Hong Kong pop stars Mirror step out of their comfort zone on new single ‘Day 0’ featuring Dame D.O.L.L.A, aka Damian Lillard
nme.comrap alter ego of NBA star Damian Lillard – watch the brand-new music video and read the Cantonese pop group’s interview with NME below.Released last Friday, ‘Day 0’ marks the group’s second English-language release, almost a year after they made their international debut with ‘Rumours’.
Today (April 10), the group have followed up with its flashy, neon-streaked music video, which unites Mirror with Milwaukee Bucks star Lillard.Coinciding with Mirror’s fifth anniversary, the single is the group’s thank you to the “fans who have been supporting us from day zero”.
It also landed as Mirror kicked off the North American leg of their first world tour, continuing the group’s proper introduction to the world (two years ago, an accident at a Mirror concert in Hong Kong made international headlines when it left two of their backing dancers with major injuries).Discussing the new release ahead of their London concert at the O2 Arena, NME found Mirror in an ebullient mood.
Asked what they like to do in their downtime, Keung To flung himself into frame, screamed “Eat!” and dipped out for the rest of the chat.The rest of Mirror’s 12 members remembered how ‘Day 0’ forced them to evolve as an act. “The choreography was one of the most challenging parts for us,” Anson Lo said, recalling how they struggled with choreographer Jawn Ha of dance crew Kinjaz. “We all thought that it was the most difficult one in our history.
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