Keung To

He rose to fame after winning ViuTV's reality talent competition Good Night Show - King Maker in 2018. Keung made his solo debut in June 2019 with the single "No. 1 Seed" (一號種籽).

Keung To
Keung To in 2021
Born	(1999-04-30) 30 April 1999 (age 24) Hong Kong
Occupations	Singer dancer actor
Agent	HKTVE
Musical career
Genres	Cantopop dance pop R&B Hip-Hop
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	2018–present
Labels	Music Nation
Member of	Mirror
Chinese name
Chinese	姜濤
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jiāng Tāo Bopomofo ㄐㄧㄤ ㄊㄠ Yue: Cantonese Jyutping goeng1 tou4 IPA [kœːŋ˥ tʰou˩]

Keung won the My Favourite Male Singer and My Favourite Song award at the Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation [yue] in 2020 and 2021, he is the youngest ever to do so.

Born at Queen Mary Hospital on 30 April 1999. He is an only child. He attended Oi Kwan Road Baptist Church Lui Kwok Pat Fong Kindergarten, Hennessy Road Government Primary School (Causeway Bay), Tang Shiu Kin Victoria Government Secondary School,^{[citation needed]} and graduated with a diploma from Yeo Chei Man Senior Secondary School.

In 2017, Keung participated in the Mainland Chinese talent show Super Boy. He was victorious in the regional trials, becoming one of the four representatives of the region of Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. He finished in the top 30.

2018–present: Mirror

In 2018, Keung participated in the television reality talent show, Good Night Show - King Maker (Chinese: 全民造星) created by ViuTV as contestant #99. On 14 October, he won the competition, finishing with a combined score of 21.4%, determined by a professional judging panel and public votes.

On 3 November 2018, Keung made his debut as a member of boy music group, Mirror, at a press conference with their debut single "In a Second" (一秒間).

2019–2021: Early solo activities

In June 2019, Keung made his solo debut with the release of "Seed No.1" (一號種籽), quickly climbing the mainstream pop music charts, topping at third place.^{[citation needed]}

In July, he held a solo concert, for which tickets quickly sold out. His following two singles, "Atlantis" (亞特蘭提斯), released in September, and "A Little More A Day" (一天多一點), in December, both charted on Hong Kong pop music charts.

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted his plans to South Korea to film a music video for a new song that had already been produced. In response to the pandemic, Keung released the single "The Love Without Words" (also known as "Saying I Love You With My Mouth Covered"; 蒙着嘴說愛你). The music video, directed by Fen Yuen, emphasised the pandemic's effects on the lifestyle of Hongkongers. "The Love Without Words" won Most Popular Song at the 2020 Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation. Keung also won Most Popular Male Singer at the same award show.

On 2 September 2020, Keung released his fifth single "Disease of Loneliness" (孤獨病). In contrast with the styles of his previous songs, the lyrics for this single evokes a deep sadness, revolving around Keung's personal experiences with loneliness, and the melody is more delicate. Keung created and directed the concept of the song's music video, shot in one continuous take. On 15 November, Keung released his sixth single "Love Visa Application" (愛情簽證申請). The song and music video were recorded and produced during Keung's trip to Taiwan. Keung participated in writing the lyrics of the song and the story of the music video.

On 19 March 2021, Keung released "Master Class", a Reggaeton and Blues song, receiving widespread positive feedback. On 29 May 2021, "Master Class" became Keung's first single to top four Hong Kong mainstream music charts. His eighth single, "Dear My Friend," was released on 5 August 2021. The ballad details his grief for his late friend Kin Lam who died unexpectedly in March 2021. The single topped the weekly local streaming charts on KKBOX, Moov and Joox for four weeks. The song also won Most Popular Song at the 2021 Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation, making him the only winner to have won both Most Popular Song and Most Popular Male Singer in consecutive years. On 27 August, Error member Fatboy and Keung released the single "Agent Fat Keung 2.0" (特務肥姜2.0), as a continuation from their first performance together (特務肥姜), in Good Night Show - King Maker.

2021-2023: Self inspection period

In September 2021, Keung announced the completion of the conceptual design of his 9^th solo project, which also incorporated a mini documentary series, released via the Mirror Youtube Channel. Part 1 of the documentary was released on 9th November 2021, titled “Answers” with the second part titled “Questions” released in on 19^th November. Keung expressed that the aim of the docuseries is to show people his most authentic self. In the series, he openly talked about dealing with the immense pressure and how it has affected his emotional health. “Spiegel Im Spiegel” 《鏡中鏡》, Keung’s 9^th solo song made its debut on stage at the MOOV Music on the Road concert, held on 7^th of December 2021. Keung incorporated krumping in the choreography of this particular performance to express the angst induced by the sense of isolation and self doubt that came with fame. The final part of his docuseries was released on 26^th January 2022 where he left himself a reminder of how he dealt with the emotional lows.

He collaborated with singer-songwriter AGA on the single "I Know", released on December 16, marking his first duet with a female vocalist.

Keung released his 10^th solo work “What the Work Says” as a present to the fans on his 23^rd birthday (30^th April 2022), a piece that took a Lennon-esque stance against war and violence recorded at the early stages of the Russian Ukraine conflict. The music video marked the second directorial work by Keung and is a more ambitious piece that drew influences from Broadway productions, and was nominated for best music video in the Asian Television Awards in the same year.

Mirror’s public activities came to a halt in July 2022 after a serious incident at the group’s concert that left 2 dancers with severe injuries. All the members, including Keung, had to take a leave of absence, and they only returned to public eye to promote the TV series “We Got Game” in October 2022. However, on 11^th November, Keung suffered an accident during the 903 All Star Basket Game that left him hospitalized with injuries to his knee and Achille’s heel, requiring surgery and a prolonged recovery.

Despite a long hiatus and only releasing 2 songs in the year, Keung still received accolades at multiple music awards, including Commercial Radio’s Ultimate Song Chart Awards, winning 4^th place of “Top 10 Ultimate Songs” with “Spiegel Im Spiegel”, and the “My Favourite Song” Award with “What the Work Says”. The performance marked Keung's return to stage whilst still recovering from surgery. His emotional and physical condition during the performance led to a slurry of criticism and attacks on social media.

In response, Keung released his 11th solo piece "Dummy", a song filled with self deprecation, in which he reminded himself to stay level headed and never become a mindless dummy. During interview at this period, Keung admitted that he had to dig deep to deal with the negativity resulted from the media attacks but appreciated all the criticism which gave him a chance to inspect his own flaws and improve. The song was revealed at the HKT West Kowloon Music Festival on 2nd April 2023, which later Keung described as "one of the most important performance of his career".

2023-Present: First solo concert and increasing market reach

Keung held "Waves: In my sight 2023" at the AsiaWorld Arena with 4 sold out shows in August 2023. He released his 12th solo record "Ocean" as the title song for this concert series, and collaborated with master choreographer Mui Cheuk-Yin on a much acclaimed opening medley that infused contemporary and Chinese dance styles into the performance.

Keung made his acting debut on the ViuTV television series Retire to Queen. Keung made a cameo appearance in the youth drama series We are the Littles, which aired in December 2020. He starred in the drama series Ink at Tai Ping, which aired in January 2021. In August 2020, Keung began filming for Taiwanese drama Sometimes When We Touch. Filming concluded on 15 November. The series began airing in August 2021. He made his film debut in the Kearen Pang film Mama's Affair, in which he co-stars with Teresa Mo and Jer Lau.

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