C AllStar is a
Hong Kong
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Cantopop
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boy band formed through a singing contest ''Star Hunt'' () held by Kingdom C in 2009. The group consists of four members: King Wu, Kenny Chan, Andy Leung, and Jase Ho. They debuted with the album ''Make It Happen'' in 2010.
The group is best known for its
a cappella singing
and the most prominent song is "Tin Tai" ().
It has won various music awards since its debut, including four times Ultimate Song Chart Award for Group of the Year (Gold), four times JSG Awards Presentation Best Musical Group, etc.
Career
2009–2010: ''Star Hunt'' and debut
In 2009, Hong Kong music label Kingdom C held a singing contest ''Star Hunt'' (). King Wu, Andy Leung, Kenny Chan, and Jase Ho were the four semi-finalists of the contest.
They gained popularity from
busking at the pedestrian zone on
Sai Yeung Choi Street South
Sai Yeung Choi Street () are two streets in Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong, namely, Sai Yeung Choi Street South (西洋菜南街) and Sai Yeung Choi Street North (西洋菜北街). Although officially two streets, local people seldom make distinc ...
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In 2010, they released "Tin Tai" (). They were inspired by a story of a couple in
Chongqing who had been living in the mountains for more than 50 years. The song went famous overnight and was charted on multiple local charts. They also won multiple awards with the song in the following year.
2011–2017: Rising popularity
In July 2011, they held their first concert. They joined Media Asia Music in October.
In October 2013, they released the album ''Cantopopsibility''. The album adopted different music styles, including
trance
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,
bossa nova,
rhythm and blues
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, etc.
In March 2014, they held a concert at the
Hong Kong Coliseum for the first time, named ''Our Woodstock Concert 2014'' ().
In 2017, it was announced that there would be a concert at the Hong Kong Coliseum for the second time. The members competed against one another to win the chance to solo since their producer decided that there wasn't enough time for all four members to solo. The winner was voted by the netizens. At last, Jase Ho won the chance to solo.
2017–2020: Suspension
In January 2017, the group announced that they would be separated after the concert in October. King Wu explained that they feel like the life in the group is somewhat disheartened and they would like to pursue solo activities so that members can evolve in more specific fields.
In the light of
anti-extradition bill protests, the group temporarily reunited and released "You Are Not Alone" () in July 2019, noting "we are all together in the storm".
In August 2020, the group built a virtual
Hong Kong Colliseum stage and held a live virtual
Minecraft
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concert named ''Make It Happen @ 10 C AllStar Virtual Live'' on the 10th anniversary of their debut, becoming the first in Asia to do so.
2021–present: Reunion
On 25 January 2021, C AllStar announced on Facebook that they would officially work as a group again. Three days later, "Together We Strive For A Better World" () was released. The song charted first in all five music charts in Hong Kong.
On 15 April 2021, amid the wave of emigration from Hong Kong, the group released the song "For those who stay, For those who had left" (), quoting the scripts from
''Tenet'': "What’s happened, happened. Which is an expression of fate in the mechanics of the world. It’s not an excuse to do nothing." The song charted first in all five music charts in Hong Kong, making the group become the first to have two songs to do so in the same year.
They held three concerts later in the year, including one with
Joyce Cheng
Joyce Cheng Yan-yee (born 30 May 1987) is a Hong Kong Canadian singer and actress based in Hong Kong. She is the daughter of late Hong Kong comedian Lydia Shum and singer/actor Adam Cheng.
Career
Cheng is of Sze Yup ancestry through her fathe ...
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Discography
Studio albums
* ''Make it Happen'' (2010)
* ''新預言書'' (first edition) (2011)
* ''新預言書'' (second edition) (2012)
* ''To Begin From The End'' (2012)
* ''Cantopopsibility'' (2013)
* ''時日如飛 C AllCollection'' (2014)
* ''生於斯'' (2015)
* ''此刻無價 C AllCollection '' (2017)
* ''人類世'' (2021)
Live albums
* ''2012 C AllLive'' (2013)
* ''我們的胡士托演唱會'' (2014)
* ''生於C AllStar 演唱會 2017 Live'' (2017)
* ''C AllStar集合吧! 演唱會2021'' (2021)
Extended plays
* ''我們的胡士托'' (2011)
* ''Collab Star'' (2015)
* ''LoveaHolic Vol.1'' (2017)
* ''LoveaHolic Vol.2'' (2017)
See also
*
Lai Ying Tong
References
External links
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Hong Kong boy bands
Cantopop musical groups
Musical groups established in 2009
2009 establishments in Hong Kong