While members of Oui Oui probably aren't quitting their day jobs just yet, this DJ/performance unit is manna for
Pizzicato Five fans who still can't get enough. Comprising vocalist
Maki Nomiya (
Pizzicato Five), Rieko Teramoto (TV Jesus,
Pizzicato Five chorus member) and DJ Noboru (who also does hair and makeup for the girls), Oui Oui puts on a cute and slightly retro-sexy show that featuires Nomiya and Teramoto working the twin angle, matching clothes and all. If you're imagining Catherine Deneuve and Françoise Dorléac in
Les Demoiselles de Rochefort (The Young Girls of Rochefort), you're not far off. The girls alternate between deejaying, dancing, and singing, and the music centers on remakes of kayokyoku - Japanese pops - from the past, including songs from
The Peanuts and Julie (aka
Kenji Sawada). Formed at the end of 2000 at a gig at Kyoto's Club Metro shortly after the release of Nomiya's first solo album,
Miss Maki Nomiya Sings, Oui Oui hit the event circuit in 2001, playing fashion-related events, club dates, and parties in Japan's major cities, as well as an overseas date in Taiwan. The unit stopped performing in mid-2002, regrouping in 2004. While the concept is different from Nomiya's former unit with mastermind Yasuharu Konishi,
Pizzicato Five, many distinctive P5 elements are evident in Oui Oui. Retro outfits, pop references, and a strong connection to the fashion and design worlds let Nomiya play to her strong ...
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While members of Oui Oui probably aren't quitting their day jobs just yet, this DJ/performance unit is manna for
Pizzicato Five fans who still can't get enough. Comprising vocalist
Maki Nomiya (
Pizzicato Five), Rieko Teramoto (TV Jesus,
Pizzicato Five chorus member) and DJ Noboru (who also does hair and makeup for the girls), Oui Oui puts on a cute and slightly retro-sexy show that featuires Nomiya and Teramoto working the twin angle, matching clothes and all. If you're imagining Catherine Deneuve and Françoise Dorléac in
Les Demoiselles de Rochefort (The Young Girls of Rochefort), you're not far off. The girls alternate between deejaying, dancing, and singing, and the music centers on remakes of kayokyoku - Japanese pops - from the past, including songs from
The Peanuts and Julie (aka
Kenji Sawada). Formed at the end of 2000 at a gig at Kyoto's Club Metro shortly after the release of Nomiya's first solo album,
Miss Maki Nomiya Sings, Oui Oui hit the event circuit in 2001, playing fashion-related events, club dates, and parties in Japan's major cities, as well as an overseas date in Taiwan. The unit stopped performing in mid-2002, regrouping in 2004. While the concept is different from Nomiya's former unit with mastermind Yasuharu Konishi,
Pizzicato Five, many distinctive P5 elements are evident in Oui Oui. Retro outfits, pop references, and a strong connection to the fashion and design worlds let Nomiya play to her strong suit, and the fact that Oui Oui is considered by all its members as a side project lends the shows a sense of informality and spontaneity that was sometimes not present with P5. While the unit has not recorded or released a record to date, their cover of Culture Club's "Karma Chameleon" can be found on the 2005 cover collection
Cover Lover Vol. 1 - Bossa de Punk.
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