The Star Club


The Star Club is an influential Japanese punk rock band that was formed in Nagoya in 1977 and has been based in Tokyo since 1987. The band has had a long career with numerous lineup changes, all centered on vocalist Hikage.
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Biography

The Star Club was the first punk band in Nagoya, when they formed in April 1977. Their first release was a live 7-inch vinyl record in 1978 which was "heavily English influenced punk with a rock and roll edge". Into the early 1980s, the band went through several lineup changes while releasing a string of singles, gradually increasing in popularity, with singer Hikage becoming an icon of Japanese punk. The group released their first full-length album in 1983, the live Hot & Cool.
By 1984, the group was topping the independent charts, and signed to the independent Tokuma label, with whom they released the LPs Hello New Punks in 1984 and "Punk! Punk! Punk!" in 1985. The records sold well, and the band was signed to the major label Victor.
The band has been productive over the years, releasing an album of new material every year or so, sometimes dabbling in hardcore punk, sometimes returning to their punk rock roots. The Star Club is still active today, with Hikage as the sole remaining original member.

Members

  • Hikage – vocals
  • Hiroshi – bass
  • ToruXXX – guitar

Former members

;Guitarists
  • Kaoru
  • Ryohjio
  • Kyouji
  • Lou
  • Miki
  • Toru
  • Ken
  • Gazz
  • Uki
  • Mitome
  • Takashi "Bancho" Miura
;Bassists
  • Eddie
  • Kyouji
  • A Killer
  • Nakaz
  • Hana
;Drummers
  • Kouji
  • Bukka
  • Ohguchi
  • No Fun Pig
  • Tatsuya Nakamura
  • Hiro
  • Kishi
  • Keigo Nakata
  • Ryo – drums
  • Masa – drums

Discography

Albums

Hot and Cool Hello New Punks Punk! Punk! Punk! Final Count Ground Zero God Save the Punk Rock – cover albumRock 'n' Roll Rider Oricon Albums Chart Peak Position: No. 61Solid Fist No. 69Frozen Missing Person No. 47Illegal Dial No. 76Message from Prison No. 38Thinking of Murder No. 51Foreigner No. 69Crisis No. 69Violent Patient Ward No. 76Without a Soul Album Brutal Battle Beaten for 41 Minutes and 18 Seconds Pyromaniac Trigger 2001 Where has Punk Gone? Style No. 254Who or Kill the World Breach of the Peace Vintage Breaker – self-cover albumGimmick Redemption of Ecstasy Booster Shot Culture Killer Area Free Energize Social Junk Warning Bell
  • ''Anti-Love''

Singles and EPs

Toll Gate Ahead Club Take One The Young Assassin Shut Up Front Line Hello New Punks – EPPower to the Punks 10 Teenage Challenge Aggressive Teens – Australian only EPRed Zone – Australian only EPLove You Something Where has Punk Gone? – EP

Live albums

  • ''Hot and Cool''

Compilation albums

The Very Best of The Star Club Radical Real Rock Noiz Zone No. 71Silent Violence Cosa Nostra: The Very Best of The Star Club Rave with Fury Best Selection Kitty Missiles The Star Club Best All Time Best! Only S★C No. 165
  • ''Typhoon No.21 We are the Best''