Japanese Popstars back with new EP

The Northern Ireland trio release Controlling Your Allegiance today.

Stars in their eyes

Armed with an album that looks set to steamroll its way into the charts and hearts of the world, Edwin McFee meets up with NI’s latest success story The Japanese Popstars to talk about mainstream acceptance, signing to a major label, why Lisa Hannigan isn’t as bad a dancer as you’d imagine, and the joys of working with The Cure’s Robert Smith.

Lisa Hannigan guests on Japanese Popstars album

The Dublin launch takes place in April.

Japanese Popstars ring in new year

Irish electronica heavyweights will be performing a live set at Tripod this New Year's Eve

Let Go

Japanese Popstars serve up psychedelic new video

You can treat your eyes to it here!

He's Electric

They may be Big In Japan. Now Derry's Japanese Popstars are set to be pretty huge everywhere else too. The band have signed to Virgin with the first single, the Jon Spencer hook-up ‘Destroy' released on 30 May. Naturally, the boys are over the moon to be on the same label as The Chemical Brothers and Massive Attack.

Pop Idols

Derry-based dance supremos the Japanese Popstars fill Edwin McFee in on the secrets of the sound that has made them world beaters.

How Japanese Popstars started in a Thurles field!

In the issue of Hot Press published today, the Popstars' Decky Headrock traces the band’s origins to a muddy field in Thurles, but won’t admit who the iconic figure on their new album is...

Japanese Popstars for Derry's Deep Fried Funk at the Nerve Centre, March 16

Support will come from Brazilian electro act, Mixhell and Deep Fried Funk DJs

Japanese Popstars heading away

The Japanese Popstars have announced Irish dates as part of an international tour that also takes in the UK, Europe and US.

We Just Are (Live)

Live effort seals Popstar status.

The Japanese Popstars release festival album

We Just Are: Live is due in September.

The boys east likely to

Their name is full of Oriental promise but, far from growing up in the land of rice-bowls and speaking toilets, retro techno-heads THE JAPANESE POPSTARS hail from the mysterious land of, er, Derry.

Japanese Popstars remix Beyonce

Derry dance mavericks The Japanese Popstars edge ever closer to the big time with a remix of ‘If I Were A Boy’, the lead single from Beyoncé’s new I Am… Sasha Fierce album.

Popstars in the ascendant

Northern Irish electro trio Japanese Popstars are set to build on the success of their debut album with a series of high-profile remixes.

Japanese Popstars to remix Ting Tings

According to our good friends at BBC Radio Ulster, a backstage meeting at Oxegen has lead to Derry electro merchants The Japanese Popstars remixing The Ting Tings.

Big sounds from Derry hopefuls

Everything about Derry electro three-piece Japanese Popstars’ debut effort is big. It’s got big beats, a big sound, big production and most importantly, big balls.

New record for Japanese Popstars

Dance trio, Japanese popstars release their new album to critical acclaim.

Japanese Popstars announce Dublin headliner

Japanese Popstars are set to play a headline gig in Dublin's Tripod next month.

Beats 'n' Pieces: Eastern Promise

Hotly tipped Northern electro funksters JAPANESE POPSTARS are set to sweep all before them with a slew of headline dates and new releases

Japanese Popstars to release Groove Armada remix

Derry electro outfit The Japanese Popstars have come across some famous fans in the form of Groove Armada, who've asked the group to remix one of their tracks.