To celebrate their fifth anniversary, J-pop group Orange Range has released a 'best of' album titled Range.
The Okinawa quintet is one of the most successful bands in Japan, with a number of their songs being used in anime and J-drama shows.
The album is a mix of pop, rock and hip hop, which makes for a great listening experience. The mixed styles and the band's ability to perform is due in part to their Okinawan roots {minus} the city is a cultural melting pot.
Ishin Denshin, Miracle and Ikenai Taiyou are pop-rock songs that will have you on the dance floor.
For manga fans of Hanazakari no Kimitachi e, Ikenai Taiyou is the intro music for the live action J-drama adaptation that is currently showing on Fuji TV every Tuesday.
Providing a change of tempo, Love Parade is a soulful rock ballad that will have you swaying and feeling nostalgic. The more hard-hitting Twister is a hard-rock song that sounds like a collaboration between Linkin Park and Smashing Pumpkins.