Hongkonger Ariel Tsang, 20, has been chosen as the newest member of global pop group Now United

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 Simon Fuller, 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.