"The Peanuts" (Emi Ito and her twin sister Yumi Ito ) were born on April 1, 1941 in Aichi prefecture.
They were discovered by Watanabe; Pro founder Sho Watanabe. He first saw them perform at a club in Nagoya as the Ito Sisters. He brought them to Tokyo in 1958, where they were given the group name "The Peanuts". Their records were very popular in Japan during the 1950's & 1960's. They've appeared in the U.S. on "The Ed Sullivan Show". They also appeared in several films including several Mothra and Godzilla films. The duo retired from performing 4 April 1975.

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