Orange Range

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

- Naoto Hiroyama - guitar (born May 8, 1983)
Also, a member of other bands, including "Soy-sauce" and "Pechuniarokkusu". He writes more than half of all Orange Range songs.

- Ryo Miyamori - low vocals (bass) (born October 1, 1985)
Before joining the group Orange Range, he was a member of another band, "Ruse". He and Yoh are brothers.

- Yamato Ganeko - high vocals (alto) (born January 14, 1984)
He has not cut his hair since releasing the song "Hana".

- Yoh Miyamori - bass (born December 11, 1983)
He usually plays bass, but uses a guitar when he makes songs.

- Hiroki Hokama - mid-range vocals (born June 29, 1983)
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.

### Singles

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

### Albums

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|align="left"|***1st Contact*** *Released: December 17, 2003|||
|align="left"|***musiQ*** *Released: December 1, 2004|||
|align="left"|***ИATURAL*** *Released: October 12, 2005|||
|align="left"|***Squeezed*** *Released: April 12, 2006|||
|align="left"|***ORANGE RANGE*** *Released: December 6, 2006|||
|align="left"|***ORANGE*** *Released: July 25, 2007|||
|align="left"|***RANGE*** *Released: July 25, 2007|||
|align="left"|***PANIC FANCY*** *Released: July 9, 2008|||

## Other websites

- Orange Range's official website (in Japanese)
- Okinawan Music web radio (Brazil)  (in Portuguese)

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: Orange Range
- **background**: group_or_band
- **origin**: Okinawa, Japan
- **genre**: Alternative rock, noise rock,
 rap rock
- **years active**: 2001present
- **label**: Spice Records (Japan), Spice Records/Super Echo Label
Sony Music Entertainment Japan, Gr8! Records
victor Entertainment, Speedstar Records
- **url**: [http://www.orangerange.com/ http://www.orangerange.com/]
[http://www.orangerange.net/ http://www.orangerange.net/]
[http://www.orangerange.ru/ http://www.orangerange.ru/]
- **current members**: Naoto Hiroyama
Ryo Miyamori
Yamato Ganeko
Hiroki Hokama
Yoh Miyamori
- **past members**: Kazuhito Kitao