Porno Graffitti

Porno Graffitti (ポルノグラフィティ), also known as Porno (ポルノ), is a Japanese all-male rock band from Innoshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Formed in Osaka in 1994, it began as Haruichi Shindō's high-school project with his cousin under the name "No Score," a name that reflected the fact that none of them could read a score when they first started. Shindō later invited Akihito Okano and Masami "Tama" Shiratama to join, and after deciding that Okano was the stronger singer, he stepped down from vocals, moved to guitar, and left Okano as lead singer. The group records under Sony Music Entertainment Japan Records (SME Records), and its name was taken from the album Pornograffitti by the band Extreme. Porno Graffitti made its major debut with "Apollo" on September 8, 1999. Its next two CD singles, "Saudade" and "Agehachō," each sold over a million copies in Japan. In July 2004, the band released the simultaneous best albums PORNO GRAFFITTI BEST RED'S and PORNO GRAFFITTI BEST BLUE'S; after their completion, Shiratama left, and Porno Graffitti continued as the duo of Okano and Shindō. In 2024, for the 25th anniversary of its major debut, the band released the best album 『ポルノグラフィティ全書 〜ALL TIME SINGLES〜』 and held the anniversary live shows 『因島・横浜ロマンスポルノ'24 〜解放区〜』 at 因島運動公園 and 横浜スタジアム. The band's anime work includes "Hitori no Yoru," the opening theme of Great Teacher Onizuka in 2000, "Melissa (メリッサ)," the opening theme of Fullmetal Alchemist in 2003, and "Winding Road," the ending theme of Ayakashi Ayashi in 2006. Later anime work also included "Anima Rossa (アニマロッサ)" for Bleach and "The Day" and "THE REVO" for Boku no Hero Academia. Beyond television anime, a cover of its 2000 single "Music Hour" was featured in a stage of the Nintendo DS rhythm game Moero! Nekketsu Rhythm Damashii Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2, and "Koyoi, Tsuki ga Miezutomo" was used as an ending theme for Bleach.