Band members were Hiroshi "Monsieur" Kamayatsu (rhythm guitar and backing singer), Jun Inoue (singer), Masaaki Sakai (tambourine and backing singer), Shochi Tanabe (drums), Takayuki Inoue (lead guitar and backing singer), Mitsuru Kato (bass guitar) and Katsuo Ōno (electronic organ and steel guitar).

They had many hit singles, made feature films and were popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s in Japan.

They toured Europe in 1966, and the United States, including Hawaii, in 1967.

[2] Most of the band members are still active in the music industry, with the exception of Monsieur, who died on 1 March 2017[3] and Takayuki Inoue, who died on 2 May 2018.

[4] Their biggest selling record was "Yuhiganaiteiru" which sold over 1.2 million copies, and was awarded a gold disc.