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 , their first single. Shortly before the release of their second single, , 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 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, , on November 9, 2016.
2017–present: Major label debut, Zenchizennō In 2017, Polkadot Stingray released their first major-label extended play, , on April 26, with the leading track, . The extended play was recorded with Hiromi Hirohiro from Tricot and ygarshy 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, . 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 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 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 .
Members
Current
– vocals and guitar (2014–present) – drums (2014–present) – bass (2014–present) – guitar (2015–present)
Former
– guitar (2014–2015)
Discography
Albums Title Details Peak chart positions SalesJPN Released: November 8, 2017 Label: Universal Sigma Format: CD 6 Released: February 6, 2019 Label: Universal Sigma Format: CD 7 Released: December 16, 2020 Label: Universal Sigma Format: CD — Released: September 7, 2022 Label: Universal Sigma Format: CD— Released: December 24, 2025 Label: Universal Sigma Format: CD21
Extended plays Indies Title Details Released: November 9, 2016 Label: Tower Records Formats: CD
Major Title Details Peak chart positions SalesJPN Released: April 26, 2017 Label: Universal Sigma Formats: CD, digital download 7 Released: May 9, 2018 Label: Universal Sigma Formats: CD, digital download 4 Released: October 16, 2019 Label: Universal Sigma Formats: CD, digital download 9 JPN: 8,549 Released: January 8, 2020 Label: Universal Music Formats: CD, digital download 6 JPN: 11,151
Singles Indies Title Year Album 2015 Zenchizennō Non-album single 2016 Zenchizennō
Major Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album JPN Oricon Weekly Hot 100 2018 3 29 Uchōten "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Tours
References
External links
Polkadot Stingray at Oricon