Their debut single "Wakai Namida" (1964) was composed by Hachidai Nakamura with the lyrics by Rokusuke Ei.
Nakamura and Ei formerly made the music and lyric of Kyu Sakamoto's U.S.
On December 31, 1965, Johnnys sang the song "Mack the Knife" in the 16th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen at the Tokyo Takarazuka Theater.
[1] Although little known in the U.S., they were the first group to record the hit song "Never My Love" by the Association.
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