The Peanuts
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- For the American comic strip, see Peanuts.
The Peanuts are a Japanese twin sister singing group. They are Ito Emi (Ito Hideyo) and Ito Yumi (Ito Tsukiko). The twins were born in Nagoya on April 1, 1941.
They are very well known - even in the United States - due to their appearances in the Mothra and Godzilla movies of the 1960s, in which they appeared as fairies called shobijin (small beauties) who had telepathic communication with Mothra. Although of course now played by different actresses, the characters have continued to appear in the more recent films as well.
They retired from show business on May 25, 1975.
Interest in The Peanuts' recordings was revived after W (Double You) covered two of their biggest hits, "Koi No Vacance" and "Koi No Fuga" in 2004 and 2005 respectively.
A Japanese TV drama about The Peanuts is in the works, with former Morning Musume member Natsumi Abe and her sister, solo artist Asami Abe, playing the duo.
[edit] External links
- The Peanuts @ Secret Message of "Mothra" (Links in multilingual)
- Nippop Profile | The Peanuts
