[2026] Crowd-Pleaser Songs for the After-Party: Trending Hits and All-Time Classics

Pious Saint!! Loli-God Requiem☆shigure ui (kyuu-sai)

[Original Song] Sanctify!! Loli God Requiem☆ / Shigure Ui (9 years old) [IOSYS (Maron & D.watt)]

If your after-party is just a tight-knit group of truly close friends and acquaintances, I recommend the curious track “Sanctify!! Loli-God Requiem☆.” It offers a glimpse of a new side of Shigure Ui, who’s active as both an illustrator and a virtual YouTuber.

The lyrics—where she simply hurls insults at the lolita devotees who idolize her as “a bunch of creeps”—pack quite a punch, and the biggest crowd-pleaser is the abundance of call-and-response lines throughout the song.

Those interjections play like a manzai-style back-and-forth, and the more you listen, the funnier and more endearing they become.

It might be fun to practice it as a group routine and spring it as a surprise performance!

Shin-Pen-Pineapple-Apple-PenPikotarō

Shin-Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen / PIKOTARO (Pikotaro)

Pikotaro, who took the world by storm with unforgettable catchphrases and a strikingly unique persona, is back.

Marking the 10th anniversary of his signature hit, this track showcases that one-of-a-kind style that brightens people’s faces with playful word sounds and an irresistibly catchy beat.

It’s the first installment of a project to release 80.8 songs over the year starting in August 2025, and is included on the album “Tottemo Release 80.8 (01).” Perfect for moments when you want to lift your mood without overthinking—or to light up any party with friends.

Love ABONEWS

Love's ABO / NEWS (cover) - mono palette.

It was released in 2009 as NEWS’s 11th single.

It’s a very upbeat, disco-style song where they dance with a look that’s a bit like hosts.

Among Johnny’s songs, the choreography isn’t very difficult, so it’s a song you can enjoy singing and dancing to.

Apply false eyelasheskyarī pamyu pamyu

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu – Put On False Eyelashes

It was released in 2012 as Kyary Pamyu Pamyu’s first single.

The chorus features a very simple move where you place your hands on your head, mimicking false eyelashes.

If you get the audience to dance along to the chorus, it becomes a fun, exciting song that really livens up the venue.

Someone more important than a friendGoriki Ayame

Ayame Gōriki “A Person More Important Than Friends”

It was Ayame Goriki’s first single, released in 2013.

The song drew attention when Minami Minegishi from AKB48 did an impersonation of it.

The key feature is the “propeller dance,” where you rotate your arms, and if the audience learns the chorus, it becomes a song that can get the entire venue excited together.

Geeshōjo jidai

Girls’ Generation Shoujo Jidai ‘Gee’ MV (Japanese Ver.)

This is a song included on Girls’ Generation’s first mini-album released in South Korea in 2009, and a Japanese single of the same name was released in 2010.

If you do a cute dance in outfits of different colors, you’ll attract a lot of attention from men.

Make sure your makeup and outfits are perfect, too.

Joyfulikimonogakari

Ikimono-gakari Joyful 2015

“YELL/Joyful” is Ikimono-gakari’s 15th single, released in 2009 as a double A-side.

Unusually for Ikimono-gakari, vocalist Kiyoe Yoshioka sings while dancing with high energy.

Please have towels ready at the venue so everyone can swing them and dance together.