Porno Graffitti
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| Porno Graffitti | ||
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 (from left to right: Haruichi Shindo and Akihito Okano)
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| Origin |  Innoshima, Hiroshima, Japan |
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| Genre(s) | J-Rock, J-pop | |
| Years active | 1994 - Present | |
| Label(s) | SME Records (1999 - Present) | |
| Website | Official Website | |
| Members | ||
| Akihito Okano, Haruichi Shindo | ||
| Former members | ||
| Tama | ||
- This article is about the Japanese rock band. For the album, see Pornograffitti.
Porno Graffitti (ポルノグラフィティ Poruno Gurafiti?), also known as Porno (ポルノ Poruno?) to their fans, is a Japanese male rock band from Innoshima. The band got their name from the album Pornograffitti by the band Extreme. They currently record under Sony Music Entertainment Japan Records (also known as SME Records) label.
The origin of this band is a band called “No score” that was formed by Haruichi Shindo with his cousin in high school. After Haruichi made the band, he asked Akihito Okano and Masami Shiratama (Tama) to join his band. As the band name says, all of them could not read a score for the first time. When they started the band activity, Haruichi was the vocalist, but they found out that Akihito could sing better than him, so Haruichi gave the vocalist position to Akihito, and he got the guitarist position. This is the foundation of Porno Graffitti.
They came out with the song Apollo in 1999. Two single CDs Saudade and Agehachō both sold over a million copies in Japan. They are also well known for the song Melissa, used as the opening theme of the anime series Fullmetal Alchemist, in 2003. They also created the song Hitori no Yoru, used as the opening theme of the anime series GTO, back in 2000 and Winding Road, used as the ending theme of the anime series Ayakashi Ayashi, in 2006.
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[edit] Members
[edit] Current members
- Akihito Okano (岡野昭仁, born October 15, 1974); Vocals and Guitars
- Haruichi Shindo (新藤晴一, born September 20, 1974); Guitars and Background Vocals
[edit] Past member
- Tama; Bass Guitars and Background Vocals (Left in June 2004)
[edit] Discography
[edit] Singles
- Apollo (アポロ)
- September 8, 1999
- Apollo (アポロ)
- Romantist Egoist (ロマンチスト・エゴイスト)
- Apollo (Backing Track) (アポロ (Backing Track))
- Hitori no Yoru (ヒトリノ夜, A Lonely Night)
- January 26, 2000
- Hitori no Yoru (ヒトリノ夜, A Lonely Night)
- Dilemma (ジレンマ)
- Hitori no Yoru (Backing Track) (ヒトリノ夜, A Lonely Night (Backing Track))
- Music Hour (ミュージック・アワー)
- July 12, 2000
- Music Hour (ミュージック・アワー)
- PRIME
- Century Lovers (LIVE!)
- Music Hour (Backing Track) (ミュージック・アワー (Backing Track))
- Saudade (サウダージ, Nostalgia)
- September 13, 2000
- Saudade (サウダージ, Nostalgia)
- Mitsumete iru (見つめている, Gazing at You)
- Tsumetai Te ~San Nen Hachi ka Getsu~ (冷たい手 ~3年8ヵ月~, Cold Hand ~Three Years and Eight Months~)
- Search the best way
- Saboten (サボテン, Cactus)
- December 6, 2000
- Saboten (サボテン, Cactus)
- Diary 00/08/26 (ダイアリー 00/08/26)
- Itsuka Aetara (いつか会えたら, If I Meet You Someday)
- Saboten Sonority (サボテン, Cactus Sonority)
- Agehachō (アゲハ蝶, Swallowtail)
- June 27, 2001
- Agehachō (アゲハ蝶, Swallowtail)
- Wakare-banashi o Shiyō (別れ話をしよう, Let’s Talk about Divorce)
- Ōkami (狼, Wolf)
- Voice (ヴォイス)
- October 17, 2001
- Voice (ヴォイス)
- Swing
- Lion (LIVE!) (ライオン (LIVE!))
- Shiawase ni tsuite Honki Dashite Kangaete mita (幸せについて本気出して考えてみた, I’ve Tried to Think Seriously about Happiness)
- March 6, 2002
- Shiawase ni tsuite Honki Dashite Kangaete mita (幸せについて本気出して考えてみた, I’ve Tried to Think Seriously about Happiness)
- TV Star (TVスター)
- Kimi eno Drive (キミへのドライブ, Drive toward You)
- Mugen (Infinity)[1]
- May 15, 2002
- Mugen (Infinity)
- Go Steady Go!
- Bitter Sweet (LIVE!) (ビタースイート (LIVE!))
- Mugen (Orchestra Version) (Infinity (Orchestra Version))
- Uzu (渦, Whirlpool)
- February 5, 2003
- Uzu (渦, Whirlpool)
- World Saturday Graffiti (ワールド☆サタデーグラフティ)
- Kōmori (蝙蝠, Bat)
- Oto no Nai Mori (音のない森, Soundless Forest)
- August 6, 2003
- awe
- Oto no Nai Mori (音のない森, Soundless Forest)
- sonic
- Melissa (メリッサ)
- September 26, 2003
- Melissa (メリッサ)
- Mie nai Sekai (見えない世界, Invisible World)
- Tsuki-kai (月飼い, Keeping Moon)
- Ai ga Yobu Hō e (愛が呼ぶほうへ, To The Place where Love is Calling)
- November 6, 2003
- Ai ga Yobu Hō e (愛が呼ぶほうへ, To The Place where Love is Calling)
- Yūhi to Hoshizora to Boku (夕陽と星空と僕, Evening Sun and Starry Sky and I)
- Hard Days, Holy Night
- Lack (ラック)
- December 3, 2003
- Lack (ラック)
- Theme of "74ers"
- Anotherday for "74ers"
- Sister (シスター)
- September 8, 2004
- Sister (シスター)
- Human Being
- Tenki Shokunin (天気職人, Weather Artisan)
- Tasogare Romance (黄昏ロマンス, Twilight Romance)
- November 10, 2004
- Tasogare Romance (黄昏ロマンス, Twilight Romance)
- Sheep ~song of teenage love soldier~
- Shōsetsu no Yō ni (小説のように, Like a Novel)
- Neomelodramatic / ROLL (ネオメロドラマティック / ROLL)
- March 2, 2005
- Neomelodramatic (ネオメロドラマティック)
- ROLL
- Push Play (LIVE!) (プッシュプレイ (LIVE!))
- Na Na Na Summer Girl (NaNaNa サマーガール)
- August 3, 2005
- Na Na Na Summer Girl (NaNaNa サマーガール)
- PRISON MANSION
- Inazuma Thunder 99 (稲妻サンダー99, Lightning Thunder 99)
- Yo Bailo / DON’T CALL ME CRAZY (ジョバイロ, I Dance / DON’T CALL ME CRAZY)
- November 16, 2005
- Yo Bailo (ジョバイロ, I Dance)
- DON’T CALL ME CRAZY
- Free and Freedom
- Haneuma Rider (ハネウマライダー, Mad Horse Rider)
- June 28, 2006
- Haneuma Rider (ハネウマライダー, Mad Horse Rider)
- June Brider (ジューンブライダー)
- Taneuma Rider (タネウマライダー, Stallion Rider)
- Winding Road
- October 4, 2006
- Winding Road
- Devil in Angel
- Wendy no Usui Moji (ウェンディの薄い文字, Pale Script of Wendy)
[edit] Albums
[edit] Original albums
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[edit] DVDs
- Tour 08452 ~Welcome to my heart~ (September 6, 2000)
- Porno Graffitti Visual Works OPENING LAP (March 14, 2001)
- "BITTER SWEET MUSIC BIZ" LIVE IN BUDOKAN 2002 (March 26, 2003)
- "74ers" LIVE IN OSAKA-JO HALL 2003 (March 24, 2004)
- 5th Anniversary Special Live "PURPLE’S" IN TOKYO TAIIKUKAN 2004 (March 24, 2005)
- 7th LIVE CIRCUIT "SWITCH" 2005 (March 29, 2006)
[edit] Books
- The History of Porno Graffitti from Innoshima (ワイラノ クロニクル, March 23, 2001)
- Real Days (April 19, 2004)
- At My House (自宅にて, January 1, 2006)
- Porno Graffitti Document Photo Book 7th LIVE CIRCUIT "SWITCH" (March 29, 2006)
[edit] Endorsements
- Tessera Tokonut Coconut (FT Shiseido, 2001)
- C1000 Takeda Vitamin Lemon (Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, 2005)
[edit] Movie
Shindo 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.
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ The title Mugen has two different meanings; 無限 (mugen, infinity) and 夢幻 (mugen, fantasy). These two words are homonyms.
- ^ Aokage (青影) is a place-name in Innoshima.
- ^ Didgedilli is a word representing the sounds of guitars.
- ^ This title is a kind of pun. It has two meanings; "Shine on the beach" and "社員 (shain, office worker) on the beach". An English word shine and a Japanese word shain are same pronunciation.
[edit] External links
Official Web Sites
- Official Web Site of Porno Graffitti (Japanese)
- Official Web Site by SME Records (Japanese)
- Haruichi’s Blog (Japanese)
Private Web Sites
- Porno Graffitti Fansite (English)
