The Janoskians (Just another name of silly kids in another nation)[2] was a YouTube comedy group and pop music group from Melbourne, Australia. The group consisted of brothers Beau, Luke, and Jai Brooks, and Daniel Sahyounie and James Yammouni. Their videos include performing gross out humour and pranks on non-consenting members of the public as well as each other, mockumentaries, dares and skits.
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 The Janoskians in 2012. From left: Daniel Sahyounie, Beau Brooks, Luke Brooks, Jai Brooks, James Yammouni. | ||||||||||
| Background information | ||||||||||
| Origin | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |||||||||
| Genres | Pop | |||||||||
| Years active | 2011–2018 | |||||||||
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YouTube information | ||||||||||
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| Genres | Comedy | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 2.35 million subscribers[1] (1 October 2024) | |||||||||
| Total views | 279.7 million[1] (1 October 2024) | |||||||||
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Last updated: 29 May 2021 | ||||||||||
Yammouni left in 2016. In 2018, the Janoskians took an unannounced break from YouTube; it was later confirmed that the group had broken up due to their fading interest in maintaining the act.[3]
Career
editThe Janoskians began their YouTube channel in July 2011.[4] As of 2022, the channel has over 2.4 million subscribers. They also have three secondary channels.[5][6][7] They were featured on Ellen's Dance Dares.[8] They appeared in the music video for "Forget the World" by Australian singer Faydee on 14 August 2012.[9]
In 2012, the Janoskians signed with Sony Music Australia.[10] Their first single, "Set This World on Fire", was released on 18 September 2012.[11] Several music videos were released for the song.[12] "Set This World on Fire" spent 3 weeks on the Australian Singles Chart and peaked at number 19.[13] In New Zealand, the track debuted at number 23; it spent a single week on the chart.[14] Their follow-up single "Best Friends" debuted at number 30 in Australia before falling off the chart the following week.[15][16] In late 2012, MTV Australia released the web series The Janoskians: MTV Sessions.[17][18] In May 2014, Lionsgate signed the group with a movie deal.[19] "This Fuckin Song" was released on 29 July.[20]
On 2 March 2015, they released the EP Would U Love Me, which was preceded by the single "Real Girls Eat Cake".[21] It was their final single to chart in Australia, peaking at number 63; the EP failed to chart.[22] They released several more singles that year.[23] On 28 August they released the movie Janoskians Untold & Untrue on Netflix.[24] That month, they appeared at the 28th Annual Kids Choice Awards.[25] Between 2016 and 2018, they released several singles, including "Oceans" with the Australian DJ Trifo.[26] On 28 August 2018, the film Public Disturbance was released.[27]
After August 2018, the Janoskians ceased using the YouTube platform; Jai Brooks confirmed group's break-up in May 2020.[3] In May 2024, Beau Brooks revealed that he was working a "normal job" in a factory.[28]
Criticism
editThe Janoskians have been criticised for their reckless, dangerous and juvenile behaviour, and pushing boundaries too far.[29] Media commentator Prue MacSween stated that, "Their act – if you can call it that – is so juvenile, and I think really irresponsible. It's astounding the power of the internet now. It just tells you that this global audience can be viral and suddenly nobodies with very little talent can suddenly be known by the world". The group has been criticised for pulling "disgusting pranks on strangers" and for engaging in "sleazy, offensive and intimidating" behaviour around babies and women.[30]
Discography
editEP
edit| Title and details | Notes | |||||||||||||||
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Would U Love Me
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Singles
edit| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||
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| AUS [22] |
NL [32] |
NZ [33] |
UK | ||||||||||||||
| 2012 | "Set This World on Fire" | 19 | – | 23 | 91 | Non-album singles | |||||||||||
| 2013 | "Best Friends" | 30 | 83 | 35 | 58 | ||||||||||||
| 2014 | "Real Girls Eat Cake" | 63 | – | – | 37 | Would U Love Me | |||||||||||
| "This Freakin Song"[34] / "This Fuckin Song"[35][36] |
– | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||||||||||
| "That's What She Said" | – | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| 2015 | "LA Girl" | – | — | — | — | Would U Love Me | |||||||||||
| "MoodSwings" | – | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| "Would U Love Me" | – | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| "Friend Zone" | – | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||||||||||
| "Teenage Desperate" | – | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| "All I Want 4 Christmas" | – | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| 2016 | "Love What You Have" | – | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | "One More Time" | – | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "All The Things" | – | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| "Enough" | – | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| "Oceans" | – | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| 2018 | "F*ck Up" | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||||
| "We R Us" | – | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||
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- ^ Janoskians (4 March 2012). "Ellen's Dance Dare". Archived from the original on 2 May 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018 – via YouTube.
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- ^ Luke Dennehy (15 July 2012). "Video pranks pay off for The Janoskians as they sign deal with Sony". Sunday Herald Sun.
- ^ Vout, Elise (19 September 2012). "The Janoskians release debut single!". MTV. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
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- ^ Hung, Steffen. "charts.nz – The Janoskians – Set This World On Fire". charts.nz. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ "The Janoskians Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". musicvf.com.
- ^ "Janoskians – Best Friends". Top40-Charts.com. Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ Alpe, Lauren (8 October 2012). "Introducing 'The Janoskians: MTV Sessions'!". MTV. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ MTV International (14 December 2012). "The Janoskians Promo – MTV Sessions – MTV". Archived from the original on 24 July 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018 – via YouTube.
- ^ Mike Fleming Jr. "Lionsgate Signs YouTube Pranksters The Janoskians To Movie Deal". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "This F**kin Song by The Janoskians". iTunes. 29 July 2014. Archived from the original on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
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- Real Girls Eat Cake "ARIA Chartifacts 26 May 2014". Archived from the original on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
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- "Oceans – Single by The Janoskians & Trifo". iTunes. 29 September 2017. Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
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- ^ "YouTube Pranksters Crash Mike Tyson's Party in 'Public Disturbance' Trailer (Exclusive)". 13 August 2018. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Former Aussie teenage star reveals his 'normal' life". News.com.au. 8 May 2024. Archived from the original on 7 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
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- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography The Janoskians". New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Archived from the original on 25 July 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
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