# Polkadot Stingray

Polkadot Stingray (ポルカドットスティングレイ, Porukadotto Sutingurei, stylized as POLKADOT STINGRAY) is a Japanese rock band from Fukuoka, Japan signed under Universal Sigma. The band's members consist of Shizuku (guitar and vocals), Harushi Ejima (guitar), Yuki Uemura (bass), and Kazuma Mitsuyasu (drums).

## History
### 2014–2016: Indies era, Honenuki EP

In April 2014, vocalist and guitarist Shizuku, guitarist Muro, and drummer Kazuma Mitsuyasu founded the band and later scouted Yuki Uemura as their bassist in November. On April 29, 2015, they released "Yoake no Orange" (夜明けのオレンジ), their first single. Shortly before the release of their second single, "Gokusai" (極彩), Muro departed from the band, and Harushi Ejima was scouted as the band's newest guitarist.
On March 4, 2016, Polkadot Stingray made their first nationwide release with "Telecaster Stripe" (テレキャスター・ストライプ) as a digital single. By September, the music video had gained 1 million likes. This was then followed up by the release of their first extended play, Honenuki EP (骨抜きE.P.), on November 9, 2016.

### 2017–present: Major label debut, Zenchizennō

In 2017, Polkadot Stingray released their first major-label extended play, Dai-Seigi (大正義), on April 26, with the leading track, "Electric Public" (エレクトリック・パブリック). The extended play was recorded with Hiromi Hirohiro from Tricot and Igarashi from Hitorie on bass due to Uemura injuring his arm. In July, they went on their first nationwide tour, stopping at six cities. On November 8, 2017, they released their first studio album, Zenchizennō (全知全能). To promote the album, they embarked on their second nationwide tour in 2018.
In February 2018, Polkadot Stingray announced that they were releasing the extended play Ichidaiji (一大事) in May, with its leading track, "Ichidaiji", as the theme song to the live-action film adaptation of Missions of Love. In September 2018, Polkadot Stingray announced that the song "Himitsu" (ヒミツ) will be the theme song for the film Smartphone wo Otoshita Dake nano ni.
Polkadot Stingray performed the ending theme to the anime series Radiant with the song "Radiant."
Polkadot Stingray performed the ending theme to the anime Godzilla Singular Point with the song "Aoi" (青い, Blue).

## Members
### Current

* Shizuku (雫) – vocals and guitar (2014–present)
* Kazuma Mitsuyasu (ミツヤスカズマ) – drums (2014–present)
* Yuki Uemura (ウエムラユウキ) – bass (2014–present)
* Harushi Ejima (エジマハルシ) – guitar (2015–present)

### Former

* Muro (ムロ) – guitar (2014–2015)

## Discography
### Albums

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Details | JPN | Sales |
| Zenchizennō (全知全能) | Released: November 8, 2017 Label: Universal Sigma Format: CD | 6 | |
| Uchōten (有頂天) | Released: February 6, 2019 Label: Universal Sigma Format: CD | 7 | |
| Nanimono (何者) | Released: December 16, 2020 Label: Universal Sigma Format: CD | — | |
| Odoru yō ni (踊る様に) | Released: September 7, 2022 Label: Universal Sigma Format: CD | — | |

### Extended plays
#### Indies

| Title | Details |
| Honenuki EP (骨抜きE.P.) | Released: November 9, 2016 Label: Tower Records Formats: CD |

#### Major

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Details | JPN | Sales |
| Dai-Seigi (大正義) | Released: April 26, 2017 Label: Universal Sigma Formats: CD, digital download | 7 | |
| Ichidaiji (一大事) | Released: May 9, 2018 Label: Universal Sigma Formats: CD, digital download | 4 | |
| Hyper Klaxon (ハイパークラクション) | Released: October 16, 2019 Label: Universal Sigma Formats: CD, digital download | 9 | JPN: 8,549 |
| Shinseiki (新世紀) | Released: January 8, 2020 Label: Universal Music Formats: CD, digital download | 6 | JPN: 11,151 |

### Singles
#### Indies

| Title | Year | Album |
| "Yoake no Orange" (夜明けのオレンジ) | 2015 | Zenchizennō |
| "Gokusai" (極彩) | 2015 | Non-album single |
| "Telecaster Stripe" (テレキャスター・ストライプ) | 2016 | Zenchizennō |

#### Major

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
| Album ||
| Title | Year | Oricon Weekly | Hot 100 | Sales | Album |
| "Himitsu" (ヒミツ) | 2018 | 3 | 29 | — | Uchōten |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. ||||||

## Tours

* Polkadot Stingray 2017 Tour: Dai-Seigi (ポルカドットスティングレイ 2017 TOUR 大正義)
* Polkadot Stingray 2018 Tour: Zenchizennō (ポルカドットスティングレイ 2018 TOUR 全知全能)