[2026 Edition] Karaoke Songs That Will Get the Crowd Going—Perfect for Women in Their 40s
For people now in their 40s, their youth was right in the middle of the CD boom and karaoke craze of the 1990s to early 2000s! Many of the massive hits tied to TV dramas and commercials were undoubtedly sung by countless people at karaoke.
In this article, we’ve picked out karaoke songs that are sure to get the party going—perfect for women in their 40s to sing! Hits from what could be called the golden age of J-POP are still popular among younger generations in the 2020s, so these are timeless classics anyone can sing.
The next time you go to karaoke to refresh yourself from busy days of work or parenting, be sure to use this article as a reference.
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The Maiden with Flaxen HairShimatani Hitomi
This is a dance-beat track sung by Hitomi Shimatani, a cover of the 1970s Group Sounds band The Village Singers, completely reborn with a fresh vibe.
Above all, its rhythm feels great—you can sing along while swaying your body—and it’s a number that everyone can get hyped to at karaoke.
It’s also perfect for a group sing-along!
Swaying feelingsZARD
This is one of the signature songs of ZARD, the music unit centered around Izumi Sakai.
Chosen as the theme for Otsuka Pharmaceutical’s Pocari Sweat commercial, the song conveys a fresh, straightforward sense of youth.
Sakai’s powerful, resonant vocals blend with the energetic guitar sound, evoking a strong feeling of hope for the future and the courage to move forward.
The lyrics depict emotions related to love—at times timid, yet overflowing with tender feelings that cannot be contained.
TOMORROW NEVER KNOWSMr.Children
It was released as Mr.
Children’s sixth single.
Translating the title, it means “We Don’t Know About Tomorrow.” It’s an aspirational song about reaching for a boundless future.
The music video, filmed on the cliffs of Australia’s Great Ocean, is also remarkable.
It takes considerable technique for male singers to cover this vocal range, but many female singers might be able to handle it well.
PRIDEImai Miki
Miki Imai is a singer with a background as an actor, voice actor, and narrator, who moved to the United Kingdom in 2012.
Her 12th single “PRIDE,” used as the theme song for the TV drama Doc, is known as her biggest hit.
The lyrics express the feelings of being in love not passively, but with pride—something that likely struck a chord in real time with many in their 40s, the generation of the song’s heyday.
With its relaxed melody that makes it easy to sing, it’s an emotional number that remains popular in karaoke.
I want to fall in love so much that the slopes melt.Hirose Kōmi
When it comes to Kōmi Hirose, often called the Queen of Winter, even younger listeners have probably heard the distinctive melody and high-tone vocals of her massive hit “Romance no Kamisama,” which was used in commercials for a ski equipment store.
For those of us who spent our youth in the ’90s, I remember it being almost a given that a new Hirose single would be released with the arrival of winter.
In fact, despite what I mentioned earlier, the lyrics of “Romance no Kamisama” don’t evoke winter at all; this time, I’d like to introduce “Gelandé ga Tokeru Hodo Koi Shitai,” which conjures a straightforward winter image.
I bet many people will find themselves smiling nostalgically, recalling ski trips with this song as the BGM.
The playful lyrics are hard to sing with the same bright expansiveness as Hirose herself, but please give it a try!
