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The Janoskians

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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.

The Janoskians
The Janoskians in 2012. From left to right: Daniel Sahyounie, Beau Brooks, Luke Brooks, Jai Brooks, James Yammouni.
The Janoskians in 2012. From left to right: Daniel Sahyounie, Beau Brooks, Luke Brooks, Jai Brooks, James Yammouni.
Background information
OriginMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
GenresPop
Years active2011–2018
LabelsRepublic 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)
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers
Last updated: 29 May 2021

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, and each member went on to pursue their own solo projects.[4]

Group members edit

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

The group consists of:

  • Beau Peter Brooks, born (1993-07-31) 31 July 1993 (age 30), the oldest of the Brooks Brothers.
  • Luke Anthony-Mark Brooks, born (1995-05-03) 3 May 1995 (age 29), elder twin to Jai Brooks.
  • Jaidon "Jai" Domenic-Matthew Brooks, born (1995-05-03) 3 May 1995 (age 29), younger twin and brother to Luke and Beau Brooks.
  • Daniel John-Richard Sahyounie, also known as "Skip", born (1994-10-31) 31 October 1994 (age 29).

Former members edit

  • James Anthony Yammouni, born (1996-02-27) 27 February 1996 (age 28), was a rapper in the group. He left in 2016[5][non-primary source needed] and continues as a solo artist.

Career edit

2011–2013: Beginnings and "Set This World on Fire" edit

The Janoskians began their YouTube channel in July 2011.[6] They posted their first video in September 2011, and one month later gained 100,000 subscribers. They were featured on Ellen's Dance Dares segment.[7] They appeared in the music video for "Forget the World" by Australian singer Faydee on 14 August 2012.[8]

In 2012, the Janoskians signed a contract with Sony Music Australia.[9] Their first single, "Set This World on Fire",[10] co-written by Beau Brooks, was released on iTunes on 18 September 2012 on iTunes.[11] An official music video was released on 8 October.[12] The group later released five more music videos, taken from each of the members' perspectives.[13][14][15][16][17] "Set This World on Fire", peaked at number 19 on the Australian Singles Chart;[18] it also made it to Top 30 in New Zealand.[19] Their follow-up single "Best Friends" charted moderately in Australia, New Zealand,[20] and the UK.[21]

In late 2012, the group was featured in the MTV Australia web show The Janoskians: MTV Sessions.[22] The show was posted to MTV Australia's website over an 8-week period, and was later added to the "MTV International" Channel on YouTube.[23]

2014–2017: Would U Love Me and Janoskians: Untold & Untrue edit

Lionsgate announced in May 2014 that it had signed a deal with The Janoskians for launching a film featuring them called Public Disturbance, which also features Mike Tyson.[24]

"This Fuckin Song"[25] was released along with a music video on 29 July 2014 on Republic Records. On 2 March 2015, they released the EP Would U Love Me.[26] They released the 'LA Girl' music video[27] the next day on 3 March. The "MoodSwings" music video[28] was released on 19 March and lastly the "Would U Love Me" music video[29] was released on 3 April. Their single "Friend Zone"[30] was released on 7 April 2015 along with the music video.[31][32]

On 28 August they released their first movie Janoskians Untold & Untrue on Netflix.[33]

On 2 November their single "Teenage Desperate"[34] was released, and the music video[35] later released on 12 November. On 17 December another single "All I Want 4 Christmas"[36] was released. On 4 April 2016 the single "Love What You Have"[37] was released. "One More Time"[38] was released as a single on 9 January 2017 along with a music video[39] On 10 May 2017 they released the single "All The Things".[40]

On 9 June, The Janoskians announced on Twitter that James had left the group.

On 1 August 2017 they released the single "Enough"[41] On 29 September they released the single "Oceans"[42] which featured Australian DJ Trifo.

2018-present: Public Disturbance, break up and solo projects edit

On 7 March 2018 the single "Fuck Up"[43] was released. In April they released the first three episodes of the series "AW PAUL"[44] on their YouTube channel. On 28 August 2018, Public Disturbance was released on iTunes, along with the single "We R Us" from the movie.[45]

After August 2018, the Janoskians took an unannounced break from YouTube and stopped uploading videos to the platform. In May 2020, Jai Brooks confirmed that the group had broken up, citing fading interest in maintaining the act as they got older and after they had turned what was originally a hobby into a career.[4] Beau Brooks made a brief return to the channel in 2021 before leaving the channel inactive once again.

In the years afterwards, members of the group pursued solo projects and maintained their social media presence.[4] In May 2024, Beau Brooks revealed that he was working a "normal job" in a factory along with other projects including writing a book.[46]

Online popularity and tours edit

 
A group of teenage fans waiting for The Janoskians at an appearance in Sydney

As of 2019, the group's YouTube channel has over 2.7 million subscribers. Aside from their original and main channel, "Janoskians",[47] they have three additional channels: "JanoVlog",[48] "DareSundays",[49] and "TwinTalkTime".[50] The Janoskians also credit Twitter[51][non-primary source needed] and Facebook[52] for their success.

The Janoskians have completed three world tours in 2013, 2014 and 2016, as well as a sold out one-off Janofest show at Wembley Arena, London in 2015. They appeared in the 28th Annual Kids Choice Awards.[53] On 11 and 12 May 2018, they joined HRVY on his tour.

Criticism edit

The Janoskians have been criticised for their reckless, dangerous and juvenile behaviour, and pushing boundaries too far.[54] 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.[55]

Discography edit

EP edit

Title and details Notes
Would U Love Me
  • Type: EP
  • Released: 2 March 2015[56]
  • 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 edit

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
AUS
[57] 		NL
[58] 		NZ
[59] 		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"[60] /
"This Fuckin Song"[61][62] 		– — — — 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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