Orange Range
Encyclopedia
is a 5-member Okinawan
alternative rock
band
, based in Okinawa, Japan
. Formed in 2001, the band began with Spice Music and later signed with Sony Music Japan's gr8! records division in 2003. The group left gr8! records in 2010 to start their own label, Super Echo.
- and rock
-style music as can be heard by the vocals and the instrumentals. Their style is also made up of many different cultures and musical styles from around the world. This is attributed to their hometown being Okinawa, a well-known station for American military bases and, thus, cultures and different styles often blend. Due to high sales of their works, Orange Range's singles are often attached to various movies, shows or Japanese products. This is usually seen as a sign of a band or singer having hit "the big time" in the Japanese media.
Originally, Orange Range was a cover band, doing mostly covers of songs by other artists. The band was started by childhood friends Kitao "Kat-chan" Kazuhito and Hiroyama Naoto, but Naoto has professed that Kazuhito was the one to come up with the idea of forming a band. Soon a longtime friend of Naoto, Miyamori Yoh, would join the band as a bassist. Unlike the current band members, the next band member to join, Hokama Hiroki, was relatively an "outsider" in the group of friends that made up the original band. Hiroki was also the first vocalist of the band. Next Miyamori Yoh invited his younger brother, Miyamori Ryo, to join the band as a low vocalist and the second overall vocalist. The band stayed like this for a few months before scouting high range vocalist, Yamato Ganeko to the band.
Between the time that Yamato joined and the band being signed to Spice Music's Japanese division, Orange Range mainly did covers of already famous singers and bands, like Glay
and Mr. Children
, for school concerts and for small art houses. In early 2002, the band was signed to Spice Music and released their first official commercial work, the mini-album Orange Ball, which contained the single Michishirube. The single peaked at #133 on the Oricon
charts. It was around this time that the band finally left their home of Okinawa and began touring across the country and opening for various Japanese acts such as Do As Infinity
.
of Shanghai Honey was also featured in the game Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan
.
The band then released two more singles, "Viva Rock", in which the title song was used as the third ending to the anime Naruto
, and "Rakuyō" which was used as commercial song for Daiichi Kosho Mero Dam. 1st Contact, the band's first full album, was then released in late 2003. It entered the charts at #2 and was only able to stay there for a single week. The album's sales dropped by nearly double in the time frame of a month. Even with the low sales, the album became the 15th highest selling album of 2004.
Fantastic Four
and its soundtrack.
"Michishirube" was used as the ending theme to the popular J-Drama, Fire Boys: Megumi no Daigo, this version of the single went straight to #1 on the Oricon charts. It marked the first single from the band that was able to reach the coveted spot on the charts. The band's next single was "Locolotion
", which rocked the group with plagiarism controversy and accusations. Even with what was seen as "bad media light" for the band, the single still reached the #1 spot, as would their next seven singles, making Orange Range the band with the longest streak of consecutive number one singles since the start of the new millennium.
The band's 9th single, "Hana", went on to become the highest selling single from the band; to date, the single has sold nearly 800,000 copies. This single also went on to become the number four highest selling single of 2004 and was able to stay on the Oricon charts for nearly 50 weeks. Their second album, MusiQ, debuted at the #2 spot on the Oricon charts. It only stayed at the spot for one week, as its second week saw the album climb to the number one spot. This would go on to become Orange Range's best selling album, claiming the number one spot for 2005.
and went straight to #1 on the charts and was able to stay in the top 20 for 22 weeks. Because it was released in late 2005, it was counted as a 2005 album; often album sales for albums released late in the year are counted for next year's charts. "Asterisk", however, was counted in both 2005 and 2006. The album's chart run ended with over 900,000 sales and was the 11th highest selling album of 2005.
The band then somewhat slowed down as they had what many fans called a "face change". This was because founding member, Kitao Kazuhito, left the band in the middle of 2005. At first it was reported by the Japanese media that he left the band due to tendinitis that had increased in severity. It was later revealed that he left the band due to "creative differences", it was said that Kazuhito did not like that the band was moving more and more to hip-hop and away from rock. As of December 2006, the band had yet to find a replacement member.
", in mid-2006. "Un Rock Star
", the band's next single, would break the string of consecutive number one singles. The single debuted at #3 and never rose higher. However, it should be noted that this single had a limited release, as only 100,000 copies were made.
The band's 16th single is titled "Sayonara", contrary to rumors of this being the band's final single, this is supposed to mark the second phase of the band's life, thus they are saying goodbye to the first phase. "Sayonara" was used as the theme song for the TBS
drama Teppan Shōjo Akane!!. In addition, the band has also created new songs with commercial tie-ins, one titled "Dance2" to be used in a Pocky
advertisement (and the song was used in Japanese DS game Taiko no Tatsujin) and the other called "Hello", which will be used by the Disney Channel
.
Their fourth album, the self-titled Orange Range was released on December 6, 2006; it contained 17 tracks; three were re-releases and 14 were new tracks. Even with a #2 peak, this was the band's lowest charting album in four years, as well as their lowest selling album to date.
Orange Range performed at Music Station Super Live 2006 on December 22. Music Station
is a long-running Japanese music television program that holds a "Super Live" extended edition to celebrate Christmas and the end of the year every December. This was the second year in a row that Orange Range was invited.
", was released in April and had a weekly peak of #3 on Oricon. This was the band's lowest selling and charting single in years, only staying in the top five for one week.
July saw three major releases from Orange Range. To celebrate their 5th anniversary, the band released two separate best albums entitled Orange and Range, each containing a different selection of their hit singles and popular album tracks. On the first day of their release, Orange and Range would obtain the top two spots on the Oricon charts and the same spots on the weekly charts. Two weeks later, the albums would go on to obtain the top two spots in the United World Music charts. Their next single, "Ikenai Taiyō
", was used as the opening theme to the J-Drama adaptation of the popular manga series Hana-Kimi
. "Ikenai Taiyō" would go on to have to obtain the #3 spot on Oricon in its first week, obtaining the band's highest sales in a year.
anime
series, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2. They are titled and . The song "O2" was released as a single late May. "Shiawase Neiro" was included on Orange Range's fifth studio album, Panic Fancy
, which was released on July 9, 2008 and immediately topped the Oricon
Album Charts on its launch date. The DVD version of the album also included an Orange Range Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 commercial, along with the music videos for its single releases. The band's next single "Oshare Banchou feat. Soy Sauce" was released on November 12 in CD and CD+DVD formats. Shortly after, a B-sides double album entitled Ura Shopping was released on December 3.
"Hitomi no Saki ni" (瞳の先に), Orange Range's newest single after approximately 8 months was released on July 8 in CD and CD+DVD formats. It features a ballad
. Another song titled "Oni Goroshi" (鬼ゴロシ) which translates to Demon Slayer, will be the ending theme song of the movie The Good, the Bad, the Weird
. "Oni Goroshi" is an upbeat song on the lines of GOD69 and Chest. The band's 6th album entitled World World World
was released on August 5 in both CD and DVD formats featuring Hitomi no Saki ni, Oni Goroshi, Oshare Banchou and 10 all new songs for a total of 13 tracks.
Best of Albums Orange and Range were re-released on September 2 in the new Blu-spec CD
format.
, and established their own record label Super Echo Label. Two singles, "Uturusanu" and "Ya Ya Ya" were released successively on July 28 and September 22, 2010 from their new record label. On October 20, 2010, they released latest seventh studio album Orcd.
Former
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Okinawa Prefecture
is one of Japan's southern prefectures. It consists of hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over long, which extends southwest from Kyūshū to Taiwan. Okinawa's capital, Naha, is located in the southern part of Okinawa Island...
alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band
Band (music)
In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform music. The following articles concern types of musical bands:* All-female band* Big band* Boy band* Christian band* Church band* Concert band* Cover band...
, based in Okinawa, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. Formed in 2001, the band began with Spice Music and later signed with Sony Music Japan's gr8! records division in 2003. The group left gr8! records in 2010 to start their own label, Super Echo.
2002
The band has roots in Okinawa, an area famous for being the home of many well-known acts. Before they were signed by a major label, Orange Range played mostly in small art houses and clubs until they were found by a record agent. The band is mix of popPop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
- and rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
-style music as can be heard by the vocals and the instrumentals. Their style is also made up of many different cultures and musical styles from around the world. This is attributed to their hometown being Okinawa, a well-known station for American military bases and, thus, cultures and different styles often blend. Due to high sales of their works, Orange Range's singles are often attached to various movies, shows or Japanese products. This is usually seen as a sign of a band or singer having hit "the big time" in the Japanese media.
Originally, Orange Range was a cover band, doing mostly covers of songs by other artists. The band was started by childhood friends Kitao "Kat-chan" Kazuhito and Hiroyama Naoto, but Naoto has professed that Kazuhito was the one to come up with the idea of forming a band. Soon a longtime friend of Naoto, Miyamori Yoh, would join the band as a bassist. Unlike the current band members, the next band member to join, Hokama Hiroki, was relatively an "outsider" in the group of friends that made up the original band. Hiroki was also the first vocalist of the band. Next Miyamori Yoh invited his younger brother, Miyamori Ryo, to join the band as a low vocalist and the second overall vocalist. The band stayed like this for a few months before scouting high range vocalist, Yamato Ganeko to the band.
Between the time that Yamato joined and the band being signed to Spice Music's Japanese division, Orange Range mainly did covers of already famous singers and bands, like Glay
Glay (band)
Glay is a rock/pop band from Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan formed by guitarist Takuro and vocalist Teru in high school in 1988. Glay primarily composes songs in the rock and pop genres, but they have also composed songs using elements of different styles such as reggae and gospel...
and Mr. Children
Mr. Children
, commonly called , is a Japanese rock band formed in 1988 by Kazutoshi Sakurai, Kenichi Tahara, Keisuke Nakagawa, and Hideya Suzuki. As a group, they are one of the most successful Japanese rock artists, having sold over 50 million records and creating the in the mid 1990s in Japan...
, for school concerts and for small art houses. In early 2002, the band was signed to Spice Music and released their first official commercial work, the mini-album Orange Ball, which contained the single Michishirube. The single peaked at #133 on the Oricon
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...
charts. It was around this time that the band finally left their home of Okinawa and began touring across the country and opening for various Japanese acts such as Do As Infinity
Do As Infinity
Do As Infinity is a Japanese pop and rock band that formed in 1999 with three members: vocalist Tomiko Van, guitarist Ryo Owatari, and guitarist and composer Dai Nagao. The band's name is sometimes abbreviated as D.A.I., alluding to the fact that Do As Infinity was named after Dai Nagao...
.
2003
In June 2003, the band signed with Sony Music and released their first wide release single, "Kirikirimai". The single only had a moderate amount of sales and peaked at #50 on the mainstream Oricon charts. The very next month though, any doubts of Orange Range being able to make it to the "big time" in the Japanese music scene were dashed when they released their second single, "Shanghai Honey", the single peaked at #5 on the Oricon charts. This was seen as a large feat for the band as the single had almost no promotion due to the low sales of Kirikirimai. A cover versionCover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
of Shanghai Honey was also featured in the game Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan
Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan
, sometimes referred to as simply Ouendan, is a rhythm video game developed by iNiS and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld game console in 2005, for release only in Japan...
.
The band then released two more singles, "Viva Rock", in which the title song was used as the third ending to the anime Naruto
Naruto
is an ongoing Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. The plot tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, an adolescent ninja who constantly searches for recognition and aspires to become the Hokage, the ninja in his village who is acknowledged as the leader and the strongest of...
, and "Rakuyō" which was used as commercial song for Daiichi Kosho Mero Dam. 1st Contact, the band's first full album, was then released in late 2003. It entered the charts at #2 and was only able to stay there for a single week. The album's sales dropped by nearly double in the time frame of a month. Even with the low sales, the album became the 15th highest selling album of 2004.
2004
In the time following their first album, the band re-released "Michishirube" and "Kiririmai". During the same year, the band also performed "Kirikirimai (Fantastic Four Remix)" for the superhero filmSuperhero film
A superhero film, superhero movie, or superhero motion picture is: action, fantasy and science fiction film; that is focused on the actions of one or more superheroes, individuals who usually possess superhuman abilities relative to a normal person and are dedicated to protecting the public...
Fantastic Four
Fantastic Four (film)
Fantastic Four is a 2005 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics comic Fantastic Four. It was directed by Tim Story, and released by 20th Century Fox. It is the second live-action Fantastic Four film to be filmed. The previous attempt, a B-movie produced by Roger Corman only for the...
and its soundtrack.
"Michishirube" was used as the ending theme to the popular J-Drama, Fire Boys: Megumi no Daigo, this version of the single went straight to #1 on the Oricon charts. It marked the first single from the band that was able to reach the coveted spot on the charts. The band's next single was "Locolotion
Locolotion
Locolotion is the 6th single of the Japanese group Orange Range. It is used for the ad for the drink Match of Otsuka.-Tracklisting:# Locolotion# Monkey Magic# Orange Boat# Locolotion: Ryukyudisko Remix...
", which rocked the group with plagiarism controversy and accusations. Even with what was seen as "bad media light" for the band, the single still reached the #1 spot, as would their next seven singles, making Orange Range the band with the longest streak of consecutive number one singles since the start of the new millennium.
The band's 9th single, "Hana", went on to become the highest selling single from the band; to date, the single has sold nearly 800,000 copies. This single also went on to become the number four highest selling single of 2004 and was able to stay on the Oricon charts for nearly 50 weeks. Their second album, MusiQ, debuted at the #2 spot on the Oricon charts. It only stayed at the spot for one week, as its second week saw the album climb to the number one spot. This would go on to become Orange Range's best selling album, claiming the number one spot for 2005.
2005
The band's next single, "Asterisk", was used as the first opening theme to the anime BleachBleach (manga)
is a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Noriaki "Tite" Kubo. Bleach follows the adventures of Ichigo Kurosaki after he obtains the powers of a —a death personification similar to the Grim Reaper—from another Soul Reaper, Rukia Kuchiki...
and went straight to #1 on the charts and was able to stay in the top 20 for 22 weeks. Because it was released in late 2005, it was counted as a 2005 album; often album sales for albums released late in the year are counted for next year's charts. "Asterisk", however, was counted in both 2005 and 2006. The album's chart run ended with over 900,000 sales and was the 11th highest selling album of 2005.
The band then somewhat slowed down as they had what many fans called a "face change". This was because founding member, Kitao Kazuhito, left the band in the middle of 2005. At first it was reported by the Japanese media that he left the band due to tendinitis that had increased in severity. It was later revealed that he left the band due to "creative differences", it was said that Kazuhito did not like that the band was moving more and more to hip-hop and away from rock. As of December 2006, the band had yet to find a replacement member.
2006
The band finally returned to the studio and release their first single of 2006, "ChampioneChampione
"Champione" is the 14th single from the Japanese band Orange Range. It was used as the theme song for the Japanese broadcast of the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. The B-Side song "Walk On" was used as the ending theme song for the Japanese movie Check it out yo!...
", in mid-2006. "Un Rock Star
UN ROCK STAR
"Un Rock Star" is the 15th single from the Japanese band Orange Range. This single was used as the cover song for a string of Honda CRV commercials in Japan. It was also used as the theme to a Japanese sports show. This single first entered the Oricon charts at the number 3 spot, breaking the...
", the band's next single, would break the string of consecutive number one singles. The single debuted at #3 and never rose higher. However, it should be noted that this single had a limited release, as only 100,000 copies were made.
The band's 16th single is titled "Sayonara", contrary to rumors of this being the band's final single, this is supposed to mark the second phase of the band's life, thus they are saying goodbye to the first phase. "Sayonara" was used as the theme song for the TBS
Tokyo Broadcasting System
, TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named ....
drama Teppan Shōjo Akane!!. In addition, the band has also created new songs with commercial tie-ins, one titled "Dance2" to be used in a Pocky
Pocky
is a Japanese snack food produced by the Ezaki Glico Company of Japan.-History:Pocky was first sold in 1966, and consists of a biscuit stick coated with chocolate. It was named after the Japanese onomatopoetic word for the sound Pocky makes when bitten, pokkin . The original was followed by...
advertisement (and the song was used in Japanese DS game Taiko no Tatsujin) and the other called "Hello", which will be used by the Disney Channel
Disney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...
.
Their fourth album, the self-titled Orange Range was released on December 6, 2006; it contained 17 tracks; three were re-releases and 14 were new tracks. Even with a #2 peak, this was the band's lowest charting album in four years, as well as their lowest selling album to date.
Orange Range performed at Music Station Super Live 2006 on December 22. Music Station
Music Station
is a Japanese music television program. It began broadcasting on October 24, 1986 and continues to be broadcast weekly in High-definition from 8PM-9PM on tv asahi...
is a long-running Japanese music television program that holds a "Super Live" extended edition to celebrate Christmas and the end of the year every December. This was the second year in a row that Orange Range was invited.
2007
Their 17th single, "Ika SummerIka Summer
translated as Fake or Squid Summer is the 17th single from the Japanese band Orange Range. It was their first new single in nearly seven months.- Overview :...
", was released in April and had a weekly peak of #3 on Oricon. This was the band's lowest selling and charting single in years, only staying in the top five for one week.
July saw three major releases from Orange Range. To celebrate their 5th anniversary, the band released two separate best albums entitled Orange and Range, each containing a different selection of their hit singles and popular album tracks. On the first day of their release, Orange and Range would obtain the top two spots on the Oricon charts and the same spots on the weekly charts. Two weeks later, the albums would go on to obtain the top two spots in the United World Music charts. Their next single, "Ikenai Taiyō
Ikenai Taiyo
is the 17th single released from the Japanese pop band Orange Range.-Overview:Ikenai Taiyō is the 17th single to be released by Orange Range. The title song was used as the opening to the 2007 J-Drama version of Hanazakari no Kimitachi e. The single comes in two versions: a limited edition CD+DVD...
", was used as the opening theme to the J-Drama adaptation of the popular manga series Hana-Kimi
Hana-Kimi
Hana-Kimi or known originally as in Japan, is a shōjo manga series written by Hisaya Nakajo. The manga was serialized in Japan in Hakusensha's semi-monthly shōjo manga magazine, Hana to Yume...
. "Ikenai Taiyō" would go on to have to obtain the #3 spot on Oricon in its first week, obtaining the band's highest sales in a year.
2008
The band's first single of the year, "Kimi Station", was released on March 5, 2008. The band also performed the opening and ending themes to the SunriseSunrise (company)
is a Japanese animation studio and production enterprise. It is a subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings. Its former name was Nippon Sunrise, and prior to that, Sunrise Studios...
anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
series, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2. They are titled and . The song "O2" was released as a single late May. "Shiawase Neiro" was included on Orange Range's fifth studio album, Panic Fancy
Panic Fancy
Panic Fancy is Japanese alternative rock band Orange Range's fifth major studio album. Upon its launch on July 9, 2008, Panic Fancy topped the Japanese Oricon Album Charts at #1 position....
, which was released on July 9, 2008 and immediately topped the Oricon
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...
Album Charts on its launch date. The DVD version of the album also included an Orange Range Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 commercial, along with the music videos for its single releases. The band's next single "Oshare Banchou feat. Soy Sauce" was released on November 12 in CD and CD+DVD formats. Shortly after, a B-sides double album entitled Ura Shopping was released on December 3.
2009
Orange Range started 2009 with the release of their Orange Range Live Tour 008: Panic Fancy DVD. The DVD features footage from the final day of their concert performance at Nippon Budokan."Hitomi no Saki ni" (瞳の先に), Orange Range's newest single after approximately 8 months was released on July 8 in CD and CD+DVD formats. It features a ballad
Ballad
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of British and Irish popular poetry and song from the later medieval period until the 19th century and used extensively across Europe and later the Americas, Australia and North Africa. Many...
. Another song titled "Oni Goroshi" (鬼ゴロシ) which translates to Demon Slayer, will be the ending theme song of the movie The Good, the Bad, the Weird
The Good, the Bad, the Weird
The Good, the Bad, the Weird is a 2008 South Korean western film directed by Kim Ji-woon, starring Song Kang-ho, Lee Byung-hun, and Jung Woo-sung...
. "Oni Goroshi" is an upbeat song on the lines of GOD69 and Chest. The band's 6th album entitled World World World
World World World (album)
world world world is the Japanese alternative rock band Orange Range's sixth major studio album.-Track listing:#the map#FACTORY#KIMAGURE 23##White Blood Ball Red Blood Ball ~Dub Mix~#Son of the Sun####HIBISCUS##IKAROS#Fin....
was released on August 5 in both CD and DVD formats featuring Hitomi no Saki ni, Oni Goroshi, Oshare Banchou and 10 all new songs for a total of 13 tracks.
Best of Albums Orange and Range were re-released on September 2 in the new Blu-spec CD
Blu-spec CD
Blu-spec CD describes an Audio CD manufactured by a proprietary process introduced by Sony Music Entertainment Japan in late 2008. Its name derives from the similar manufacturing process to that used to create Blu-ray Discs. Instead of a traditional infra-red laser, a blue laser is used for...
format.
2010
In summer of 2010, the band left former label Gr8! RecordsSony Music Entertainment Japan
is Sony's music arm in Japan. SMEJ is directly owned by Sony Corporation and independent from the United States-based Sony Music Entertainment due to its strength in the Japanese music industry....
, and established their own record label Super Echo Label. Two singles, "Uturusanu" and "Ya Ya Ya" were released successively on July 28 and September 22, 2010 from their new record label. On October 20, 2010, they released latest seventh studio album Orcd.
Members
Current- Naoto Hiroyama - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Ryo Miyamori - low vocals
- Yamato Ganeko - high vocals
- Yoh Miyamori - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Hiroki Hokama - mid-range vocals
Former
- Kitao Kazuhito "Katchan" - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
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Independent releases
- Orange BallOrange BallOrange Ball is Orange Range's first release, and is an indies mini-album. It was originally released nationally on February 22, 2002 and an Okinawa-only release was released on April 21, 2002...
(オレンジボール) (April 21, 2002, Okinawa-only released album) - Orange Ball (オレンジボール) (February 22, 2002, nation-wide released album)
- Michishirube/Midnight Gage (ミチシルベ/ミッドナイトゲージ Guidepost/-) (August 25, 2002) (single)
Singles
| Information | Copies Sold | |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | "Kirikirimai" (キリキリマイ)
|
20,206 |
| #2 | "Shanghai Honey" (上海ハニー)
|
240,831 |
| #3 | "Viva Rock" (ビバ★ロック)
|
163,483 |
| #4 | "Rakuyō" (落陽)
|
46,779 |
| #5 | "Michishirube: A Road Home" (ミチシルベ〜a road home〜)
|
278,193 |
| #6 | "Locolotion Locolotion Locolotion is the 6th single of the Japanese group Orange Range. It is used for the ad for the drink Match of Otsuka.-Tracklisting:# Locolotion# Monkey Magic# Orange Boat# Locolotion: Ryukyudisko Remix... " (ロコローション) |
492,695 |
| #7 | "Chest" (チェスト)
|
116,206 |
| #8 | "Hana" (花)
|
999,789 |
| #9 | "Asterisk" (＊〜アスタリスク〜)
|
628,329 |
| #10 | "Love Parade Love parade (song) Love Parade is Yukari Tamura's second single, released on April 24, 2002.-Track listing:# Love Parade#* Lyrics: Karen Shiina#* Composition: Mioko Yamaguchi#* Arrangement: Masami Kishimura# #* Lyrics and composition: marhy... " (ラヴ・パレード) |
447,393 |
| #11 | "Onegai! Señorita" (お願い!セニョリータ)
|
417,464 |
| #12 | "Kizuna" (キズナ)
|
412,948 |
| #13 | "Champione Champione "Champione" is the 14th single from the Japanese band Orange Range. It was used as the theme song for the Japanese broadcast of the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. The B-Side song "Walk On" was used as the ending theme song for the Japanese movie Check it out yo!... " (チャンピオーネ) |
220,955 |
| #14 | "Un Rock Star UN ROCK STAR "Un Rock Star" is the 15th single from the Japanese band Orange Range. This single was used as the cover song for a string of Honda CRV commercials in Japan. It was also used as the theme to a Japanese sports show. This single first entered the Oricon charts at the number 3 spot, breaking the... " |
79,683 |
| #15 | "Sayonara"
|
105,399 |
| #16 | "Ika Summer Ika Summer translated as Fake or Squid Summer is the 17th single from the Japanese band Orange Range. It was their first new single in nearly seven months.- Overview :... " (イカSummer) |
50,487 |
| #17 | "Ikenai Taiyō Ikenai Taiyo is the 17th single released from the Japanese pop band Orange Range.-Overview:Ikenai Taiyō is the 17th single to be released by Orange Range. The title song was used as the opening to the 2007 J-Drama version of Hanazakari no Kimitachi e. The single comes in two versions: a limited edition CD+DVD... " (イケナイ太陽) |
162,087 |
| #18 | "Kimi Station" (君station)
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47,763 |
| #19 | "O2" (02〜オー･ツー〜)
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106,295 |
| #20 | "Oshare Banchou feat. Soy Sauce" (おしゃれ番長 feat.ソイソース)
|
50,246 |
| #21 | "Hitomi no Saki ni" (瞳の先に)
|
23,338 |
| #22 | "Uturusanu" (ウトゥルサヌ)
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| #23 | "Ya Ya Ya" (ヤーヤーヤー)
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Expention Play
| Information | Copies sold | |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | "Ordl"
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Studio albums
| Information | Copies Sold | |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | "1st Contact"
|
690,282 |
| #2 | "MusiQ Musiq Musiq Soulchild or Musiq is a US R&B/soul singer-songwriter whose style blends contemporary R&B, soul, funk, alternative, blues, jazz, some gospel influences and hip hop.-Biography:... " |
2,630,763 |
| #3 | "Natural"
|
919,650 |
| #4 | "Orange Range"
|
347,832 |
| #5 | "Panic Fancy Panic Fancy Panic Fancy is Japanese alternative rock band Orange Range's fifth major studio album. Upon its launch on July 9, 2008, Panic Fancy topped the Japanese Oricon Album Charts at #1 position.... " |
120,370 |
| #6 | "World World World World World World (album) world world world is the Japanese alternative rock band Orange Range's sixth major studio album.-Track listing:#the map#FACTORY#KIMAGURE 23##White Blood Ball Red Blood Ball ~Dub Mix~#Son of the Sun####HIBISCUS##IKAROS#Fin.... " |
42,539 |
| #7 | "Orcd"
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Compilation albums
| Information | Copies sold | |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | "Squeezed"
|
70,190 |
| #2 | "Orange"
|
387,105 |
| #3 | "Range"
|
408,665 |
| #4 | "Ura Shopping"
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| #5 | "All the Singles"
|
29,677 |
DVDs
- Video la Contact (ヴィデオ・ラ・コンタクト) (July 28, 2004)
- Video de Recital (ヴィデヲ・DE・リサイタル) (April 27, 2005)
- Live MusiQ - from Live Tour 005 "MusiQ" at Makuhari Messe 2005.04.01 (December 21, 2005)
- Live Natural - from Live Tour 005 "Natural" at Yokohama Arena 2005.12.13 (September 20, 2006)
- Orange Range Live Tour 006: Fantazical (December 5, 2007)
- Orange Range Live Tour 008: Panic Fancy (April 8, 2009)
- Orange Range Carnival: Haru no Saiten Special (June 9, 2010)
- Orange Range World World World Tour vs Nagoya ELL (July 14, 2010)