[Nostalgic Hits] Popular Japanese dance music songs that were hits in the 1990s
The 1990s saw music genres become even more fragmented than in the ’80s.
Singer-songwriters, rock bands, idols, R&B musicians—there are so many that you almost run out of fingers just listing the ones that come to mind.
Perhaps for that reason, it was around then that calling people active in the music scene “artists” really became standard.
Amid all that, as computers advanced, so-called programmed (electronic) sounds also grew steadily more prominent.
With that in mind, let’s listen to some slightly nostalgic Japanese dance music!
Playlist
| [Nostalgic Hits] Popular Japanese dance music songs that were hits in the 1990s | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| show_chart | Title | Playlist | Review |
| 1east | Go! Go! HeavenSPEED | play_arrow | SPEED’s signature song “WHITE LOVE” sold over a million copies. |
| 2east | Around The WorldDA PUMP | play_arrow | DA PUMP's hit songs, full-on dance-pop |
| 3east | survival dAnce~no no cry more~TRF | play_arrow | TRF’s smash hit songs are still popular today. |
| 4east | Chase the ChanceAmuro Namie | play_arrow | Namie Amuro scores a massive hit with a song produced by Tetsuya Komuro. |
| 5east | Sign of LovePUFFY | play_arrow | A gem of a song from the 90s, a masterpiece that portrays the feelings of love. |
| 6east | Glass BoyKinKi Kids | play_arrow | KinKi Kids' debut song—a masterpiece is born! |
| 7east | Tonight is Boogie BackOzawa Kenji feat. Suchadarapaa | play_arrow | A 90s classic: Kenji Ozawa’s hip-hop |
| 8east | LOVE MachineMōningu Musume. | play_arrow | Morning Musume's first million-selling hit song |
| 9east | A-RA-SHIarashi | play_arrow | Arashi’s debut single, a hugely popular and talked-about song |
| 10east | WOW WAR TONIGHT ~Sometimes You Gotta Make a MovementH Jungle with T | play_arrow | A collaboration song by Masatoshi Hamada and Tetsuya Komuro |
| 11east | Shangri-LaDenki Gurūvu | play_arrow | Denki Groove’s signature song, a techno-pop classic |
| 12east | Give me a ShakeMAX | play_arrow | MAX’s signature song topped the Oricon chart at No. 1 |
| 13east | HOT LIMITT.M.Revolution | play_arrow | T.M.R.’s signature summer song, a classic brimming with a sense of speed |
| 14east | It’s love.V6 | play_arrow | A big hit by V6, composed by Koji Tamaki |
| 15east | It’s goodbye, but it’s not goodbye.yamadakatsutenai Wink | play_arrow | Kuniko Yamada’s graduation song is a big hit |
| 16east | School HeavenKoizumi Kyoko | play_arrow | Kyoko Koizumi’s youth dance song |
| 17east | WON’T BE LONGThe Bubble Gum Brothers | play_arrow | A smash-hit song inspired by the Awa Odori, selected to perform at the Kōhaku music festival |
| 18east | Longing, poignancy, and strength of heartShinohara Ryōko | play_arrow | A smash-hit song produced by Tetsuya Komuro |
| 19east | A Little LovePucchimoni | play_arrow | Pucchimoni’s debut single, a work by Tsunku. |
| 20east | Marunouchi SadisticShiina Ringo | play_arrow | Sheena Ringo’s signature song of the ’90s, passion for music |
| 21east | BOY MEETS GIRLTRF | play_arrow | TRF’s smash hit, first appearance on NHK’s Kouhaku |
| 22east | Body Feels EXITAmuro Namie | play_arrow | A signature song by Namie Amuro, a masterpiece that portrays the impulse to seek an exit. |
| 23east | masqueradeTRF | play_arrow | A classic hit produced by Tetsuya Komuro for TRF |
| 24east | Overnight Sensation ~The times are in your hands~TRF | play_arrow | The appeal of TRF’s classic hit “EZ DO DANCE” |
| 25east | Choo Choo TRAINZoo | play_arrow | EXILE covered ZOO’s classic hit, sparking a resurgence in popularity. |
| 26east | TimingBurakku Bisukettsu | play_arrow | The smash-hit song by Black Biscuits |
| 27east | YELLOW YELLOW HAPPYPocket Biscuits | play_arrow | Pokevi’s long-hit million-selling song |
| 28east | BE TOGETHERSuzuki Ami | play_arrow | Ami Suzuki’s popular song “BE TOGETHER” |
| 29east | Crazy Beat Goes On!DA PUMP | play_arrow | DA PUMP's upbeat popular song |
| 30east | Festival Ninjaninja | play_arrow | Ninja’s signature song, winner of the Debut Single Award |
| 31east | The rattlesnake is comingTonneruzu | play_arrow | Tunnels' first Oricon No. 1 song |
| 32east | Bloom proudly, oh my beloved feelingsWink | play_arrow | Shiseido commercial song, Wink’s last hit song |
| 33east | Longing, poignancy, and strength of heartShinohara Ryoko with t.komuro | play_arrow | Ryoko Shinohara’s moving Street Fighter theme song |
| 34east | Fragments of SummerComing Century | play_arrow | A debut single used in a commercial, reaching No. 2 on the Oricon charts. |
| 35east | Shake Hip!kome kome CLUB | play_arrow | A sexy and passionate classic by Kome Kome Club |
| 36east | DEPARTURESglobe | play_arrow | A globe classic: a heartrending love painted against a snowy landscape |
| 37east | Be cool !yazaru | play_arrow | Popular song by Yāen draws attention with first appearance on Kōhaku |
| 38east | AS TIME GOES BYhiro | play_arrow | The solo debut song of hiro, a member of SPEED |
| 39east | Last Kisstanpopo | play_arrow | Debut single of the Morning Musume unit “Tanpopo” |
| 40east | The Moon and the SunTaiyou to Siscomoon | play_arrow | Debut single at No. 4 keeps the group going |
| 41east | Let’s do our best.SMAP | play_arrow | SMAP, top-ranked upbeat dance number |
| 42east | Memories of Kujukuri BeachMi-Ke | ![]() | Mi-Ke's debut song, heavily influenced by Group Sounds. |
| 43east | GET MY LOVE!MAX | play_arrow | MAX’s Eurobeat track, a refreshing and impressive song |
| 44east | GBITOWA TEI | play_arrow | The advanced musical world of Towa Tei |
| 45east | Megalopolis of the WastelandHikaru GENJI | play_arrow | Hikaru Genji, their 8th No. 1 single |


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