A 20-year-old Hong Kong woman who emerged from the same talent show as local heartthrob Keung To of popular boy band Mirror has been chosen to join a global pop group created by the man behind American Idol .

XIX Entertainment, the company that runs the global pop group Now United made up of a rolling international membership, announced on Thursday that its newest addition was Hongkonger Ariel Tsang.

Tsang said in a media showcase that the opportunity had come at a “perfect time”.

“I was in a place where I was very lost and I was thinking about giving up,” she said, adding that she finally felt seen and had fulfilled a goal she had from a very young age.

“It means a lot in the sense that not a lot of people from Hong Kong are seen on an international scale.”

Tsang, described as a singer, rapper and dancer, was formerly a member of the local girl group Strayz after joining the fourth season of ViuTV’s reality talent competition King Maker , finishing in eighteenth place in 2021.

Popular Cantopop boy band Mirror was also spotted on the talent show, with lead singer Keung To now a local star.