Orange Range

Orange Range
OriginOkinawa, Japan
GenresAlternative rock,[1] noise rock,
rap rock
Years active2001–present
LabelsSpice Records/Super Echo Label
Gr8! Records
Speedstar Records
MembersNaoto Hiroyama
Ryo Miyamori
Yamato Ganeko
Hiroki Hokama
Yoh Miyamori
Past member(s)Kazuhito Kitao
Websitehttp://www.orangerange.com/
http://www.orangerange.net/
http://www.orangerange.ru/

ORANGE RANGE (オレンジレンジ, Orenji Renji) is a Japanese rock band from Okinawa signed to Sony Music. They are a group of 5, and they were all born in the mid-80s.

History

On March, 2001, the present members were composed of the classmates from the preschool and YOH’s younger brother, RYO. When they were indies, they did lots of their concerts on the street, and the audience was surely increased. On July 4, 2003, they debuted and became major by their 1st single, “Kirikirimai”. Their 2nd single, “Shanghai Honey” was appreciated by the mass media and became a hit. On February 25,2004, they released their 5th single, “Michishirube~a road home~” came in 1st place in the Japanese single charts for the first time in themselves, and since then, their singe continued to come in 1st place to their 13th single, “Champione”.

Members

Also, a member of other bands, including "Soy-sauce" and "Pechuniarokkusu". He writes more than half of all Orange Range songs.

Before joining the group Orange Range, he was a member of another band, "Ruse". He and Yoh are brothers.

He has not cut his hair since releasing the song "Hana".


He usually plays bass, but uses a guitar when he makes songs.


It is said that he has a screwdriver when he records music because it makes him relaxed, but sometimes its sound is also recorded and they have to record again.

Discography

Singles

# Information
1st Kirikirimai
キリキリマイ
  • Released: June 4, 2003
2nd Shanghai Honey
上海ハニー
  • Released: July 16, 2003
3rd Viva Rock
ビバ★ロック
  • Released: October 22, 2003
4th Rakuyou
落陽
  • Released: November 27, 2003
5th Michishirube~A Road Home~
ミチシルベ ~a road home~
  • Released: February 25, 2004
6th Locolotion
ロコローション
  • Released: June 9, 2004
7th Chest
チェスト
  • Released: August 25, 2004
8th Hana
  • Released: October 20, 2004
9th *~Asterisk~
*~アスタリスク~
  • Released: February 23, 2005
10th Love Parade
ラヴ・パレード
  • Released: May 25, 2005
11th Onegai! Senorita
お願い!セニョリータ
  • Released: June 8, 2005
12th Kizuna
キズナ
  • Released: August 24, 2005
13th Champione
チャンピオーネ
  • Released: May 10, 2006
14th UN ROCK STAR
  • Released: August 30, 2006
15th SAYONARA
  • Released: October 25, 2006
16th Ika Summer
イカSUMMER
  • Released: April 25, 2007
17th Ikenai Taiyou
イケナイ太陽
  • Released: July 18, 2007
18th Kimi Station
君 station
  • Released: March 5, 2008
19th O2
O2~オー・ツー~
  • Released: May 28, 2008
20th Oshare Banchou feat.Soy Sauce
おしゃれ番長 feat.ソイソース
  • Released: November 12, 2008

Albums

# Information
1st 1st Contact
  • Released: December 17, 2003
2nd musiQ
  • Released: December 1, 2004
3rd ИATURAL
  • Released: October 12, 2005
1st
Remix
Album
Squeezed
  • Released: April 12, 2006
4th ORANGE RANGE
  • Released: December 6, 2006
1st
Best
Album
ORANGE
  • Released: July 25, 2007
RANGE
  • Released: July 25, 2007
5th PANIC FANCY
  • Released: July 9, 2008

References

  1. "ORANGE RANGE - Music on FoxyTunes Planet". FoxyTunes. Retrieved 2008-03-12.

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