[For BGM or workouts] Fast-tempo, high-BPM songs
Don’t you ever feel like listening to fast-tempo songs—for jogging or driving, when you’re working on something, doing house chores like cleaning or laundry, or when you want to hype things up at karaoke?
Of course, they’re great for boosting your mood, but many people also find that music helps them power through tasks in one go!
In this article, we’ll introduce lots of upbeat, catchy tracks, focusing mainly on popular J-POP.
We’ve picked plenty of trending songs too, so feel free to use this list for karaoke choices or as background music for various occasions!
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[For BGM and workouts] Fast-tempo/BPM tracks (21–30)
Best Supporting ActorCreepy Nuts
It’s a high-energy track brimming with a sense of speed, performed entirely in rap.
The quick, light flow—packed with rhymes and layered wordplay—feels great to listen to, sing, or even just read.
It’s lively and fun, the kind of song that has you nodding your head before you realize it.
Even casually is fine—give it a try and hum along yourself.
water lily blossomShonan no Kaze
It was released in 2007 as Shonan no Kaze’s sixth single.
Produced by MINMI, the track features a distinctive sound that incorporates soca, the traditional music of the Caribbean island nation of Trinidad and Tobago.
It’s an up-tempo summer song that everyone can get excited about together.
[For BGM or workouts] Fast-tempo/BPM songs (31–40)
ApolloPorno Graffitti
It was released in 1999 as Porno Graffitti’s first single.
As their major-label debut single, it was used as the ending theme for the TBS program “Koko ga Hen da yo Nihonjin.” The title “Apollo” comes from the Apollo program, as mentioned in the lyrics, and it reached No.
5 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.
The rapid-fire lyrics, which feel like they might make you bite your tongue, are particularly memorable.
Claw Claw ClawMakishimamu Za Horumon
Stimulating, filthy, and you can’t make heads or tails of the overall meaning—in other words, classic Maximum the Hormone as usual! It’s definitely a track that feels like them, but even among their songs, the coolness and the melody running through the whole piece are crafted to really draw you in.
With key changes and a chorus section that leans pop, some people might even find it beautiful.
It’s a song I’d love not just Hormone fans, but many others to give a listen.
LOVE PHANTOMB’z
Released in 1995 as B’z’s 18th single, it served as the lead single for their eighth album, LOOSE.
The song opens with an introduction of about 1 minute and 20 seconds.
Its lyrics evoke a romance featuring unconventional protagonists like Frankenstein and Dracula.
It’s an uptempo, rock-driven track.
Biting the second handzutto mayonaka de ii no ni.
This is a song by the music unit Zutto Mayonaka de Iinoni (ZUTOMAYO), which centers around the vocalist ACA-ne.
It was released digitally in 2018 as their first single.
Its stylish sound and high-sense music video generated buzz and made it a hit.
It’s an addictive rock number built around a band sound, with a slightly mysterious piano riff that sticks in your ears.
The philosophical, suggestive lyrics make it impossible not to ponder their meaning.
It’s a cool track with a charm that makes you want to keep listening forever.
NIPPONShiina Ringo
This is a song written specifically as the theme for NHK’s soccer broadcasts.
It makes you think, “So this is what happens when you add Shiina Ringo’s flavor to a fight song!” Bursting with a super cool, intense sense of speed, it gives you the kind of energy that makes you want to take off running the moment you hear it.
It’s a track I highly recommend for those times when you want something to give you a push forward.