, often called as or abbreviated to SDR, is a Japanese popular musical band formed in the late 1970s.

Members

Current members

Regular members

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Supporting members

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Former members

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History

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, first formed the band called in 1979, to participate in the Yamaha Popular Song Contest, where they won the Best Song Award with a song of the '. Since 1981, they've renamed the group as the present , because they desire to show various musical characteristics represented by a

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" and ones of themselves in Revue-style performance. Its earliest recordings were ''STARDUST REVUE'' (the first album) and ' (the first single), both released on May 25, 1981. In its 20th anniversary year of 2001, they toured all over Japan to hold concerts as usual, and then, on August 4, they performed no less than 101 pieces of music in a concert at the Tsumagoi Multipurpose Arena in Shizuoka, Japan. This performance has been recognized by the Guinness World Records as "the most pieces of music performed in 24 hours by a group."

Discography

*Within brackets are release dates.

Singles

# ' (1981.5.25) # ' (1981.11.28) # ' (1982.5.25) # ' (1983.10.26) # ' (1984.5.25) # ' (1985.1.25) # ''Single Night'' (1985.9.25) # ' (1986.3.25) # ' (1986.6.25) # ' (1986.10.25) # ' (1987.2.25) # ''One More Time'' (1987.6.10) # ' (1987.10.25) # ' / ''One More Time'' (1988.4.25)Re-released as a　single CD edition. # ' / ' (1988.4.25) # ' / ' (1988.4.25) # ' (1988.6.25) # ' (1989.2.25) # ' (1989.5.25) # ''Be My Lady'' (1989.7.25) # ''Lonely Snow Bird'' (1989.10.25) # ' (1990.2.10) # ' (1990.9.25) # ' (1991.7.10) # ' (1991.10.10) # ' (1992.1.25) # ' (1993.2.10) # ' (1993.7.25) # ' (1994.4.25) # ' (1995.5.10) # ' (1995.10.25) # ''Get Up My Soul'' (1996.4.25) # ' (1996.10.25) # ' (1997.6.25) # ' (1997.10.15) # ' (1998.5.21) # ' (1998.10.21) # ' (1999.8.21) # ' / ' (2000.5.17)Re-recorded version. # ''What is Love?'' (2000.11.29) # ''My Love'' (2001.11.21) # ''Joanna'' (2002.11.20) # ''My pride,your pride''/''Step by step'' (2003.3.26) # ' with CHAGE and ASKA (2003.9.10) # ' with Yo Oizumi (2004.1.28 Hokkaido-limited edition, 2004.3.31 Nationwide edition) # ''Find My Way'' (2004.7.28) # ' (2004.10.27) # ' (2005.5.25) # ' (2006.1.25) # ''Wake Up! My Heart'' (2007.3.21) # ' (2007.7.25) # ' (2008.8.27) # ' (2009.11.18) # ' (2010.7.21) # ' (2012.2.22)

Albums

Original albums

# ''STARDUST REVUE'' (1981.5.25) # ' (1982.6.25) # ' (1984.7.25) # ''THANK YOU'' (1985.3.25) # ''VOICE'' (1986.4.10) # ''CHARMING'' (1986.12.10) # ''NIGHT SONGS'' (1987.6.25) # ''SUPER DONUTS'' (1987.11.28) # ''RENDEZ-VOUS'' (1988.7.25) # ''In The Sun, In The Shade'' (1989.7.10) # ''ONE & MILLIONS'' (1990.10.3) # ''Brightest!'' (1991.11.6) # ''SOLA'' (1993.3.10) # ' (1994.5.25) # ' (1995.6.26) # ''Ladies & Gentlemen'' (1996.7.8) # ''Goodtimes & Badtimes'' (1997.11.5) # ''Moody Blues'' (1998.11.5) # ''DEVOTION'' (1999.11.20) # ''Style'' (2002.1.1) # ''Heaven'' (2003.4.23) # ''AQUA'' (2004.9.29) # ''31'' (2007.9.5) # ''ALWAYS'' (2008.11.19) # ' (2009.9.16)

Best albums

* ''Best Wishes'' (1990.5.25) * ''LOVE SONGS'' (1994.11.30) * ''STARS'' (2000.3.15) * ''LOVE SONGS'' (2002.4.24) * ''LOVE SONGS II'' (2002.4.24) * ''Best Wishes'' (2002.5.22) * ''HOT MENU'' (2006.3.1) - Certified as Gold award by

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* ''BLUE STARDUST'' (2009.5.27) * ''RED STARDUST'' (2009.6.24) * ''BLUE & RED STARDUST'' (2011.2.23)

Live recordings

* ''FACE TO FACE'' (1992.10.25) * ''SECRET FACE'' (1992.11.28) * ''No Ballads'' (2001.7.25) * ''FACE TO FACE'' (2002.5.22)Re-released edition of the 1992's. * ''SECRET FACE'' (2002.5.22)

References

External links

Stardust Revue official website

Imperial Records official website on Stardust Revue
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