Coordinates | 44°13′0″N114°56′16″N |
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Name | The 5.6.7.8's |
Caption | The 5.6.7.8's in concert in Lille, May 2004 |
Background | group_or_band |
Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
Genre | Garage punk, garage rock, surf rock, rockabilly |
Years active | 1986–present |
Label | Rockville, SFT, Au Go Go, Bomba, Hara, Third Man |
Website | Official website |
Current members | Yoshiko "Ronnie" FujiyamaSachiko FujiiAkiko Omo |
Past members | YoshieRicoMikakoEddieAyaYoshiko "Yama" Yamaguchi |
The 5.6.7.8's are an all-female Japanese rock trio, whose music is reminiscent of American surf music, rockabilly and garage rock. They frequently cover songs from American rock and roll. Each member is from Tokyo, Japan.
The 5.6.7.8's first started performing as a quartet in Tokyo, and recruited guest performers during their Australian tour, once even utilizing a male member, "Eddie". They first officially became a trio in 1992, before touring Australia.
The 5.6.7.8's made a brief appearance in the 2003 Quentin Tarantino film Kill Bill Volume 1, where they were shown playing barefoot in an izakaya.
Even though the group mostly sing their songs in Japanese, they do many covers of American rock and roll records from the 1950s to the 1980s. However, their official website and most of their fansites and fanclubs are in Japanese, as they have their biggest following in their home country.
Yoshiko, who plays a Teisco guitar and sports a "Teenage Queen Delinquent" tattoo on her upper right arm, was initially the lead vocalist, but as the band performed more rock and roll songs originally performed by female groups, every member had equal parts in vocals and many songs are performed singing simultaneously.
According to Kill Bill's director Quentin Tarantino, he discovered the music of the 5.6.7.8's after hearing it in an urban clothing store in Tokyo, hours before going to the airport. Tarantino asked if he could purchase the CD from the store, as he had no time to go to a music shop. When the store clerk on duty said no, as the manager was not present at the time, Tarantino offered double the retail price of the CD and acquired it.
They also became renowned for the use of their cover of The Rock-A-Teens song, "Woo Hoo", in advertisements for Carling lager and Vonage VoIP service in 2004. The song reached #28 on the UK Singles Chart in 2004. The follow-up song was "I'm Blue", but it peaked at #71 on the same chart two months later.
The 5.6.7.8's have also toured in numerous countries including China, Australia, the United States, and their native Japan.
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