The wife of a dancer who was injured when a large screen fell onto the stage during the boy band Mirror's performance last week recently spoke out about the incident.
According to the South China Morning Post Chang Tsz-fung was one of the dancers injured by the screen when it fell last week. In a recent video posted to Facebook, Chang's wife, Catherine Lui, spoke about the incident saying that her husband "could not see the LED screen when it was about to fall down."
"He ran forward and tried to help [Mo Lee Kai-yin] when he saw it happen," she said in the video, discussing the other dancer who was injured by the screen. "He tried to hold the screen, but it was too heavy and he fell under the screen."
The comments by Chang's wife come a few days after the incident, which occurred last week during a performance at the Hong Kong Coliseum.
"A live show by Hong Kong boy band Mirror was cut short on Thursday after a screen fell from [a] height on the stage. It hit dancers below, according to footage shared across social media. Local media reported that at least two were injured," the Hong Kong Free Press wrote on Twitter with the video of the incident.
Shortly after the incident, the Post reported that at least three individuals were injured by the screen, including one of the band's prominent dancers, Mo. The concert was cancelled immediately after the screen fell, with the band's manager telling fans, "I hope you can all leave in an orderly manner.… I'm sorry. I promise to settle your tickets and promise we will handle the show to ensure [everyone's] safety," the Post reported.
In the recent video posted to Facebook, Chang's wife said that some news reports were "falsely" describing his condition and that he was undergoing daily physical therapy. Chang's wife also described the moment her husband noticed Mo was injured by the screen, saying Mo was able to lift the screen and allow Chang to move from underneath it after it fell.
A few days before the screen fell onto the band during their performance, one of the band's singers Chan Sui-fai was seen falling off the stage while speaking to the crowd.
"Sorry for making everyone worry. I was too focused on my words. Only some bruises. I'm a lucky man," the singer said in a social media post after the fall, the Post reported.
Newsweek reached out to the Hong Kong Coliseum and the Mirror band for comment.
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