ðə bˈænd wʌz fˈɔːɹmd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv baɪ ðə fˈaɪv jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi stˈuːdənts kˌæzjuːhˈɪkoʊ kˈɑːɾoʊ, ɑːsˈɑːmuː kˌɪɾeɪˈɑːmə, jˈɑːʃɪˌoʊ hˈɜːɹɐnˌuːmə, mˈɪkɪˌoʊ ɪmjˈʊɹɹə ænd mæsˈæki ˈæʃɪdə, bˌʌt ˈæʃɪdə ænd ɪmjˈʊɹɹə lˈɛft ðə bˈænd æɾ ɐn ˈɜːli stˈeɪdʒ.
The band was formed in 1965 by the five university students Kazuhiko Katō, Osamu Kitayama, Yoshio Hiranuma, Mikio Imura and Masaki Ashida, but Ashida and Imura left the band at an early stage.