The Hong Kong boyband member, who was a dancer prior to Mirror fame, tells us what his new single is about and who inspired him to get into dancing
Stanley Yau of Hong Kong’s hottest boyband Mirror had just released a demo of his first solo single, Never Too Late, on YouTube on Sunday, which was Mother’s Day, and on Monday he was at Testoni’s new store opening at K11 Musea, which he’d attended as a guest of honour. The new location is the brand’s first concept store in Asia, and is dedicated to the Walk Your Own Path campaign, which celebrates Testoni’s century-long dedication to craftsmanship.
“When we were looking for someone to collaborate with, we thought of Stanley,” says Shirley Tai, CEO of Testoni, Asia. “I watched his performance at a variety show once, and felt that what he has been doing [with his career makes him] the perfect match for our campaign.”
Tatler sat down with Yau at the store opening for a chat about fame, fashion and his future plans.
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Congratulation on releasing your first solo song, Never Too Late. What was its inspiration?
My mother doesn’t like going to loud places, so she missed my concert [with Mirror] last year. I finally convinced her to come to the show at Kitec in Kowloon Bay, but in the end, she missed that too.
Not being able to perform for my mother at a live concert has been my biggest regret so far, and this song started from that feeling. And during the creative process, my composer, Wilson Ng Lam-fung, and producer, Carl Wong, felt they resonated with that regret as well, and they thought that the song could be expanded to be a reminder, consolation and inspiration for people around us [who are living with any kind of regret].
