Porno Graffitti

This article is about the Japanese rock band. For the album by the band Extreme, see Pornograffitti.
Porno Graffitti

Porno Graffitti at Anime Expo 2013
Background information
Origin Innoshima, Hiroshima, Japan
Genres Alternative rock, pop rock
Years active 1994–present
Labels SME Records (1999–present)
Website Official Website
Members Akihito Okano
Haruichi Shindō
Past members Masami "Tama" Shiratama

Porno Graffitti (ポルノグラフィティ Poruno Gurafiti), also known as Porno (ポルノ Poruno) is a Japanese male rock band from Innoshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The band got their name from the album Pornograffitti by the band Extreme. They currently record under the SME Records label.

Haruichi Shindō originally formed the band with his cousin during high school and named it "No Score." After the band started, Haruichi asked Akihito Okano and Masami "Tama" Shiratama to join. The band was so named because none of them could actually read a score when they first started. When they first started the band, Haruichi was the vocalist, but found out that Akihito could sing better, so he gave the vocalist position to Akihito and took over as guitarist instead. This was the foundation of Porno Graffitti.

They debuted with the song Apollo in 1999. Their two subsequent CD singles, Saudade and Agehachō, both sold over a million copies in Japan. They are also well known for the song Melissa, which was used as the opening theme of the anime series Fullmetal Alchemist in 2003. They also created the song Hitori no Yoru, used as the second opening theme of the anime series GTO in 2000, and Winding Road, used as the ending theme of the anime series Ayakashi Ayashi in 2006. A cover of their 2000 single Music Hour was featured in a stage of the Nintendo DS rhythm game Moero! Nekketsu Rhythm Damashii Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2. Their single Koyoi, Tsuki ga, Miezu Tomo was featured in the third Bleach film, and their single Anima Rossa was featured as the eleventh opening to Bleach. Their single "2012Spark" was featured as the main theme song of the movie Gyakuten Saiban. Their single "Matataku Hoshi no Shita de" is the second opening theme for the anime Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic. And their newest single on 2015 "Oh! Rival" become soundtrack of new film of Detective Conan.

Porno Graffitti

Current members

Past member

Discography

Singles

Albums

Original albums

  1. Romantist Egoist (ロマンチスト・エゴイスト Romanschisuto Egoisuto) - March 8, 2000
  2. foo? - February 28, 2001
  3. Kumo o mo Tsukamu Tami (雲をも掴む民, People Grasping Even a Cloud) - March 27, 2002
  4. Worldillia - February 26, 2003
  5. Thumpx - April 20, 2005
  6. M-Cabi - November 22, 2006
  7. The 7th Album Porno Graffitti - August 29, 2007
  8. ∠ Trigger - March 24, 2010
  9. Panorama Porno - March 28, 2012

Best albums

  1. Porno Graffitti Best Red's - July 28, 2004
  2. Porno Graffitti Best Blue's - July 28, 2004
  3. Porno Graffitti Best Ace - October 29, 2008
  4. Porno Graffitti Best Joker - October 29, 2008
  5. PORNOGRAFFITTI 15th Anniversary "ALL TIME SINGLES" - November 20, 2013

DVDs

Books

Live Circuits

Movie

Shindō appeared in the movie Road 88: Deai-michi Shikoku e (ロード88 出会い路、四国へ) in 2003 (road show in 2004). He played a gangster by the name of Bessho (別所). This is the first and only movie in which he has appeared.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The title"Mugen" has two different meanings: "infinity" (無限 mugen) and "fantasy" (夢幻 mugen). These two words are homonyms.

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