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Rats & Star

Japanese male blackface pop group that specialized in doo-wop-influenced music
Organization musical_group Q904538
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Rats & Star

Summary

Rats & Star is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (552 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • A notable work attributed to Rats & Star is Runaway[3].
  • A notable work attributed to Rats & Star is Machikado Twilight[4].
  • A notable work attributed to Rats & Star is Me Gumino Hito[5].
  • A notable work attributed to Rats & Star is Yume de Aetara[6].
  • Rats & Star's instance of is recorded as musical group[7].
  • Rats & Star's genre is pop music[8].
  • Rats & Star's genre is doo-wop[9].
  • Sha Na Na is named after Rats & Star[10].
  • The Channels is named after Rats & Star[11].
  • Rats & Star's record label is recorded as Epic Records Japan[12].
  • Rats & Star's country of origin is recorded as Japan[13].
  • Rats & Star comprises Masayuki Suzuki[14].
  • Rats & Star comprises Masashi Tashiro[15].
  • Rats & Star comprises Nobuyoshi Kuwano[16].
  • Rats & Star comprises Yoshio Satō[17].
  • Rats & Star comprises Ryōichi Izumo[18].
  • Rats & Star's pseudonym is recorded as シャネルズ[19].
  • Rats & Star's pseudonym is recorded as 大森笑劇研究会[20].
  • Rats & Star's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Rats & Star[21].
  • Rats & Star's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ラッツ&スター'}[22].
  • Rats & Star's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'RATS & STAR'}[23].
  • Rats & Star's start of work period is recorded as 1980[24].
  • Rats & Star's language used is recorded as Japanese[25].
  • Rats & Star's member category is recorded as Category:Rats & Star members[26].
  • Rats & Star's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+5010'}[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Group[28]

  • Country: JP[29]

  • Began / founded: 1980[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5c281371-5d95-43ae-9019-6375707648de[31]

Body

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ラッツ&スター'}[22] and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'RATS & STAR'}[23].

Why It Matters

Rats & Star ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (552 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Related Entities

Japan

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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