is the 17th single released from the Japan

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ese pop band Orange Range

Orange Range

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....

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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

Hanazakari no Kimitachi e

, also known as Ike-para, is a Japanese drama produced by Fuji Television and first aired on July 3, 2007. It is based on the comic by Hisaya Nakajo, published in English as Hana-Kimi. Filming locations include the Ryutsu Keizai University....

. The single comes in two versions: a limited edition CD+DVD version and a CD only version. The CD+DVD version of the single comes with a digest of performances from Orange Range's fanclub live concerts. The single peaked at #2 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...

daily charts and gained a spot of #3 on the weekly charts, still managing their highest sales in a year.

Tracks

• CD Version

1. Ikenai Taiyō (イケナイ太陽 Bad Sun)
2. Iketenai Taiyō (イケテナイ太陽 Not Bad Sun)

• DVD Version

1. Danshi-ing session (男子ing session Dancing Boy Session)
2. Winter Winner
3. Miracle

Oricon chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak Position	Sales Total
July 18, 2007	Oricon DailySingles Chart	2	101,649
	Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	3