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[J-POP] Certified Pro if You Can Play It!? An Insanely Difficult Piano Piece

Groovy J-pop that blends the sounds of guitars, bass, drums, and various instruments with distinctive vocals.

In fact, it sounds insanely cool on the piano, too.

That said, as you can imagine, since these aren’t originally piano pieces—and because you have to express both the instruments and vocals on a single piano—mastering them is extremely difficult!

This time, we’ve handpicked some particularly high-level tracks from among those J-pop songs that are tough to play on piano.

The difficulty varies greatly depending on the arrangement and performance approach, but the more complex the arrangement, the cooler it tends to be.

If you want to be able to pull off challenging J-pop pieces, be sure to check these out!

Playlist

[J-POP] Certified Pro if You Can Play It!? An Insanely Difficult Piano Piece
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1eastmigratory bird[Alexandros]
migratory bird[Alexandros]play_arrow
Recreating “Wataridori” by Alexandros on piano
2eastidolYOASOBI
idolYOASOBIplay_arrow
Playing YOASOBI's 'Idol' on piano
3eastZankyo SankaAimer
Zankyo SankaAimerplay_arrow
The difficulty of performing Aimer’s “Zankyo Sanka” on piano
4eastNew EraAdo
New EraAdoplay_arrow
Ado’s piano ballad for the One Piece theme song
5eastSubtitleOfisharu Higedan Dism
SubtitleOfisharu Higedan Dismplay_arrow
Official HIGE DANDism ballad song
6eastreverse dreamKing Gnu
reverse dreamKing Gnuplay_arrow
Recreating King Gnu's 'Ichigeki' on piano
7eastBetelgeuseYuuri
BetelgeuseYuuriplay_arrow
Performing Yuri's “Betelgeuse” with creative arrangement
8eastunravelTK from RIN TO SHITE SIGURE
unravelTK from RIN TO SHITE SIGUREplay_arrow
Play TK's 'unravel' on the piano
9eastKICK BACKYonezu Kenshi
KICK BACKYonezu Kenshiplay_arrow
How to play Kenshi Yonezu’s “KICK BACK” on piano
10eastFirst LoveUtada Hikaru
First LoveUtada Hikaruplay_arrow
Delicately express Hikaru Utada’s masterpieces on the piano
11eastI’m a messMY FIRST STORY
I'm a messMY FIRST STORYplay_arrow
MY FIRST STORY’s signature song is trending on TikTok
12eastA Cruel Angel’s ThesisTakahashi Yoko
A Cruel Angel's ThesisTakahashi Yokoplay_arrow
Play Evangelion’s theme song on the piano
13eastmixed nutsOfisharu Higedan Dism
mixed nutsOfisharu Higedan Dismplay_arrow
Challenging the difficult song “Mixed Nuts” by Official HIGE DANDism
14eastCome, spring.Matsutōya Yumi
Come, spring.Matsutōya Yumiplay_arrow
Introducing Yumi Matsutoya’s classic song “Haru yo, Koi” (Come, Spring)
15eastNew Treasure IslandSakanakushon
New Treasure IslandSakanakushonplay_arrow
Recreating SAKANACTION’s “Shin Takarajima” on piano