Hidden karaoke gems you might not know: a collection of easy-to-sing, crowd-pleasing tracks
Have you ever had the experience of getting the crowd going at karaoke with an unexpected song when you’re out with friends or coworkers? The classic hits are great, but there are actually lots of hidden gems that are even more fun to sing at karaoke than you’d expect! You might discover songs everyone knows but rarely picks at karaoke, or tunes that turn out to be surprisingly easy to sing.
In this article, we’ll introduce some special tracks that will make your next karaoke session even more fun!
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Hidden karaoke gems you might not know: a selection of easy-to-sing, crowd-pleasing tracks (21–30)
DESIRENakamori Akina
This piece is especially popular among those born in the 1970s.
Even younger generations often know this song.
Even if you can’t sing as cool as Akina Nakamori, imagine a cool woman, sing with that image, and fully become the singer yourself!
Unforgettable DaysMISIA
It was released in 1999 as MISIA’s fourth single.
The song was used in commercials for Hitachi Maxell’s “TRUE SOUND” and for MUSIC BIRD, and it reached No.
4 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.
MISIA herself has said that it is “the most difficult song among my own works,” featuring a wide vocal range and a high level of difficulty.
Hidden karaoke gems you might not know: a collection of easy-to-sing, crowd-pleasing tracks (31–40)
DiamondsPRINCESS PRINCESS
This song, Princess Princess’s seventh single, became a long-running hit.
It helped ignite the Puri-Puri boom and is guaranteed to get everyone excited.
The key isn’t too high, making it a perfect song for everyone to sing together.
powder snowRemioromen
It was released in 2005 as Remioromen’s seventh major-label and eighth overall single.
The song was used as an insert track for the Fuji TV drama “1 Litre of Tears,” and it was performed when they made their first appearance at the 60th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen in 2009.
The chorus is very high in key, making it extremely difficult for men to sing.
First LoveUtada Hikaru
It’s a hugely popular hit by the one and only Hikaru Utada.
It seems difficult to sing at karaoke, but once you try, the melody is surprisingly solid, making it easy to sing and allowing for a gentle, heartfelt performance.
It’s both nostalgic and well-known, so it’s a song you’ll want to sing softly.
366 daysHY
This is a song included on HY’s fifth album after their indie debut, HeartY, released in 2008.
It was used as the theme song for the Fuji TV drama and Toho-distributed film Red Thread, and became a big hit.
The pitch range between the low and high parts is extremely wide, making it a very difficult song to sing in tune.
NEO UNIVERSEL’Arc〜en〜Ciel
It was released in 2000 as L’Arc~en~Ciel’s 19th single.
The song was used in a commercial for Shiseido’s lipstick brand “PN,” and its lyrics depict a theme of a “25th-century world.” With a somewhat futuristic-sounding melody line and high notes that make extensive use of falsetto, it’s a technically challenging track.