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Pizzicato Five Often Nicknamed "P5" Is A Legendary Japanese Group That Formed In 1984. Arguably The First Group To Popularize Shibuya-Kei From Underground Circles They Also Later On Began Experimenting With The Style With What Some Called An Innovative Genre All Their Own Blending Traditional Japanese Pop Alternative Soul Funk Jazz Ye-Ye Acoustic Folk And Early Electronic Music Among Others. They Are Also Perhaps Best Known To Audiences In The West In Their Later Incarnation As A Duo Of Nomiya Maki 野宮真貴 And Konishi Yasuharu 小西康陽 . They Are Widely Credited To Have Spearheaded The "Shibuya-Kei" Movement Of Tokyo In The 90s Along With Flipper's Guitar. They Are Known For Their Eclectic And Energetic Compositions Which Often Sound Like "new" Releases From The Late 1960s Hipster Scene. Their Catchphrase--"A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular"--Captured The Group's Ironic Stance But Eager Attitude. The Group Broke Up In March 2001. A Hugely Prolific Group Pizzicato Five Would Release At Least An Album-Per-Year Along With Various EPs And Remix Albums During Their 16 Year-Career. Both Nomiya Maki 野宮真貴 And Konishi Yasuharu 小西康陽 Currently Enjoy Solo Careers - With Konishi Yasuharu 小西康陽 Producing Other Artists Ranging From Puffy And SMAP To Cornelius And Kahimi Karie カヒミ・カリィ - Alongside Collaborative Remix Compilations - From Ella Fitzgerald And The Supremes To Classic Disney And Thunderbirds As In Super-Marionated Music On His Shibuya-Based Readymade Records Label. On Thursday March 31st 2011 Exactly 10 Years After Pizzicato Five Disbanded Konishi Yasuharu Announced A New Solo Project Called Pizzicato One. The First Release Titled One And Ten Very Sad Songs Consists Of Covers Of English Songs Each Featuring Vocals By Various Internationally-Known Artists From Around The World. read less