The Peanuts

For the comic strip, see Peanuts. For other uses, see Peanut (disambiguation).
The Peanuts
The Peanuts (Emi (left) and Yumi (right)) in October 1966
The Peanuts (Emi (left) and Yumi (right)) in October 1966
Background information
Born1 April 1941
Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, Japan[1]
OriginJapan
DiedEmi Itō: June 15, 2012(2012-06-15) (aged 71)
Yumi Itō: May 18, 2016(2016-05-18) (aged 75)
GenresKayōkyoku
Occupation(s)singers, actresses
InstrumentVoice
Years active1958–1975
LabelsKing Records
Past membersEmi Itō
Yumi Itō

The Peanuts (ザ・ピーナッツ, Za Pīnattsu) were a Japanese vocal group consisting of twin sisters Emi (伊藤エミ, Itō Emi) and Yumi Itō (伊藤ユミ, Itō Yumi).[2] They were born in Nagoya, Japan on April, 1 1941.[1] As identical twins they had voices only slightly apart in timbre, which resulted in their singing together sounding like a solo artist utilizing double tracking or reverb.

  1. ^ a b Ryfle 1998, p. 101.
  2. ^ Real names Hideyo (伊藤日出代, Itō Hideyo) and Tsukiko Itō (伊藤月子, Itō Tsukiko) respectively.