Disgusting music. A classic of Japanese pop/rock.
If you’ve found your way to this page, you’re probably someone who wants to discover songs that aren’t the universally known classics or current hits.
In this article, we’ll introduce a set of quirky playlists you’re unlikely to come across elsewhere.
These are works you can really immerse yourself in: cult favorites, songs with scary lyrics, and tracks that stoke a sense of unease.
If you can’t resist the thrill of peeking at something frightening, be sure to take a look into this world.
- A spine-chilling, terrifying song. Japanese music that evokes madness and horror.
- [Dark Side] Songs with scary lyrics. Tracks that make you shiver with chilling phrases.
- A spine-chilling scary song: masterful tracks that evoke fear and eerie recommended songs
- [Melancholy] For when you want to sink all the way. Masterpieces that depict various kinds of gloom.
- The World of Addictive Songs: Loops that Spiral with Irresistible Catchiness
- [Menhera & Yandere] A love song so single-minded it makes you sick
- Songs that make you feel rushed. Tracks that make you panic just by listening. Masterpieces and popular hits from Japanese music.
- Masterpieces that sing of despair. Recommended popular songs.
- Recommendation of Scary Music: That Song That’s Actually Frightening
- [Classic and Contemporary Hits] Emotionally Stirring, Heart-Touching Songs
- Hidden gems of yami songs. Recommended popular tracks.
- A roundup of love songs themed around homosexuality and LGBTQ+
- Songs that hit home when you're feeling blue: masterpieces of Japanese music
Disgusting Music: Japanese Classics (41–50)
It’s romantic to the point of making me sick!!THE STALIN
The Stalin: A punk rock band formed in 1979.
They made their major-label debut in 1982 with the album “STOP JAP.” In the indie scene, The Stalin enjoyed a cult-like popularity.
Their appeal lay in their extreme live performances and hardcore sound.
The screaming vocals are cool, but the songs can feel unsettling.
Gallows TreeJ.A shīzā
Born on October 6, 1948, a Japanese composer, lyricist, and director—real name Takaaki Terahara—was born in Miyazaki Prefecture and raised in Shizuoka Prefecture, and works under the name J.
A.
Seazer.
He has produced many works as an experimental theater artist.
“The Hanging Tree” is a song that received complaints after it was aired on cable broadcasting.
curseYamazaki Hako
Born on May 18, 1957.
Singer, singer-songwriter, actress, and writer.
Her real name is Hatsuko Yasuda.
She is from Hita City, Oita Prefecture.
From partway through junior high school until graduation, she lived with her grandmother in Hita.
After graduating, she moved to Yokohama.
While attending Yokohama Gakuen High School, she entered a contest, which led to her record debut in 1975 with the album “To-bi-ma-su.” It’s a song that evokes fear with its shocking cursed lyrics and the sound of nails being hammered.
night after nightKurahashi Yoeko
A melody and lyrics that stick in your head after just one listen.
It’s a song by Yoeko Kurahashi, a singer-songwriter from Aichi Prefecture.
It was included on her first album, “Fujinyou,” released in 2002.
It has a mysterious charm that makes you want to listen to it over and over.
Lavender TownMasuda Junichi
A video game creator and game music composer born on January 12, 1968.
He is from Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture.
He graduated from the Computer Graphics Department of Japan Electronics College.
He is the Director and Head of Development at Game Freak, Inc., and a Director at The Pokémon Company.
He is known as the composer of the game music for the Pokémon (Pocket Monsters) series.
The music box sound enhances the eeriness.
There is a legend that listening to the background music of Lavender Town will curse you.
I can’t do it well.haino keiji
This is a track by Keiji Haino, a musician from Chiba Prefecture.
It’s included on his debut album, Watashi Dake? (Am I the Only One?), released in 1981.
It gives the quintessential impression of noise music.
Many listeners were captivated by its shocking content, and it was reissued in 2017.
Mississippiuchōten
Self-proclaimed as “the Hall of Weird Music,” this is a track by Uchoten, a band that was mainly active in the 1980s.
It’s included on the best-of album Uchoten Nagomu Collection, released in 2005.
Its bright yet uncanny, truly unusual musical style is its charm.