[Japan’s Best Vocalist] Fukuda Kohei’s Easy-to-Sing Karaoke Songs

Kohei Fukuda is an enka singer who boasts top-tier vocal ability in today’s enka scene.

He has won numerous major enka and folk song competitions, including the 25th Japan Folk Song Festival, and is highly acclaimed by composers and fellow singers as someone who should carry the future of Japanese enka.

Many of his songs are high in difficulty to showcase that level of skill, but this time we’ve picked out some of Kohei Fukuda’s tracks that are relatively easy to sing!

That said, since these are songs by Kohei Fukuda—often cited as one of the top three in Japan—you’ll still need at least intermediate-level ability.

Be sure to find the songs that fit you best!

Playlist

[Japan’s Best Vocalist] Fukuda Kohei’s Easy-to-Sing Karaoke Songs
	Title	Playlist	Review
1	Shadow of RainFukuda Kouhei		Kohei Fukuda’s “Ame no Kageboshi” is moving.
2	Sake for a Tearful Send-offFukuda Kouhei		Kohei Fukuda’s “Namida no Otachizake” is a somewhat difficult enka song.
3	Drunken SongFukuda Kouhei		Kohei Fukuda’s “Yoi Uta” is an easy-to-sing masterpiece.
4	Men’s Festival SongFukuda Kouhei		Kohei Fukuda: The Appeal of Cheerful Men's Songs
5	My dear best friendFukuda Kouhei		Kohei Fukuda’s moving song to a dear friend
6	Tsugaru YearningFukuda Kouhei		Kohei Fukuda’s Tsugaru folk songs: a tranquil charm
7	The Way of ManFukuda Kouhei		Kohei Fukuda’s “Otoko-michi” is a soaring masterpiece.
8	Mother’s Seaside SongFukuda Kouhei		Kohei Fukuda’s classic song “Mother’s Seaside Song”
9	Traveler of the NorthFukuda Kouhei		Kohei Fukuda’s classic song “Kita no Tabibito” is moving.
10	O north wind…Fukuda Kouhei		Kohei Fukuda’s “Kitakaze yo” is an easy-to-sing masterpiece.
11	Mother-longing SakeFukuda Kouhei		Lyrics by Ikuzo Yoshi, “Hahakoi-zake”; a classic by Kohei Fukuda.
12	Northern SpringFukuda Kouhei		Spring in the northern land: a man who moved to Tokyo longs for his hometown
13	Song of the First TunaFukuda Kouhei		Kohei Fukuda’s Powerful Male-Voice Song Characteristics
14	Dream-Chasing SakeFukuda Kouhei		Mastering Kohei Fukuda’s classic song “Yumeoi-zake”
15	Oh, sake!Fukuda Kouhei		The famous song “Sake yo” by Ikuzo Yoshi, Kohei Fukuda version
16	Aspiration ~Kokorozashi~Fukuda Kouhei		Kohei Fukuda passionately performs his new song that questions one’s way of life.