The Japanese Popstars

The Japanese Popstars are an electronic act from Derry, Northern Ireland, consisting of Declan McLaughlin aka Decky Hedrock, Gary Curran, and Gareth Donoghue. They are signed to indie label, Gung-Ho Recordings (Gus Gus, Zoo Brazil) in the UK, and Beatink in Japan (home of Underworld, Aphex Twin, and Cinematic Orchestra). Each member has his own alias. The act was nominated for "Best House DJs" at the 2006 World Urban Music Awards, "Best Live Performance" at the 2007 Northern Ireland Music Awards and won "Best Live Act" at the 2008 Irish Music Awards. They were also recently voted "Best Breakthrough Producers" at the DJ Mag Best Of British Awards 2008^{[citation needed]}, awarded "No.1 Dance Album" by Hotpress magazine, and won "Best Live Act" and "Best Album" at the 2009 Irish Music Awards.

Releases

Singles

• "Rodney Trotter" on Dozer Records
• "Dirty Popstars On Your Radio" on Dozer Records
• "EP1" which includes "Delboy's Revenge" & "Sample Whore" on Gung-Ho! Recordings
• Groove Armada Vs The Japanese Popstars "Get Down" on Strictly Rhythm
• "Rise Of Ulysses" on Gung-Ho! Recordings
• "Face Melter" on Gung-Ho! Recordings
• "We Just Are (Finalizer)" on Gung-Ho! Recordings
• "B.C.T.T." on Gung-Ho! Recordings

Albums

• We Just Are (2008)

1. "We Just Are (Intro)"
2. "Sample Whore"
3. "Face Melter"
4. "Delboy's Revenge"
5. "B.C.T.T."
6. "Dr. Frenchy Bernard"
7. "Anthepic: We Have Taken Over"
8. "The Smile"
9. "Rise Of Ulysses"
10. "Total Distorted Mayhem"
11. "F19b (Dropping Bombs)"
12. "We Just Are (Finalizer)"

The Japanese exclusive release of We Just Are has 2 extra tracks: "Uuratt Ta Ta Tat (Ta Tat)" and "The Madness".

• We Just Are: Live (2009)

1. "We Just Are (Intro)"
2. "Sample Whore"
3. "Rushed Jabb"
4. "Total Distorted Mayhem"
5. "F19b (Droppin Dirty Beats)"
6. "Benny Benassi - Electro Sixteen The Japanese Popstars Remix"
7. "Face Melter"
8. "Catapult"
9. "Kid Roppongi
10. "B.C.T.T."
11. "Rise Of Ulysses"

Remixes

• Cagedbaby - "16 Lovers" on Southern Fried/KSR
• Rob Hawk & MySoul - "So Shockin'" on Gung-Ho! Recordings
• Streetlife DJs - "Yo Jay"
• Groove Armada vs. The Japanese Popstars - "Get Down" Strictly Rhythm
• Shinichi Osawa - "Star Guitar" on Data Records
• The Music - "Drugs" on Yes Please! Recordings
• Tong & Spoon - "Gas Face" on Televizion
• Grand National - "Cut By The Brakes" on Sunday Best
• The Ting Tings - "Be the One" on Sony
• Beyoncé - "If I Were A Boy" on RCA
• Beyoncé - "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" on RCA
• Depeche Mode - "Peace" on EMI
• The New Devices - "Everything Good" on Sony
• Benny Benassi feat. Iggy Pop - "Electro Sixteen" on D:Vision
• The Editors - "Papillon" on Columbia

Trivia

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• The band have their very own brand of Nike trainers called JAPSTARS01
• They have been referred to by people (particularly in Derry) as The Jappy Pops, Jap Pops, Popstars or The Japstars

External links

• The Japanese Popstars at MySpace
• The Japanese Popstars at Bebo
• The Japanese Popstars at Facebook
• The Japanese Popstars at Discogs
• PODOMATIC for Japstars Podcasts
• Gung Ho! Recordings's Official Website
• Electric Circus review on The Japanese Popstars