On what date did the Lady Gaga album, featuring Starsmith's remix of "Bad Romance", release in Japan?
Starsmith Finlay Dow-Smith (born 8 July 1988, Bromley, England), known professionally as Starsmith, is a multi-platinum selling British songwriter, producer, remixer and DJ. He is best known for his writing and production work with artists such as Ellie Goulding, Jess Glynne, Paloma Faith, Kylie Minogue and Clean Bandit as well as his own solo work. He studied a classical music degree at the University of Surrey majoring in performance on saxophone. He has also received widespread acclaim for the remixes he created for Lady Gaga, Robyn, Timbaland, Katy Perry, Passion Pit and Marina and the Diamonds amongst many others. His remix of "Bad Romance" was chosen as the lead remix of the track on Lady Gaga's hugely successful 2010 remix album, "The Remix". He was nominated for the Music Producers Guild Breakthrough Producer of the Year award in 2011 and then again for the Remixer of the Year in 2012.
Japonesque (album) Japonesque (capitalized as JAPONESQUE) is the tenth studio album by Japanese recording artist Kumi Koda. It was released on January 25, 2012 by Rhythm Zone. It was also released just a little under a year after her 2011 album, "Dejavu". "Japonesque" marks Koda's tenth consecutive studio album to be produced by Japanese producer and manager Max Matsuura, amongst many other producers, while she contributes to the album as the lead vocalist, background vocalist, and songwriter to majority of the songs. Recorded in Japanese with minor phrases in English language, "Japonesque" is a Japanese pop album with numerous musical elements such as dance music, R&B, electronica, and rock music.