is a Japanese vocal group consisting of twin sisters Emi Itō and Yumi Itō . They were born in Tokoname

Tokoname, Aichi

is a city located in Aichi, Japan.As of 2006, the city has an estimated population of 52,301 and the density of 1,023.56 persons per km². The total area is 48.59 km².The city was founded on April 1, 1954....

, Aichi, (Japan) on April 1, 1941; soon after their birth, the family moved to Nagoya.

In the first years they sung Japanese covers of standards, foreign hits, and Japanese folk songs, then they began singing originals, written by their producer, Hiroshi Miyagawa, and such songwriters as Koichi Sugiyama

Koichi Sugiyama

is a Japanese music composer, council member of JASRAC , and honorary chairman of the Japanese Backgammon Society...

 and Rei Nakanishi

Rei Nakanishi

Rei Nakanishi is a Japanese novelist and songwriter.-Career:Nakanishi was born Reizō Nakanishi in Mudanjiang, Manchukuo. He graduated from Kudan High School in Tokyo and received a degree in French literature from Rikkyo University...

. Later they embarked on a brief acting career, notably in the 1964 film Mothra vs. Godzilla

Mothra vs. Godzilla

is a 1964 science fiction kaiju film directed by Ishirō Honda. It was the fourth film to be released in the Godzilla series, produced by Toho Company Ltd...

. The pair retired from performance in 1975.

They are remembered most for their versions of European songs and for a handful of Japanese pop songs, such as "Furimukanaide" ("Don't Turn Around"). Their performing style played heavily on their being nearly identical twins with voices only slightly apart in pitch (making a duet sound like a solo artist using reverb).

Discography

• 可愛いピーナッツ (kawaii pinattsu) 1959
• ピーナッツ民謡お国めぐり (pinattsu minyou okuni meguri) 1960
• The Hit Parade 1960
• I'll see you in my dreams 1961
• The Hit Parade Vol.2 1962
• The Hit Parade Vol.3 1962
• The Folk Songs 1963
• Popular Standards 1963
• The Hit Parade 1963
• The Hit Parade Vol.4 1964
• The Hit Parade Vol.5 1964
• The Hit Parade Vol.6 1965
• Souvenirs aus Tokio 1965
• The Hit Parade Vol.6 Around the Europe 1966
• ザ・ピーナッツ・デラックス (The Peanuts Deluxe) 1967
• Golden Deluxe 1968
• Feelin' Good new dimension of the Peanuts 1970
• ザ・ピーナッツ・ダブル・デラックス (The Peanuts Double Deluxe) 1971
• ザ・ピーナッツ・ベスト・アルバム (The Peanuts Best Album) 1971
• 華麗なるフランシス・レイ・サウンド ザ･ピーナッツ最新映画主題歌を歌う (kareinaru furanshisu rei saundo The Peanuts saishin eiga jyudaika wo utau) 1971
• 世界の女たち (sekai no onnatachi) 1972
• Superdisc 20 1972
• ザ・ピーナッツ・オン・ステージ (The Peanuts On Stage) 1972
• ザ・ピーナッツ・ベスト２０／指輪のあとに (The Peanuts Best 20 / yubiwa no atoni) 1973
• 情熱の砂漠 (jyonetsu no sabaku) 1973
• Superdisc 20 1973
• 気になる噂／ベスト・オブ・ザ・ピーナッツ (ki ni naru uwasa/Best Of The Peanuts) 1974
• ザ・ピーナッツベスト２０ (The Peanuts Best 20) 1974
• Eternal! 1975
• ザ・ピーナッツ・ベスト２０ (The Peanuts - Best 20) 1975
• Big Star Series ザ・ピーナッツ (Big Star Series The Peanuts) 1976
• Big Star W Series ザ・ピーナッツ (Big Star W Series The Peanuts) 1977
• The Peanuts Original 1978
• The Peanuts Pops 1978
• The Peanuts Love 1978
• Best Star W Deluxe 1979
• スーパースター・ベスト・アルバム ザ・ピーナッツ (Super Star Best Album The Peanuts) 1979
• Monument 1980
• ザ・ピーナッツ・ベスト (The Peanuts Best) 1980
• The Peanuts History Vol.1 1983
• The Peanuts History Vol.2 1983
• ザ・ピーナッツ・ベスト 1984
• 復刻盤　ザ・ピーナッツ・オン・ステージ (fukkokuban The Peanuts On Stage) 1984
• ザ・ピーナッツ・ベスト・アルバム (The Peanuts Best Album) 1985
• Ｄ.Ｃ.恋のフーガ (D.C. koi no fuuga) 1987
• Ｄ.Ｃ. Retro 198

External links

• The Peanuts @ Secret Message of "Mothra" (a list of links)
• Nippop Profile | The Peanuts
• Extensive discography
• Fan site