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Japanese rock band

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The 5.6.7.8's The 5.6.7.8's performing in Shinjuku, 1994 Background information Origin Tokyo, Japan Genres Garage rock rock and roll punk rock rockabilly surf rock garage punk Years active 1986–present Labels Time Bomb Third Man Au Go Go Sympathy Planet Pimp Norton Estrus Dionysus Hi-Tide Recordings Members Yoshiko "Ronnie" Fujiyama Sachiko Fujii Akiko Omo Past members Yoshie Rico Mikako Eddie Legend Gaku Aya Yoshiko "Yama" Yamaguchi Website Official website

**The 5.6.7.8's** are a Japanese [rock](/source/Rock_music) band from [Tokyo](/source/Tokyo)[1] with a retro-inspired sound that draws heavily from the 1960s garage rock scene.[2] They first started performing as a quartet in Tokyo, and recruited guest performers during their [Australian](/source/Australia) tour. They became a trio in 1992, before touring Australia.

## 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 vocals and lead guitar, Rico on second guitar, Yoshie on bass guitar and Sachiko on drums. After several line-up changes (including bassist Yoshiko "Yama" Yamaguchi[a], who was the bassist featured in the *Kill Bill* movie), the band eventually became a trio after Rico's 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](/source/Japanese_language), 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](/source/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 in the West

The 5.6.7.8's in concert in [Lille](/source/Lille), May 2004

The 5.6.7.8's released a string of recordings on American independent record labels in the mid-1990s, such as [Estrus Records](/source/Estrus_Records),[3] [Planet Pimp Records](/source/Planet_Pimp_Records),[4] and [Sympathy For The Record Industry](/source/Sympathy_for_the_Record_Industry),[5] but did not become widely known in [the West](/source/Western_world) until after their appearance in the 2003 film *[Kill Bill: Volume 1](/source/Kill_Bill%3A_Volume_1)*,[6] in which they performed "I Walk Like Jayne Mansfield", "[I'm Blue](/source/I'm_Blue_(The_Gong-Gong_Song))" (a cover of [The Ikettes'](/source/The_Ikettes) song) and "[Woo Hoo](/source/Woo-Hoo_(Rock-A-Teens_song))" 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](/source/The_Fast_and_the_Furious%3A_Tokyo_Drift)* soundtrack.

According to *Kill Bill* director [Quentin Tarantino](/source/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 shop assistant on duty refused, the manager was called. When Tarantino offered the manager double the retail price of the CD, he acquired it.[7]

They also became renowned for the use of their cover of [The Rock-A-Teens](/source/The_Rock-A-Teens) song, "Woo Hoo", in advertisements for [Carling](/source/Carling) lager and [Vonage](/source/Vonage) [VoIP](/source/VoIP) service in the mid-2000s. The song reached No. 28 on the [UK Singles Chart](/source/UK_Singles_Chart) in 2004.[8] The follow-up song was "I'm Blue"; it peaked at No. 71 on the same chart two months later.[8]

The 5.6.7.8's have also toured many countries including China, Australia, the United States, and their native Japan. In 2019, they had an important participation in Rock al Parque in Colombia, as this was the 25th edition of the festival.

## Style and influences

The 5.6.7.8's music draws from multiple genres of American music, including [rock and roll](/source/Rock_and_roll), [surf](/source/Surf_music), [rockabilly](/source/Rockabilly), [doo-wop](/source/Doo-wop), [punk rock](/source/Punk_rock)[9] and [psychobilly](/source/Psychobilly).[10] According to Yoshiko "Ronnie" Fujiyama, the band wanted to "deconstruct rock 'n' roll into punk music by using distortion and noise and screaming."[9] The band's influences include [Chuck Berry](/source/Chuck_Berry) and [Sex Pistols](/source/Sex_Pistols).[9] The 5.6.7.8's sound has been classified as [garage rock](/source/Garage_rock),[9][11][12] rock and roll,[10][13] [garage punk](/source/Garage_punk_(fusion_genre)),[14] punk rock,[10] rockabilly,[15] [roots rock](/source/Roots_rock),[10] [surf punk](/source/Surf_music#Surf_punk)[16] and surf rock.[11]

## Discography

**Albums**

- *Golden Hits of the 5.6.7.8's* (Tokyo Stiff, 1988) (Hana, 2003)

- *[The 5.6.7.8's](/source/The_5.6.7.8's_(album))* (Timebomb, 1994)

- *[Teenage Mojo Workout](/source/Teenage_Mojo_Workout)* (Timebomb, 2002)

- *Tanukigoten* (Timebomb, 2014)

**EPs**

- *Mondo Girls A-Go-Go* (1989)

- *I Was a Teenage Cave Woman !!!* (Tokyo Karate, 1991)

- *[Bomb the Twist](/source/Bomb_the_Twist)* ([Sympathy for the Record Industry](/source/Sympathy_for_the_Record_Industry), 1996)

- *[Pin Heel Stomp](/source/Pin_Heel_Stomp)* (Timebomb, 1998)

- *Pretty Little Lily Can Dance No More* 7" inch/CD EP (Deckrec, 2002)

**Singles**

- "Ah-So"/"She Was A Mau-Mau" (Giant Claw, 1992)

- "I Need A Man"/"Long Tall Sally" (Planet Pimp, 1993)

- "I Walk Like Jane Mansfield"/"Cat Fight Run" ([Estrus](/source/Estrus_Records), 1993)

- "Edi Is A Sweet Candy"/"Teenage Head"/"Scream" (Rockville, 1993)

- "The Spell Stroll"/"Roadrunner" (Weed, 1995)

- "Bomb The Twist"/"It's Rainy" ([Sympathy For The Record Industry](/source/Sympathy_For_The_Record_Industry), 1996)

- "Continental Hop"/"Jump Jack, Jump" ([Time Bomb](/source/Time_Bomb_Records), 1997)

- "The Barraacyda"/"Tallahassee Lassie" (Time Bomb, 1997)

- "Silly Willy"/"Mr. Lee" (Dionysus, 1998)

- "Come See Me"/"Mashed Potato"/"Gerupin Rock" (Thunderbaby, 1994)

- "[I'm Blue](/source/I'm_Blue_(The_Gong-Gong_Song))"/"(I'm Sorry Mamma) I'm A Wild One" (Sweet Nothings, 2002)

- "Rock And Roll Santa"/"Harlem Shuffle" ([Norton](/source/Norton_Records), 2003

- "Woo Hoo"/"Guitar Date" (Sweet Nothings, 2004)

- Split 7" single with The Church Keys - "19th Nervous Breakdown" (Norton, 2004)

- Sho-Jo-Ji (The Hungry Racoon)"/"Charuema Sobaya (The Soba Song)" ([Third Man](/source/Third_Man_Records), 2011)

- Great Balls Of Fire"/"Hanky Panky" (Third Man, 2011)

- "Mothra" b/w "Dream Boy" (Time Bomb, 2014)

- "I Walk Like Jane Mansfield"/"Battle Without Honor Or Humanity (Kill Bill Theme)" (Time Bomb, 2017)

- "The Barracuda"/"Movin'" (Time Bomb, 2017)

- *Steel Rats (Vinyl Special Edition)* Split 7" single with Arkadiusz Reikowski - "The Hoovering" (Tate Multimedia, 2018)

- "Woo-Hoo"/"Dream Boy" (Time Bomb, 2018)

- Split 7"single with Bloodshot Bill - "My Little Muck Muck" (Time Bomb, 2019)

- "Nutrocker"/"Chopped Onion Boogie" (The 5, 6, 7, 8's; 2019)

- "My Little Muck Muck" (Pig Baby)

**Live**

- *Live at Third Man Records* ([Third Man](/source/Third_Man_Records), 2011)

**Compilations**

- *[The 5.6.7.8's Can't Help It!](/source/The_5.6.7.8's_Can't_Help_It!)* ([Au Go Go](/source/Au_Go_Go_Records), Rockville, 1991)

- *[Bomb The Rocks: Early Days Singles 1989-1996](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bomb_The_Rocks:_Early_Days_Singles_1989-1996&action=edit&redlink=1)* (Timebomb, 2003)

- *Best Hits of the 5.6.7.8's* (Timebomb, 2019)

**Videos**

- *Squid Heaven Complete Edition Video 6* VHS (Ika-Ten, 1989) - "Motor Cycle Go-G0-Go"

- *Where The Action Is!: Soft, Hell!* VHS (Jungle Life/LAFF International/Soft, Hell!, 1996) - "Three Cool Cats"

- *The Wild Weekend Video* VHS/PAL (Exotic Entertainment, 1998)

- *Bottle Up & Go!: Soft, Hell! Video Compilation #2* VHS (Jungle Life/LLAFF International/Soft, Hell!, 1998) - "Bomb The Twist"

- *Kill Bill Volume 1* (Blu-ray) (Miramax/Roadshow Entertainment, 2003) - "I Walk Like Jane Mansfield", "I'm Blue" Both played live as a special feature

- *Soft, Hell! Video Compilation Special Edition* Ltd. 2XVHS (Soft, Hell!) - "Three Cool Cats", "Bomb The Twist"

- *Live At The Garage Rockin' Craze* split DVD=V with Saturns, The Rizlaz (Radio Underground, 2005)

- *Once Upon A Time 1992-2008* DVD (Time Bomb, 2013)

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Not to be confused with the [similarly-named singer and actress](/source/Yoshiko_Yamaguchi).

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["The 5.6.7.8's"](https://www.discogs.com/artist/303075-The-5678s). *Discogs*. Retrieved 2024-12-10.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["The 5.6.7.8's and The Voo-Dooms"](https://exeterphoenix.org.uk/events/the-5678s-and-the-voo-dooms/). *Exeter Phoenix*. Retrieved 2024-12-10.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** The 5.6.7.8's (1998). ["'I Walk Like Jayne Mansfield' - Estrus Records"](https://www.discogs.com/master/286144-The-5678s-I-Walk-Like-Jayne-Mansfield). *Discogs*.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_numeric_names:_authors_list))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** The 5.6.7.8's (1993). ["'I Need A Man' - Planet Pimp Records"](https://www.discogs.com/master/110581-The-5678s-I-Need-A-Man). *Discogs*.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_numeric_names:_authors_list))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** The 5.6.7.8's (1996). ["'Bomb The Twist / It's Rainy' - Sympathy For The Record Industry"](https://www.discogs.com/release/668292-The-5678s-Bomb-The-Twist-Its-Rainy).{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_numeric_names:_authors_list))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** James, Falling. ["The 5.6.7.8's, Davie Allan & the Arrows, Bloodline, Bombon"](http://www.laweekly.com/event/the-5678s-davie-allan-and-the-arrows-bloodline-bombon-6113603). *L.A. Weekly*. Retrieved 2017-03-02.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** *Kill Bill Vol. 1* DVD Extras, Quentin Tarantino interview

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums_9-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums_9-1) Roberts, David (2006). *British Hit Singles & Albums* (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 201. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-904994-10-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-904994-10-5).

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1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-PM_11-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-PM_11-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-PM_11-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-PM_11-3) Ensminger, David (2021-06-14). ["THE 10 BEST WOMEN-LED PUNK BANDS"](https://www.popmatters.com/best-women-led-punk-bands/2). PopMatters. Retrieved 2022-02-22.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-MT_12-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-MT_12-1) Jordan, Jerilyn (2019-05-22). ["The 5.6.7.8's, the beloved Japanese garage rock band from 'Kill Bill,' is playing in Detroit on Thursday"](https://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/the-5678s-the-beloved-japanese-garage-rock-band-from-kill-bill-is-playing-in-detroit-on-thursday/Content?oid=21710274). Metro Times. Retrieved 2022-02-22.

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. ["Bomb the Twist"](https://www.allmusic.com/album/bomb-the-twist-mw0000256883). AllMusic. Retrieved 2022-02-22.

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## External links

- [Official website](http://www.the5678s.com/)

- [Nippop Profile | The 5.6.7.8's](http://nippop.com/artist/artist_id-24/artist_name-the_5_6_7_8_s/)

- [The Japan Times Online: Article Interview With The 5.6.7.8's](http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fm20031116sb.html)

- [The 5.6.7.8's file at JaME](https://archive.today/20130103132600/http://www.jmusicamerica.com/us/database-artists-overview-457-5-6-7-8-s-the-.html)

- [The 5.6.7.8's](https://www.discogs.com/artist/303075) discography at [Discogs](/source/Discogs)

v t e The 5.6.7.8's Yoshiko Watanabe Sachiko Fujii Akiko Omo Studio albums The 5.6.7.8's Teenage Mojo Workout EPs Bomb the Twist Pin Heel Stomp Compilations The 5.6.7.8's Can't Help It! Bomb the Rocks: Early Days Singles 1989–1996 Record labels Third Man

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