Fans throng Hong Kong boy band Mirror event to support Keung To after fall
More than 100 fans of Hong Kong's Cantopop boy band Mirror showed up at a stadium on Wednesday to support their idol, Keung To, who made his first public appearance a day after being rescued
after falling into the sea off Sai Wan
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Keung was one of four members of the popular band joining a scheduled five-hour fans' meeting about their trip to Seoul at MacPherson Stadium in Mong Kok.
Many donned hats and bags from the brand 'To Zero', Keung's personal clothing brand. They also held neon signs with the word 'Keung' in the centre, and stickers of the singer on the margins and in the back.
Fans interviewed by the Post expressed their support for Keung, who fell into the waters off the Western Wholesale Food Market on Tuesday afternoon.
The 26-year-old star later said the fall was 'just a small accident' due to his own carelessness, while the band's management company MakerVille said Keung fell dizzy while jogging by the sea.
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One of the fans, Iris Ho, said she thought the singer suffered from heatstroke when she heard about the news on Tuesday.
'I was mostly worried that he could've had a heatstroke, but he posted that he is all right, so I feel OK now,' she said.
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