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 (51–60)
Please, Bach!Hinatazaka46
A bright song with a catchy chorus melody and an appealing sense of rhythm.
Since many parts aren’t too high and can be sung without strain, it’s a relatively easy idol song for women to sing! It’s a cheerful, energetic track characteristic of Hinatazaka, so it will definitely get the crowd going! There are sections with a lot of words, but instead of trying to articulate every single syllable, you’ll sing more rhythmically if you keep it light and ride the melody.
You might initially struggle with the rhythm in the B-melody, but if you stay calm and focus on the spacing, the rhythm will lock in—so don’t worry.
Keep the meter in 4/4, and imagine resting on the first beat before singing.
Once you get that space right, it’ll sound really cool! There’s also a touch of Bach in the latter half of the song, making it irresistible for classical music fans!
Cutie HoneyKōda Kumi
Since it’s originally an anime song, the melody is very easy to remember and really easy to sing.
Even women with lower voices can sing it.
With its up-tempo feel—and because everyone knows “Cutie Honey”—there’s no doubt the crowd will be pumped and hyped from the very first song.
Summertime CinderellaRyokushokushakai
This is Ryokuoushoku Shakai’s seventh single overall, released in September 2023.
It was pre-released digitally in July of the same year and was chosen as the theme song for Fuji TV’s Monday 9 p.m.
drama “Midsummer Cinderella.” It’s a medium-to up-tempo track with a very refreshing vibe! Vocalist Haruko Nagaya delivers a superb performance, deftly switching between chest voice and falsetto—especially in the chorus—but the vocal melody itself isn’t particularly complex, so I think it’s quite singable for the general public to pick casually at karaoke.
The song is striking for vocals that convey a broad, flowing phrasing over a slightly up-tempo backing track, so be careful not to let your singing rush along with the track.
It’s best to sing with an understanding of the larger phrasing of each line, so be sure to listen closely to the original and prepare in advance.
The hottest summer in the worldPRINCESS PRINCESS
PRINCESS PRINCESS opened the door for girls’ bands.
Many women in their 50s probably admired them.
Among their songs, the one I especially recommend is “The Hottest Summer in the World.” This track is notable for its extremely catchy vocal line.
While the range is relatively high at mid2A to hiD, it’s quite narrow.
Since there aren’t any difficult phrases in any section, if you can keep your pitch steady, it’s definitely possible to aim for a score in the 90s at karaoke.
Recommended for Women: Start Your Karaoke With These! A Roundup of Popular Japanese Songs (61–70)
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!
Tomorrow as wellSHISHAMO
SHISHAMO, who sing about women’s real feelings and are especially popular among younger women.
Their song “Ashita mo” was also used in a commercial, so the chorus is likely widely known, and it’s a number that really gets the crowd going at karaoke.
It’s also very popular as a cheering song for girls working hard at their jobs, studies, and everyday life, and if you sing it at a girls’ night out, it’ll definitely hype things up—a track everyone can relate to.
It’s a refreshing, pop tune packed to the brim with elements that get you excited.
Fortune Cookie in LoveAKB48
At this point, it’s no exaggeration to call this song a “national favorite,” right? It’s a single released by AKB48 in 2013 with Rino Sashihara in the center position.
It’s still a go-to for party dance songs, and back then many people uploaded videos of themselves dancing to it on social media, so it became known across a wide range of ages.
In other words, it’s a song that can get any gathering excited, without worrying about the setting.
It’ll boost everyone’s energy right from the very first track.