Cool songs that will go over well at karaoke

ButterflyKōda Kumi

Kumi Koda / Butterfly

This is a Kumi Koda track that sings about a woman’s transformation and confidence.

The song portrays a woman taking flight beautifully like a butterfly, and if you sing it at karaoke, you’re sure to grab everyone’s attention! Released in December 2005, it peaked at No.

2 on the Oricon Weekly Chart.

It was also used in dramas and commercials, so it’s likely a song almost everyone has heard at least once.

If you understand the lyrics and sing with confidence, you can deliver a sexy, cool performance too! It’s the perfect song to hype up a girls’ night or a drinking party with friends.

AutomaticUtada Hikaru

Hikaru Utada – Automatic

Hikaru Utada kept making headlines with every CD release, and every song she sang captured people’s hearts and became a massive hit.

Her songs might seem a bit challenging for the average person to sing at karaoke, but since so many people know them, sing with confidence.

I want to fall in love so much that the slopes melt.Hirose Kōmi

Kohmi Hirose / I Want to Fall in Love Until the Slopes Melt

Bubble vibes galore in “I Want to Fall in Love So Deep the Slopes Melt.” The bubble-generation back then probably listened to it while blissfully enjoying life without a care.

With her incredible vocal power, it might not be the easiest pick for karaoke, but if you nail it, you’ll own the room.

After the FestivalKuwata Keisuke

Keisuke Kuwata – After the Festival (Short ver.)

It’s filled with human warmth, and Kuwata’s unique way of expressing things just as they are leaves you with an indescribable feeling.

The tempo is a bit slower, but it’s a song that builds excitement in a different way from hard-driving tracks.

Rather than dancing wildly, it’s the kind of uplift where you sway side to side and the whole room feels united.

No.1Makihara Noriyuki

[Official] Noriyuki Makihara “No.1” (Music Video) [8th Single] (1993)

This song sings about the importance of cherishing yourself and recognizing your own worth.

It features a heartwarming melody that blends pop and R&B elements, along with delicate piano performance.

Released in October 1993, it reached No.

1 on the Oricon charts and became a major hit, selling approximately 670,000 copies.

Also featured in the film “My Love Story!!,” the song’s sparkling tone evokes emotions reminiscent of first love.

If you sing it at karaoke, you might just captivate everyone’s attention! Practice a little and show off your cool vocals on the day.

SEASONSHamasaki Ayumi

Ayumi Hamasaki / SEASONS (Short Ver.)

A song by Ayumi Hamasaki that portrays overcoming past hardships and finding hope for the future through the changing seasons.

Released in June 2000, it was used as the theme song for the drama “Weather Forecaster’s Lover.” It topped the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart for two consecutive weeks and also ranked highly on the year-end charts, becoming a major hit with total sales of 1.367 million copies.

While expressing the sense of insufficiency felt in the monotony of everyday life and the urge to give up, it carries a positive message.

If you sing it at karaoke, pouring emotion into your performance will make its appeal stand out even more.

StarlightShimizu Shota

Star Light – Shota Shimizu ★☆♪

It’s a ballad I’d love to hear in winter.

If someone sang a song like this with a sweet voice in a closed room, I’d fall for them.

I really like the background music too.

Whether it’s that person you’re interested in or a couple whose relationship is getting a bit stale, I’d love for the boyfriend to sing it to her in a manly way.