Dear Jane

Formed in 2003, Hong Kong Cantopop band Dear Jane was inspired by the music of such ’90s pop-punk bands as blink-182 and Green Day. ∙ The group scored their first No. 1 Hong Kong radio hit in 2009 with the rock-influenced “別說話,” from their breakthrough album, XOXO. ∙ In 2012, “Yellow Fever” was named one of the top nine original songs at the New Town Madden Awards, which are given out annually by a popular Hong Kong radio station. ∙ Dear Jane guitarist/vocalist Howie Yung has produced or arranged songs for other notable Hong Kong acts, including Shiga Liin and Kary Ng. ∙ They won the Silver Award in the Best Bands/Groups category at the prestigious RTHK Top 10 Chinese Gold Songs Awards four years in a row, beginning in 2016.