Recommended for women: Start your karaoke session with these! A roundup of popular Japanese songs
When you get to karaoke, it’s hard to decide what to sing for the very first song, isn’t it?
Should you kick things off with something upbeat, start slow and ease into it, or just go with one of your personal favorites…?
For women who have this dilemma, here are some great recommendations for the first song at karaoke!
We’ve gathered a variety of hit tunes—from tracks that will get the energy soaring right from the start to songs that gently warm up the vibe.
Use this as a guide when you head to karaoke with friends, a partner, or family!
Nail that opening number and make it a super fun karaoke time!
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Recommended for Women: Start Your Karaoke with These! A Roundup of Popular Japanese Songs (41–50)
Effeminate; overly sentimental; being clingy/whiny (context-dependent)Gōruden Bonbā
Golden Bomber’s “Memeshikute” that everyone knows.
It’s a perfect first song for karaoke because it instantly boosts the mood! The key is comfortable for women, so it’s recommended for those who struggle with high notes.
Enjoy doing the choreography along with it, too.
Revolutionary Journey – On the WayAina ji Endo
It’s the opening theme of season 2 of the TV anime “Dandadan,” and the melody is catchy and really cool! The overall vocal range is D3–E5, and the B-melody in particular sits low, so watch out for that.
In everyday speech your throat tends to vibrate instead of your vocal cords, which makes your voice sound muffled, so make sure to engage your vocal cords and turn it into proper singing.
For low notes, resonating in the head makes it easier to find pitch and produce sound, so raise a hand above your head and try projecting your voice toward that hand.
As you focus on this, your facial muscles will naturally lift; keep that expression and release your voice slowly with plenty of breath.
From the chorus it moves into higher notes, so keep your facial muscles lifted, extend your hand forward, and sing out with the image of sending your voice far into the distance! Don’t forget to take a breath right before the high notes!
Ponytail and ScrunchieAKB48
If you want to kick things off with high energy from the very first song, an idol track might be just the thing.
AKB48’s “Ponytail to Shushu,” released in 2010, is over a decade old now, but it’s still a karaoke staple that everyone can sing along to and get hyped with.
If you sing it as the first song, the vibe in the room is sure to ramp up fast! Who knows—you might even find yourselves getting swept up in the classic idol-song call-and-response! (Haha)
My friendZARD
Since ZARD’s songs don’t go too high in pitch, many women probably find them easy to sing.
“My Friend” also has a small vocal range and an up-tempo beat that makes it easy to keep rhythm, so it’s a great choice for the first song, doubling as a vocal warm-up.
Music HourPorunogurafiti
Porno Graffitti’s “Music Hour” is the perfect song to kick off a karaoke session.
It’s super bright and upbeat, instantly breaking the initial nerves and guaranteed to pump everyone up.
It’s also easy to sing for women with slightly lower voices, so I highly recommend it.
summer festivalWhiteberry
When it was all the rage, everyone sang this song as the first number.
Even now, hearing it gets me pumped up.
The melody doesn’t have big pitch changes, so it’s easy to sing and I highly recommend it.
It’s guaranteed to get the crowd going in a big sing-along.
Blue Coral ReefMatsuda Seiko
When you go to karaoke for work and everyone there is from an older generation, it can be hard to decide what to sing.
Songs by Seiko Matsuda are very famous, so everyone can sing along and get into it.
They’re a pretty safe choice, so I recommend them.