Hong Kong founder of Facebook group for ‘victims’ of superstar boy band Mirror says he is shocked by its explosive popularity
- Tongue-in-cheek page, called ‘My Wife Married Mirror and Left My Marriage in Ruins Concern Group’, is clearing-house for good-natured grousing
- Page has become overnight sensation, and is also popular with members’ wives, who post comments poking fun at their self-pitying significant others
RC, a former tour guide, had been happily married to his wife for over two years when he recently noticed she was behaving strangely.
The 32-year-old, who asked to be identified only by his nickname, said his wife, a nurse, had suddenly become an expert when it came to printing photos and cardboard cut-outs, an authority on a particular brand of washing machine, and an avid consumer of massive amounts of cosmetics and home goods.
As it turned out, all the goods had been endorsed by local singer Keung To, who rose to fame after joining ViuTV’s reality show talent contest King Maker in 2018. He was one of 12 contestants who stole the show that year, and went on to form the boy band Mirror.
RC learned that his 30-year-old wife and her female friends had recently joined Mirror’s fan club, and had been obsessed with everything about the stars ever since.
“She never stopped talking about them, and would suddenly turn smitten whenever she saw their pictures or images on the street,” he says.