Pizzicato Five

Pizzicato Five
Pizzicato Five
	Pizzicato Five members Maki Nomiya and Yasuharu Konishi in 2001
Background information
Also known as	Pizzicato V; P5;
Origin	Tokyo, Japan
Genres	Shibuya-kei; J-pop;
Years active	1984–2001
Labels	Teichiku; Sony; Nippon Columbia; Matador;
Past members	Yasuharu Konishi; Keitarō Takanami; Ryō Kamomiya; Mamiko Sasaki; Takao Tajima; Maki Nomiya;

Pizzicato Five (formerly typeset as Pizzicato V and sometimes abbreviated to P5) was a Japanese pop band formed in Tokyo in 1984 by multi-instrumentalists Yasuharu Konishi and Keitarō Takanami. While it began as a quintet, after personnel changes in the late 1980s the band gained international fame as a duo consisting of Konishi and vocalist Maki Nomiya. With their music blending together 1960s pop, jazz and synth-pop, the group were a prominent component in the Shibuya-kei movement of the 1990s.

Pizzicato Five was a hugely prolific group during its existence, usually releasing at least a studio album each year in addition to various EPs and remix albums. Their music has appeared in numerous movies, television episodes, and video games. The song "Baby Love Child" was featured in Futurama's episode "Leela's Homeworld".