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	==Members==		==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 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).		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{{efn\|Not to be confused with the [[Yoshiko Yamaguchi\|similarly-named singer and actress]].}}, 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 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.		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.
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	\| page= 201}}</ref> The follow-up song was "I'm Blue"; it peaked at No. 71 on the same chart two months later.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/>		\| page= 201}}</ref> The follow-up song was "I'm Blue"; it peaked at No. 71 on the same chart two months later.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/>

	The 5.6.7.8's have also toured many countries including China, Australia, the United States, and their native Japan. In 2019 had an important participation in Rock al Parque in Colombia, as this was the 25th edition of the ~~iconic~~ festival.		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 ==		== Style and influences ==
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	* "I Need A Man"/"Long Tall Sally" (Planet Pimp, 1993)		* "I Need A Man"/"Long Tall Sally" (Planet Pimp, 1993)
	* "I Walk Like Jane Mansfield"/"Cat Fight Run" ([[Estrus Records\|Estrus]], 1993)		* "I Walk Like Jane Mansfield"/"Cat Fight Run" ([[Estrus Records\|Estrus]], 1993)
	* "Edi Is A Sweet Candy"/"Teenage Head"/"Scream" ([[Rockville ~~Records\|Rockville]]~~, 1993)		* "Edi Is A Sweet Candy"/"Teenage Head"/"Scream" (Rockville, 1993)
	* "The Spell Stroll"/"Roadrunner" (Weed, 1995)		* "The Spell Stroll"/"Roadrunner" (Weed, 1995)
	* "Bomb The Twist"/"It's Rainy" ([[Sympathy For The Record Industry]], 1996)		* "Bomb The Twist"/"It's Rainy" ([[Sympathy For The Record Industry]], 1996)
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	* ''Live At The Garage Rockin' Craze'' split DVD=V with Saturns, The Rizlaz (Radio Underground, 2005)		* ''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)		* ''Once Upon A Time 1992-2008'' DVD (Time Bomb, 2013)

			==Notes==
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	==References==		==References==

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{{Short description|Japanese rock band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = The 5.6.7.8's
| image = The 5.6.7.8's 1994.jpg
| landscape = yes
| caption = The 5.6.7.8's performing in [[Shinjuku]], 1994
| background = group_or_band
| origin = [[Tokyo]], Japan
| genre = {{Flatlist|
* [[Garage rock]]
* [[rock and roll]]
* [[punk rock]]
* [[rockabilly]]
* [[surf music|surf rock]]
* [[Garage punk (fusion genre)|garage punk]]
}}
| years_active = 1986–present
| label = {{Hlist|Time Bomb|[[Third Man Records|Third Man]]|[[Au Go Go Records|Au Go Go]]|[[Sympathy for the Record Industry|Sympathy]]|[[Norton Records|Norton]]|[[Estrus Records|Estrus]]|Dionysus|Hi-Tide Recordings}}
| website = [http://www.the5678s.com/ Official website]
| current_members = Yoshiko "Ronnie" Fujiyama Sachiko Fujii Akiko Omo
| past_members = Yoshie Rico Mikako Eddie Legend Gaku Aya Yoshiko "Yama" Yamaguchi
}}

'''The 5.6.7.8's''' are a Japanese [[rock music|rock]] band from [[Tokyo]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 5.6.7.8's |url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/303075-The-5678s |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=Discogs |language=en}}</ref> with a retro-inspired sound that draws heavily from the 1960s garage rock scene.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 5.6.7.8’s and The Voo-Dooms |url=https://exeterphoenix.org.uk/events/the-5678s-and-the-voo-dooms/ |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=Exeter Phoenix}}</ref> They first started performing as a quartet in Tokyo, and recruited guest performers during their [[Australia]]n 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 [[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 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 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 in the West==
[[File:The_5.6.7.8's_Lille_2004-29-05.jpg|thumb|The 5.6.7.8's in concert in [[Lille]], May 2004]]
The 5.6.7.8's became known in [[Western world|the West]] after their appearance in ''[[Kill Bill: Volume 1]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.laweekly.com/event/the-5678s-davie-allan-and-the-arrows-bloodline-bombon-6113603|title=The 5.6.7.8's, Davie Allan & the Arrows, Bloodline, Bombon|last=James|first=Falling|website=L.A. Weekly|access-date=2017-03-02}}</ref> in which they performed "I Walk Like Jayne Mansfield", "[[I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song)|I'm Blue]]" (a cover of [[The Ikettes|The Ikettes']] song) and "[[Woo-Hoo (Rock-A-Teens song)|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'' 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 shop assistant on duty refused, the manager was called. When Tarantino offered the manager double the retail price of the CD, he acquired it.<ref>''Kill Bill Vol. 1'' DVD Extras, Quentin Tarantino interview</ref>

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 the mid-2000s. The song reached No. 28 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] in 2004.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{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}}</ref> The follow-up song was "I'm Blue"; it peaked at No. 71 on the same chart two months later.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/>

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

== Style and influences ==
The 5.6.7.8's music draws from multiple genres of American music, including [[rock and roll]], [[surf music|surf]], [[rockabilly]], [[doo-wop]], [[punk rock]]<ref name=KEXP/> and [[psychobilly]].<ref name=PM/> According to Yoshiko "Ronnie" Fujiyama, the band wanted to "deconstruct rock 'n' roll into punk music by using distortion and noise and screaming."<ref name=KEXP/> The band's influences include [[Chuck Berry]] and [[Sex Pistols]].<ref name=KEXP/> The 5.6.7.8's sound has been classified as [[garage rock]],<ref name=KEXP>{{cite web |url=https://www.kexp.org/read/2020/5/27/big-united-states-influence-japanese-garage-rock-america/ |title=Big in the United States: The Influence of Japanese Garage-Rock on U.S. Music |last=Douglas |first=Martin |date=2020-05-27 |publisher=KEXP |access-date=2022-02-22}}</ref><ref name=MT>{{cite web |url=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 |title=The 5.6.7.8's, the beloved Japanese garage rock band from 'Kill Bill,' is playing in Detroit on Thursday |last=Jordan |first=Jerilyn |date=2019-05-22 |publisher=Metro Times |access-date=2022-02-22 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/5678s-mn0000919774/biography |title=Artist Biography |last=Eremenko |first=Alexey |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=2022-02-22}}</ref> rock and roll,<ref name=PM>{{cite web |url=https://www.popmatters.com/best-women-led-punk-bands/2 |title=THE 10 BEST WOMEN-LED PUNK BANDS |last=Ensminger |first=David |date=2021-06-14 |publisher=PopMatters |access-date=2022-02-22 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/bomb-the-twist-mw0000256883 |title=Bomb the Twist |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=2022-02-22 }}</ref> [[Garage punk (fusion genre)|garage punk]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/cant-help-it%21-mw0000104489 |title=Can't Help It! Review |last=DaRonco |first=Mike |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=2022-02-22}}</ref> punk rock,<ref name=PM/> rockabilly,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-5678s-mw0000238103 |title=The 5.6.7.8's |last=Graves |first=Karen E. |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=2022-02-22}}</ref> [[roots rock]],<ref name=PM/> [[Surf_music#Surf_punk|surf punk]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://chicagoreader.com/music/5-6-7-8s/ |title=5.6.7.8's |last=Sterzinger |first=Ann |date=2004-09-23 |publisher=Chicago Reader |access-date=2022-02-22}}</ref> and surf rock.<ref name=MT/>

==Discography==
; Albums
* ''Golden Hits of the 5.6.7.8's'' (Tokyo Stiff, 1988) (Hana, 2003)
* ''[[The 5.6.7.8's (album)|The 5.6.7.8's]]'' (Timebomb, 1994)
* ''[[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]]'' ([[Sympathy for the Record Industry]], 1996)
* ''[[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 Records|Estrus]], 1993)
* "Edi Is A Sweet Candy"/"Teenage Head"/"Scream" ([[Rockville Records|Rockville]], 1993)
* "The Spell Stroll"/"Roadrunner" (Weed, 1995)
* "Bomb The Twist"/"It's Rainy" ([[Sympathy For The Record Industry]], 1996)
* "Continental Hop"/"Jump Jack, Jump" ([[Time Bomb Records|Time Bomb]], 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 (The Gong-Gong Song)|I'm Blue]]"/"(I'm Sorry Mamma) I'm A Wild One" (Sweet Nothings, 2002)
* "Rock And Roll Santa"/"Harlem Shuffle" ([[Norton Records|Norton]], 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 Records|Third Man]], 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 Records|Third Man]], 2011)

;Compilations
* ''[[The 5.6.7.8's Can't Help It!]]'' ([[Au Go Go Records|Au Go Go]], Rockville, 1991)
* ''[[Bomb The Rocks: Early Days Singles 1989-1996]]'' (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)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.the5678s.com/ Official website]
* [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]
* {{usurped|1=[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 file at JaME]}}
* {{discogs artist|303075|The 5.6.7.8's}}

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