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distinguish2|the single 5,6,7,8 One source|date=April 2011Infobox musical artist| name = The 5.6.7.8's| image = The_5.6.7.8's_Lille_2004-29-05.jpg| 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& ndash;present| label = Dutch East India Trading|Rockville , Striving For Togetherness Records|SFT , Au Go Go Records|Au Go Go , Bomba, Hara, Third Man Records|Third Man | website = http://www.the5678s.net/ Official website| current_members = Yoshiko "Ronnie" Fujiyama Sachiko Fujii Akiko Omo| past_members = Yoshie Rico Mikako Eddie Aya Yoshiko "Yama" Yamaguchi'''The 5.6.7.8's are an all-female Japanese Rock music|rock trio, whose music is reminiscent of Americas|American surf music , rockabilly and garage rock . They frequently cover version|cover songs from United States|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 Australia n 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 in an izakaya .
Members
The 5.6.7.8's formed when Sachiko and Yoshiko "Ronnie" Fujiyama, two sisters from Tokyo who both shared a passion for rock and roll, founded the band in 1986 with two other members. Originally, the line-up consisted of Yoshiko on Singing|vocals and guitar , Rico on second guitar, Yoshie on bass guitar and Sachiko on Drum kit|drums . After several line-up changes (including the bassist Yoshiko "Yama" Yamaguchi, who was the bassist featured in the Kill Bill movie), the band eventually became a threesome after Rico and Yoshie's departures. Yoshiko and Sachiko are still the main components in the band, and now Akiko Omo has rejoined the band as the bass guitarist (She originally joined the 5.6.7.8's in the early 1990s).
Even though the group mostly sing their songs in Japanese language|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.
The 5.6.7.8's became known in the Western world|West after their appearance in Kill Bill Vol. 1 , in which they performed "I Walk Like Jayne Mansfield ", "I'm Blue" (a cover of The Ikettes|The Ikettes' song) and " Woo Hoo " in a Tokyo club, "The House Of Blue Leaves". On the Special Bonus Features of the Kill Bill Volume 1 DVD, one of the specials featured a live performance which shows the 5.6.7.8's singing "I Walk Like Jayne Mansfield" and "I'm Blue" during filming of the movie. The 5.6.7.8's song "The Barracuda" is featured in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift soundtrack.
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. Kill Bill Vol. 1 DVD Extras, Quentin Tarantino interview
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.cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 201 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.
http://nippop.com/artist/artist_id-24/artist_name-the_5_6_7_8_s/ Nippop Profile | The 5.6.7.8's
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fm20031116sb.html The Japan Times Online: Article Interview With The 5.6.7.8's
http://www.jmusicamerica.com/us/database-artists-overview-457-5-6-7-8-s-the-.html The 5.6.7.8's file at JaME
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