The Janoskians

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The Janoskians
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The Janoskians in 2012. From left to right: Daniel Sahyounie, Beau Brooks, Luke Brooks, Jai Brooks, James Yammouni.
Background information
Origin Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres Pop
Years active2011–2018
Labels Republic since March 2014, [1] previously Sony Music Australia
Past members
YouTube information
Channel
GenresComedy
Subscribers2.41 million subscribers [2]
(9 January 2022)
Total views276.2 million [2]
(9 January 2022)
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg100,000 subscribers
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg1,000,000 subscribers
Last updated: 29 May 2021

The Janoskians (Just another name of silly kids in another nation) [3] was a YouTube comedy group and pop music group from Melbourne, Australia. The group consisted of elder brother Beau Brooks, twins Luke and Jai Brooks, and friends Daniel Sahyounie and James Yammouni.

Contents

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.

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. [4]

Group members

All original five members were born in Melbourne. Three of them are brothers: Beau is the eldest; Luke and Jai are twins.

The group consisted of:

Career

2011–2015: "Set This World on Fire", Would U Love Me, and Janoskians: Untold & Untrue

The Janoskians began their YouTube channel in July 2011. [6] As of 2022, the channel has over 2.4 million subscribers. They also have three secondary channels. [7] [8] [9] They were featured on Ellen 'sDance Dares segment. [10] They appeared in the music video for "Forget the World" by Australian singer Faydee on 14 August 2012. [11]

In 2012, the Janoskians were signed with Sony Music Australia. [12] Their first single, "Set This World on Fire", was released on 18 September 2012. [13] Several music videos were released for the song. [14] "Set This World on Fire" spent 3 weeks on the Australian Singles Chart and peaked at number 19. [15] In New Zealand, the track debuted at number 23; it spent a single week on the chart. [16] Their follow-up single "Best Friends" experienced less success, debuting at number 30 in Australia before falling off the chart the following week. [17] [18] In late 2012, MTV Australia released the web series The Janoskians: MTV Sessions. [19] [20] In May 2014, Lionsgate signed the group with a movie deal. [21] "This Fuckin Song" was released on 29 July. [22]

On 2 March 2015, they released the EP Would U Love Me, which was preceded by the single "Real Girls Eat Cake". [23] The song was their final single to impact the Australian Singles chart, where it peaked at number 63. [24] The EP itself failed to chart. Would U Love Me was paired with music videos for each song, released bi-weekly beginning on 3 March. [25] [26] [27] Later singles released that year were "Friend Zone" on 7 April, "Teenage Desperate" on 2 November, and "All I Want 4 Christmas" on 17 December. [28] On 28 August they released the movie Janoskians Untold & Untrue on Netflix. [29] That month, they appeared at the 28th Annual Kids Choice Awards. [30]

2016–2018: Single releases, Public Disturbance, and break up

On 4 April 2016 the single "Love What You Have" was released. [31] In 2017, they continued releasing non-album singles, including "One More Time" on 9 January, "All The Things" on 10 May, "Enough" on 1 August, and "Oceans" with the Australian DJ Trifo on 29 September. [32] On 9 June, The Janoskians announced that James had left the group. On 7 March 2018 the single "Fuck Up" [33] was released. On 28 August, the film Public Disturbance was released, along with the single "We R Us". [34]

After August 2018, the Janoskians took an unannounced break from YouTube and ceased using the platform. In May 2020, Jai Brooks confirmed that the group had broken up. [4] In May 2024, Beau Brooks revealed that he was working a "normal job" in a factory. [35]

Criticism

The Janoskians have been criticised for their reckless, dangerous and juvenile behaviour, and pushing boundaries too far. [36] 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. [37]

Discography

EP

Title and detailsNotes
Would U Love Me
  • Type: EP
  • Released: 2 March 2015 [38]
  • Record label: Republic Records
    (division of UMG Recordings)
No.TitleLength
1."Would U Love Me"3:00
2."MoodSwings"2:59
3."L.A. Girl"3:28
4."Real Girls Eat Cake"2:51

Singles

YearTitlePeak chart positionsAlbum
AUS
[24] 		NL
[39] 		NZ
[40] 		UK
2012"Set This World on Fire"19–2391Non-album singles
2013"Best Friends"30833558
2014"Real Girls Eat Cake"63––37Would U Love Me
"This Freakin Song" [41] /
"This Fuckin Song" [42] [43] 		–———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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