History

• The band was formed in 2003.
• Prior to "Dear Jane", members Adam Diaz and Howie Yung were in an Indie band named "Fuse".
• Their name "Dear Jane" refers to a Dear John letter
  Dear John letter
  A "Dear John letter" is a letter written to a husband or boyfriend by his wife or girlfriend to inform him their relationship is over, usually because the author has found another lover. Dear John Letters are often written out of an inability or unwillingness to inform the person face to face...
  
   but from the point of view of a male writing to a female. The name signifies their music highlighting the point of view of a male.
• They were first signed by See Music Ltd. In 2008, the contract was discontinued and the band was later signed by Music Nation Ltd., the same record company as Aaron Kwok.

Trivia

• Tim appears in several music videos of other Cantopop
  Cantopop
  Cantopop is a colloquialism for "Cantonese popular music". It is sometimes referred to as HK-pop, short for "Hong Kong popular music". It is categorized as a subgenre of Chinese popular music within C-pop...
  
   singers as well as TVB series.
• Howie and Adam have written songs for other Cantopop singers before Dear Jane.
• Jackal was born in Hong Kong and went to school in Taiwan.
• Tim was born and raised in USA. Howie and Adam were both born in Canada
  Canada
  Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
  
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• Their song "男兒當打交" was played on the TVs in the buses in Hong Kong.
• Their song "初哥" features a guitar solo from Hong Kong rock
  Rock music
  Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
  
   legend Paul Wong(黃貫中) from Beyond
  Beyond (band)
  Beyond was a rock band formed in Hong Kong in 1983. The band became prominent in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia. They were also very popular in mainland China. The band was, and still is, widely considered as the most successful and influential Cantonese band from Hong Kong...
  
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• Their debut album's name "100" comes from the 100 shows they played prior to releasing their album.

Discography

• "100" (2006) - by See Music Ltd.
• "XOXO" (2009) - by Music Nation Ltd.

External links

• Dear Jane International Fanclub
• Dear Jane Official Site
• Dear Jane Yahoo! Blog
• Dear Jane MySpace
• Dear Jane interview video + text