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 Tama 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 he found out that Akihito could sing better and gave the vocalist position to Akihito, taking 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.
The band is well known for their work in creating music for anime series and movies. They are particularly well known for the song "
Melissa," which was used as the opening theme of the anime series Fullmetal Alchemist in 2003. In addition, they have created the songs "Hitori no Yoru" for the second opening theme of the anime series GTO (2000), "Winding Road" for the ending theme of the anime series Ayakashi Ayashi (2006), "The Day" for the first opening theme of the anime series My Hero Academia (2015), "Montage" for an opening theme of the anime Puzzle & Dragons X and most recently "Hikari Are", the first opening theme of The Seven Deadly Sins: Dragon's Judgement, the final season of
The Seven Deadly Sins (manga).
Their song "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 and their single "Matataku Hoshi no Shita de" was the second opening theme for the anime Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic. Their single "Oh! Rival" is part of the soundtrack for the 2015
Detective Conan film. The single "Breath" was the ending song for the movie
"Pokémon The Movie: The Power of Us"
PORNOGRAFFITTI × PATi►PATi COMPLETE BOOK ~15years file~ (October 1, 2014)
Concert Tours
LIVE CIRCUIT
1st Live Circuit "Tour 08452: Welcome to My Heart"
2nd Live Circuit "D4-33-4"
3rd Live Circuit "Japan Tour"
4th Live Circuit "Cupid (Is Painted Blind)"
5th LIVE CIRCUIT "BITTER SWEET MUSIC BIZ"
6th LIVE CIRCUIT "74ers"
C1000 Takeda Presents 7th LIVE CIRCUIT "SWITCH"
8th LIVE CIRCUIT "OPEN MUSIC CABINET"
SUBARU IMPREZA presents 9th LIVE CIRCUIT "Porno Graffitti ga Yatte kita"
10th LIVE CIRCUIT "Royal Straight Flush"
11th LIVE CIRCUIT "∠TARGET"
12th LIVE CIRCUIT "PANORAMA×42"
13th LIVE CIRCUIT "Love E-Mail From 1999"
14th LIVE CIRCUIT "The dice are cast"
15th LIVE CIRCUIT "BUTTERFLY EFFECT"
16th LIVE CIRCUIT "UNFADED"
17th LIVE CIRCUIT "ZOKU・PORNO GRAFFITTI"
18th LIVE CIRCUIT "AKATSUKI"
19th LIVE CIRCUIT "PG wasn't built in a day"
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.