▁to ▁Seattle , ▁Washington , ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁further ▁his ▁studies . ▁He ▁spent ▁two ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Washington ▁and ▁finished ▁his ▁degree ▁in ▁Graphics ▁Design ▁at ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁School ▁of ▁Design ▁in ▁Prov idence , ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁After ▁gradu ation , ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁web ▁designer ▁at ▁Y ahoo ! ▁in ▁Sun ny v ale , ▁California . ▁ ▁Lo ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁a ▁family ▁where ▁music ▁has ▁always ▁played ▁an ▁important ▁role . ▁His ▁uncle , ▁Ted ▁Lo , ▁is ▁a ▁famous ▁music ▁arr anger ▁and ▁record ▁producer ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁singer ▁song ▁writer ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁in ▁the ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁Children ' s ▁Ch oir , ▁and ▁he ▁developed ▁vast ▁interest ▁in ▁music ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁growing ▁up . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁composer ▁Joseph ▁K oo ▁Ka - F ai ▁invited ▁Justin , ▁aged ▁ 5 ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁and ▁his ▁younger ▁sister ▁Ro x ane ▁to ▁sing ▁in ▁a ▁commercial ▁for ▁Bar bie . ▁ ▁Lo ▁felt ▁that ▁the ▁work ▁at ▁Y ahoo ! ▁was ▁very ▁b oring , ▁so ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁move ▁back ▁to ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁to ▁purs ue ▁his ▁dream ▁of ▁making ▁music . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Lo ▁made ▁his ▁feature ▁film ▁debut ▁with ▁Love ▁@ ▁First ▁Note , ▁co - st arring ▁alongside ▁youth ful ▁sing ers ▁such ▁as ▁K ary ▁Ng , ▁Alex ▁F ong