar | Gareth.T | Terry Chui | |
Collaborations edit
| Year | Title | Chinese title | Music | Lyrics | Arrangement | Producer | Notes |
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| 2020 | "Snail (Duet Ver.)" (with Ian Chan) |
蝸牛 | Ian Chan | Riley | Terry Chui | Terry Chui | |
| 2021 | "Stage Door" (with Lokman Yeung) |
虎道門 | Carl Wong | Oscar/
Lokman/ AK |
Carl Wong | Carl Wong | |
| 2021 | "Stage Door" Acoustic version (with Lokman Yeung, Nowhere Boys) |
虎道門 | Carl Wong | Oscar/
Lokman/ AK |
Nowhere Boys | Nowhere Boys | |
| 2022 | "Rebound" (with Alton Wong) |
- | Carl Wong | Oscar/
Alton Wong |
Carl Wong | Carl Wong | |
| 2022 | "Fight Your Corner" (with Lokman Yeung) |
- | Tin Hang@One Promise | Oscar/
Lokman Yeung |
Tin Hang@One Promise | Randy Chow | Theme song of Rope A Dope |
| 2022 | "Differences Between Us" (with Ashley Lin) |
我們的相差 | Anson Kong | Oscar | Nekothemeow/Terry Chui/Nick Wong | Terry Chui | Ending theme song of Rope A Dope |
| 2023 | "White Love"
(with Takase Toya) |
白愛 | Takase Toya | Terry Chui | |||
Videography edit
Music Videos edit
| Year | Music Video | Director(s) | Co-star(s) |
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| 2020 | "Intentional" (特登) | Himtos Lam | Kate Ng |
| "Intentional" Dance Version (特登) | Himtos Lam | ||
| "A Hundred Billions of Maybe" (千億個或許) | |||
| "Snail" (蝸牛) | Himtos Lam | Shirley Shum | |
| "Snail" Duet Version (蝸牛) | Bart Pau | Ian Chan | |
| 2021 | "Breath of Blackness" (黑之呼吸) | Water Chan | |
| "Stage Door" (虎道門) | Himtos Lam, Tin Po | Lokman Yeung | |
| "Stage Door" Acoustic Ver. (虎道門) | Bart Pau | Lokman, Nowhere Boys | |
| "The Three Words" (三個字) | Maggie Leung, Sheng Wong | Leung Chung Hang, Carol To | |
| 2022 | "Rebound" | Himtos Lam | Alton Wong |
| "Shin no Maki" (信之卷) | 吳啟忠, Tsui Brothers |
Music Film edit
| Year | Music Film | Director(s) | Co-star(s) |
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| 2020 | "Intentional" (特登) | Himtos Lam | Kate Ng |
Cameo edit
| Year | Music Video | Singer |
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| 2020 | 蒙著嘴說愛你 | Keung To |
| 2022 | 東京一轉 | LaiYing Tang |
Concerts edit
| Year | Date | Name | Venue | Note |
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| 2024 | TBA | ”In My Sight” Solo Concert | TBA | [16] |
Awards and achievements edit
| Year[a] | Award | Nominee / Work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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| 2021 | Chill Club Awards | "Snail (Duet Ver.)" (with Ian Chan) | Top Ten Songs of the Year | Won | [17] |
| Anson Kong | Male Singer of the Year | Nominated | [18] | ||
| New Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| 2020 | JOOX Top Music Awards | Anson Kong | Top Recommended New Singers of the Year | Won | |
| 2021 | Artist Recommended by Editors | Won | [19] | ||
| 2020 | Metro Radio Music Awards | Anson Kong | Best New Performer | Won | [20] |
| 2021 | Popular Idol | Won | [21] | ||
| 2022 | Popular Idol | Won | [22] |
Notes edit
- ^ Indicates the year of ceremony. Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.
References edit
- ^ a b "About ansonkong1016". YouTube.
- ^ "2013快樂男聲香港直通區". Eastweek (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 13 May 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ a b "【江熚生．姜濤．陳卓賢｜自傳 】". MRRM (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). October 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ Lee, Yuen-man (7 October 2019). "【金宵大廈】李施嬅跳Sexy Dance未算爆 仲有人氣組合成員共舞". HK01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ 陳栢宇 (3 November 2018). "【全民造星】男團MIRROR九展騷紅館價？ 花姐：啲飛賣晒都會蝕！" (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). HK01. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "Mirror出道唔見肥仔 姜濤冇得做隊長" (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Oriental Daily News. 3 November 2018. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "Anson Kong、Lokman合作新歌《虎道門》，MV藏暖心細節｜Anson Kong為甚麼是MIRROR隱藏寶藏？ | Art | Madame Figaro Hong Kong". 6 December 2021. Archived from the original on 6 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Have A Sweet Gym｜AK學整酸種蛋撻 俘虜盧覓雪芳心 (18:48) - 20211118 - SHOWBIZ - 明報OL網". 18 November 2021. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ Hui (10 December 2022). "Thunderous cheers at Richmond debut of Hong Kong superstars Mirror". Richmond News. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "Anson Kong - YouTube". YouTube.
- ^ "AK江𤒹生@MIRROR挑戰為《海賊王》配音超額完成 盼為港人炮製本土動畫". am730. 12 August 2022.
- ^ "AK@MIRROR處男電影《忽然心動》下月17日上映". Sky Post. 6 October 2022.
- ^ "MIRROR全員拍攝電影《12怪盜》 造型照曝光". Ming Pao Daily News. 13 March 2023.
- ^ "Anson Kong in Barrack O'Karma". TVB.
- ^ "AK江𤒹生30歲生日預告拍《打天下2》". Sky Post HK. 16 October 2022.
- ^ "MIRROR "In My Sight" Solo Concert 2023/24". Facebook. MakerVille. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ "ViuTV首個樂壇頒獎禮《Chill Club推介榜年度推介20/21》 林家謙橫掃六獎成最大贏家 自言壓力大：想返去做幕後". Yahoo! HK (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 18 April 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "《CHILL CLUB年度推介20/21》完整入圍名單". Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "【JOOX TOP聽推介全年榜】MIRROR成大贏家 Edan獲年度新人兼宣布月底首辦個人線上音樂會". Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "《新城勁爆頒獎禮2020》完整得獎名單 共頒61個獎10歌手奪兩獎". Bastille Post (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 30 December 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ 研數達人 (28 December 2021). "新城頒獎禮2021". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "新城勁爆2022". AM730 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 29 December 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
External links edit
- Anson Kong on Facebook
- Anson Kong on Instagram
- Anson Kong's channel on YouTube
- Mirror on Facebook
- Mirror on Instagram