[2026] Liven Up Your Party! A Roundup of the Latest and All-Time Favorite J-Pop Hits
Music is essential for livening up year-end parties, New Year’s gatherings, welcome and farewell parties, and other banquets.
If you’re the organizer or in charge of entertainment, you’ll want to pick songs that get everyone excited.
Still, it can be hard to know which tracks will really hype up the crowd.
For those in that situation, this article introduces recommended Japanese songs perfect as BGM to energize any banquet.
Focusing on the latest trend-aware hits while also picking timeless favorites, it offers a lineup that people of all generations can enjoy, making it suitable for a wide variety of events.
Be sure to check it out!
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[2026] Guaranteed to Hype Up Any Party! A Roundup of the Newest and All-Time Most Popular Japanese Songs (51–60)
WINDING ROADAyaka × Kobukuro
If you can pull off a cool duet of this, it’s guaranteed to get the crowd going.
A talented male-female pair harmonizing will definitely sound awesome.
It’s often sung at weddings, so I think it’s a well-known song that’s easy to use at parties.
Let It Go ~As I Am~Matsu Takako
It’s the theme song from Frozen, which was extremely popular for a time.
The song itself is rather mellow and doesn’t seem likely to get people hyped, but if you play that to your advantage—say, by having a man perform it in drag—it could get some laughs.
It’s very well-known, so I think it would work well as entertainment at an event.
HOT LIMITT.M.Revolution
I get the impression it was popular a little while back, but plenty of young people still know it, and I often see it used in school festival performances.
It seems to have a lasting popularity.
The artist’s appearance is very eccentric, so I think it’s a song that leaves a strong impression.
LOVE DokkyunCLUB PRINCE
If there’s someone you know among the people you’re going with, this is definitely a song that will get everyone hyped.
Once the call-and-response kicks in, the singer can’t help but have fun too.
It’s also fun to swap the customer’s name in the lyrics for the names of people who are there, and I recommend getting into character and singing it like a host.
[2026] Liven Up Your Party! A Roundup of the Newest J-Pop Hits and All-Time Favorites (61–70)
Cannot stop the queue!CUTIE STREET
A high-energy pop tune packed with CUTIE STREET’s raw emotions, charging ahead at full throttle! It’s the title track of their single “We Can’t Stop the Cue! / Earth Make-Up Plan,” releasing in July 2025.
You can feel their unstoppable momentum—eyes fixed forward, never hitting the brakes—coming straight through the speakers.
The sparkly, poppy music video, reminiscent of Heisei-era gals, has also become a hot topic.
When you’re feeling down or need courage to take on a challenge, this song will push you forward with a bold message: “There’s no time to stand still!”
GANGNAM STYLEPSY
This song, which evokes the image of a super-rich person, is “GANGNAM STYLE” by the Korean artist PSY.
The easy-to-follow choreography and the catchy tune became a hot topic.
It’s a lively dance number that’s perfect for parties and drinking gatherings! Put on PSY’s outfit and dance your heart out!
chantAdo
Singer Ado, who made her major debut as a teenager after starting out as an internet vocalist, continues to attract attention both in Japan and abroad.
Her 18th digital-only single, “Show,” was chosen as the theme song for Universal Studios Japan’s dance show “Zombie de Dance.” The contrast between the track’s striking exotic melodies and beats and Ado’s signature aggressive vocals instantly amps up any party.
It’s a high-energy BGM that makes you want to dance the moment it starts playing.
