The band’s exposure increased along with the theme songs it recorded for television dramas. The advent of sampling inspired Pizzicato Five group put together a sound that helped to start the burgeoning Shibuya-kei scene. Nomiya Maki became highly popular owing to her many wigs and costume changes, and she was constantly featured in Japanese fashion magazines. Takao Tajima left to work on his own band Original Love and Maki Nomiya joined as the third lead vocalist.
The following two albums didn’t meet with success and in 1991, Pizzicato Five signed with Japan Columbia/ Seven Gods. The band’s second album, Belissima! was released in 1988. Kamonomiya and Sasaki left and Takao Tajima joined as lead singer. Because of its commercial failure, the record company pressurised the band to find a new vocalist. Two years later, they released their first all-new album, Couples. The band’s first single, Audrey Hepburn Complex was released in 1985 and they signed with CBS Sony shortly afterward. Miyata left the group almost immediately. They were soon joined by Akira Kamonomiya, Mamiko Sasaki, and Shigeo Miyata. P5 was formed in 1984 when university students Yasuharu Konishi and Keitaro Takanami met at a music society meeting.
Pizzicato Five pioneered the use of CD packaging with gifts, making the first versions more collectable. The group was highly prolific and released at least one album each year as well as EPs and remix albums. P5 were known for their eclectic and energetic compositions and upbeat 60s inspired dance music, and their sound ranged from disco, bossa nova, and Motown styles. Pizzicato Five ( P5) is a pop group best known to audiences in the West in their later incarnation as a duo of Maki Nomiya and Yasuharu Knish.
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