I want to sing songs that use a lot of falsetto—tracks that are also good for practicing falsetto at karaoke.

horizonback number

back number – Horizon

This is back number’s fourth digital single overall, released in August 2021.

It’s a beautiful medium-to-slow tempo song with a charmingly mellow vibe.

The subtle string arrangements used in the chorus and elsewhere are also very pleasant to listen to.

The band’s vocalist, Iyori Shimizu, isn’t particularly known for a deep, bassy voice, but the vocal range used in this song’s melody should be easy for most men to sing.

There are spots where you switch into falsetto, so in that sense it’s a slightly more advanced pick, but I’d still encourage you to give it a try.

If you’re not confident with falsetto, tighten your abdominal muscles around your navel and try to feel like you’re lifting your solar plexus with those abs while hooting “Hoo, hoo” like an owl.

Aim the sound from the mouth toward the nose to make it resonate cleanly.

Give it a try!

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NAO

This song is beloved as HY’s signature heartbreak anthem.

The vocalist, Izumi Nakasone, delivers a captivating falsetto.

Because she uses a fairly advanced technique, reproducing that falsetto at karaoke is a bit challenging—but sing it beautifully with feeling! Her voice truly resonates with the heart.

You can sense the unique vocal style of Okinawa.

Isn’t it a song everyone wants to try singing at least once?

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Yoshizaki Keiko

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Yorushika – Just Clear Skies for You (MUSIC VIDEO)

In voice training, my students and I often referred to Yorushika’s “Sunny” series.

Among those, “Tada Kimi ni Hare” doesn’t have an overly high range, but the rhythm in the first verse (A-melo) is distinctive, so knowing where to cut off notes and where to stop is key.

I think it’s easier to get if you listen closely to the drums and try singing while clapping along.

Also, make sure to resonate your body well so you don’t end up singing too loudly.

The human body resonates like an instrument, in the head and chest.

For this song, there are parts that use head voice, so it’s easier to sing if you focus on head resonance.

Try humming gently and check where it vibrates.

If you feel it around your brow area, you’ve got it! Keep that gentle sensation and turn it into your singing voice—you’ll naturally lean into a head-voice-based tone, which also makes pitch easier to hit.

The key is not to tense up!

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Kubota Mami

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[Official] Uru “Kokoroe” – Theme song for Fuji TV’s Monday 9 p.m. drama “Kazama Kojin: Kyojo 0”

This is Uru’s 13th single in total, released in May 2023.

It was selected as the theme song for Fuji TV’s Monday 9 p.m.

drama “Kazama Kimichika: Kyōjō 0.” It’s a beautiful slow ballad that lets you fully enjoy Uru’s clear vocal tone.

It’s not easy to describe singing purely in words, but if you listen carefully to Uru’s performance in the chorus of this song, I think you’ll get a good sense of how to use falsetto effectively within a piece.

Try studying the differences in resonance between chest voice and falsetto.

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Kei Takahata

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PINK BLOODUtada Hikaru

Hikaru Utada 'PINK BLOOD'

This is a digital-only single by Hikaru Utada, released on June 2, 2021.

It was selected as the opening theme for the NHK Educational TV anime “To Your Eternity.” Notably, this is reportedly the first time since her debut that Utada has provided the main theme for a TV anime series.

As is often the case with so-called R&B-style singers like Utada, the song is a treasure trove of beautiful mixed voice and falsetto, and this track is no exception—it lets you fully enjoy Utada’s gorgeous falsetto.

That said, there are also many sections sung in chest voice, including the so-called verse parts, where Utada’s innate vocal skill delivers exquisitely nuanced expression.

Overall, it’s a song with a relatively high level of difficulty for karaoke, but that also means it’s well worth the challenge.

Since the chorus parts make frequent use of falsetto, those who are good at falsetto might have fun singing it with friends and taking on the chorus parts.

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Only HumanK

K　『Only Human』

This is the fourth single released in Japan by K, a Korean singer, and it came out in November 2005.

It was also used as the theme song for the TV drama “1 Litre of Tears,” and became a big hit.

K is known for a gentle voice that contains very soft high-order overtones, and that charm is brought out to the fullest in ballads like this one—especially in the final part of the chorus sung in falsetto, which strongly conveys the song’s sense of wistfulness.

When you sing it at karaoke, try to place your voice as softly as possible toward the center of your upper palate—around the nose.

You’ll likely be able to sing with a beautiful falsetto voice.

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back number – Emerald

This was back number’s second digital single, released in October 2020, and it was used as the theme song for TBS’s Sunday drama “Dangerous Venus.” In this track, falsetto is used very effectively and clearly in the last part of the chorus and the section right before the first chorus, making it an ideal practice piece for anyone looking to try singing with falsetto.

The chest-voice range used isn’t very wide either, so it feels like a song many people can enjoy singing.

Give it a try!

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Kei Takahata

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