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.

Playlist

Disgusting music. A classic of Japanese pop/rock.
	Title	Playlist	Review
1	a May flyRADWIMPS		RADWIMPS’s song portrays human emotions with the theme of the end of love.
2	pulseDIR EN GREY		The appeal and characteristics of DIR EN GREY’s song “Myaku”
3	Your Dissection Pure Love Song ~Die~aimyon		A fusion of original love and madness in Aimyon’s debut song
4	voiceamano tsuki		Theme song of Tsuki Amano's horror game. Depicts love and loss.
5	Children of SorrowMaison book girl		Poetry reading music by Maison book girl
6	mentally unstable personMioyamazaki		MIOYAMAZAKI’s “Menhera” is a masterpiece that portrays love and despair.
7	Master Who Covers (or Blinds) the Eyeskaku P-MODEL		Songs from Susumu Hirasawa's solo project
8	tattletalejoōbachi		Queen Bee's 'Tsugeguchi' portrays emotions set in a school
9	the girl who got beaten/defeatedKojima Mayumi		The appeal of Mayumi Kojima’s jazz-infused music
10	Wax MuseumSeikima II		Seikima-II shocks the Japanese music scene with a demon concept
11	nudityCocco		Cocco “Naked” a song that delves into the pain of the heart
12	remote controllerShiina Ringo		A masterpiece imbued with Shiina Ringo’s deep contemplation
13	erosionL’Arc〜en〜Ciel		A track that made waves as part of a simultaneous three-single release
14	Three Doorsinugami saakasu dan		The Three Doors by Inugami Circus-dan
15	sliced honeyUchida Atsushi		It's a catchy song, but the lyrics are gory.
16	unravelRin to shite Shigure		The rock band Ling tosite sigure
17	Color from Outer Spaceningen ishi		Rock band formed in 1987.
18	PropagandaGARGOYLE		Gargoyle’s socially conscious music
19	Revengesupercell		Supercell’s vengeance is emotion and beauty
20	Strong FateWagakki Band		Release of a new song fusing traditional Japanese instruments and rock
21	Inugami KozōFunōchō		An urban-legend-like music group of the Impossible Butterfly
22	HEARTgroup_inou		A song with a minimal sound and a mysterious vibe
23	Crisis of the LarvaeHikashū		Hikashu established a noisy, unique path of their own.
24	to be exhausted; to run out; to be used upHatsune Eriko		Drakengard Theme Song
25	e-i-ri-a-nMakishimamu Za Horumon		A Japanese rock band originating from Tokyo
26	Hymn in Devotion to the DeityYuzura Yui		A versatile Tokyo-based singer and songwriter
27	baby cribCocco		A song of love and hate toward her lover and child by Cocco
28	It might be a train.tama		They made headlines with the band's distinctive music and then disbanded.
29	winter-barren fireworksaburadako		The avant-garde songs of Aburadako
30	chantKawai Kenji		The hybrid Japanese-Western charm of Ghost in the Shell’s theme song
31	Dream SoupTaniyama Hiroko		Hiroko Nakanishi, a singer born in 1956
32	Forever be beautiful, oh violet flowerkuroiro sumire		Gothic music duo by two women track
33	mope mopeLeaF		A BMS track, a work produced by LeaF and Optie
34	MushiDIR EN GREY		DIR EN GREY's folk music-style song
35	Aggressive national musichachijuu hakkasho junrei		Guitar rock of the Eighty-Eight Temple Pilgrimage
36	I am a lolicon.KAWAI		KAWAI is a folk-story duo
37	Mononoke DanceDenki Gurūvu		Suspicious electric track by Denki Groove
38	Female College Student ’81uchōten		An ecstatic rock band. One of the Big Three in the indie scene.
39	Tales of the UnusualKuniaki Haishima		A songwriter, composer, and arranger from Saitama Prefecture
40	Magical Parfaitmaya		MAYA’s ethnically inspired electric track
41	I can’t do it well.haino keiji		Keiji Haino’s noise music works
42	night after nightKurahashi Yoeko		Ear-catching Melodies of Yoeko Kurahashi
43	It’s romantic to the point of making me sick!!THE STALIN		Punk rock. The appeal is its extreme live shows.
44	Mississippiuchōten		The unique, eccentric style of Uchoten is captivating.
45	Fish climb onto the ice and gleamasaki		Kyoto metal song becomes a hot topic
46	Lavender TownMasuda Junichi		Hirokazu Tanaka, the Pokémon composer
47	Kago kagomeMamiko Noto		A female voice actress and singer from Ishikawa Prefecture
48	Gallows TreeJ.A shīzā		Experimental composer J. A. Seazer
49	curseYamazaki Hako		Hatsuko Yasuda, born in 1957, singer and actress
50	Lady TamahimeTogawa Jun		A singer-actress with eccentric fashion
51	FlowerASA-CHANG & Junrei		Introduction to the music group ASA-CHANG & Junray
52	Don’t eat!INU		INU's signature punk rock song 'Don't Eat'
53	Red BalloonAsada Miyoko		A popular actress and singer idol from the 1970s
54	Ringtone of DeathEndō Kōji		Koji Endo composed the music for “One Missed Call.”
55	Parade of identical facesKitsune no yomeiri		A funky song about a fox's wedding
56	despairMUCC		MUCC’s first MV, a dark song
57	Distorted mirrorcali≠gari		A dark rock song by cali≠gari
58	A woman in a bandKuritorikku Risu		A dirty-joke scam unit by Sugimu alone
59	Dance with Ghosts and Unza-Unzabakkudoroppu shinderera		A rock song by Backdrop Cinderella
60	DEATHBABYMETAL		BABYMETAL idol-metal fusion
61	Potato saladZAZEN BOYS		ZAZEN BOYS rock band introduction
62	I bear a grudge.Nakajima Miyuki		Miyuki Nakajima’s grudge-filled feelings toward her lover
63	AkaiyamiThe Back Horn		THE BACK HORN's heavy rock
64	Stalker’s SongAbe Mao		Singer-songwriter from Oita Prefecture, major debut
65	Abolish the skySyrup16g		Syrup16g, a passionate rock song
66	Empty worldJakkusu		Jacks' pioneering Japanese rock
67	being the object of unrequited loveMidorikawa Shobō		Singer Midorikawa Shobou from Hokkaido
68	2 a.m.Mikami Hiroshi		A folk singer–actor from Aomori
69	From the flower of time and self to the true flowerKatsumi Noboru		Introduction of performers who inherit the Noh tradition
70	Song of the SkeletonOkabayashi Nobuyasu		Anti-war folk singer Nobuyasu Okabayashi
71	LUCIFERTsuchiya Anna		A rock singer-actress influenced by Western music
72	Breakfast of a devoted husbandShiina Ringo		The terrifying side of a wife who realizes her husband's affair