[K-On!] Songs by Ho-kago Tea Time
Based on a four-panel manga, K-On! is a story that portrays the everyday lives of girls who join a light music club on the verge of being disbanded, with the club as the main focus.
The anime began airing in April 2009, and a second season followed in 2010.
It was loved by not only anime fans but a wide range of people, sparking a major boom.
The “anime pilgrimage” to real-life locations also became a hot topic, didn’t it?
Here, we’ll introduce plenty of the songs performed in the openings, endings, and within the show of K-On!.
Listening to them again after a while got me super hyped!
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[K-On!] After-School Tea Time Songs (1–10)
Rice is a side dish.Hōkago Tī Taimu
The comical lyrics that perfectly capture Yui’s character are amusing, and the song proudly sings of Yui’s love for rice.
It was featured as an insert song in episode 20 of K-On!! and released as After-School Tea Time’s ninth double A-side single.
Although it’s what you’d call a comic song, the moving bass line and the keyboard carrying the main riff make it a cool-sounding track.
Fluffy TimeHōkago Tī Taimu
Released under the name Sakuragaoka High School Light Music Club as an in-anime theme single from K-On!.
The main vocal is Mio Akiyama, but on the mini-album “Houkago Tea Time,” Yui Hirasawa takes the lead vocal, so it’s fun to compare the two versions.
Incidentally, in the show, it’s set up so that Mio sings as a stand-in because Yui has strained her voice, but there’s actually a version with Yui’s hoarse vocals that was put on CD as a campaign prize.
Don’t say “lazy”Hōkago Tī Taimu
When it comes to Ho-kago Tea Time, many people probably think of this song.
“Don’t say ‘lazy’” is so famous it’s considered synonymous with K-On!.
Thanks to K-On!’s influence, many people started playing instruments, and plenty chose this song as their first challenge.
This track, packed with Ho-kago Tea Time’s coolness, will definitely get you pumped!
I Touched an Angel!Hōkago Tī Taimu
A song written for Azusa Nakano, who would be left behind when the other four graduate ahead of her.
Yui, Mio, Ritsu, and Tsumugi share the vocals.
In this medium-tempo ballad, the four seniors gently sing to their precious junior Azusa—likening her to an angel—promising that their bonds and friendship won’t change even after graduation.
It was performed in Episode 24 of K-On!!’s second season.
Countless viewers cried along with Azusa, making it a truly iconic song.
Curry, then riceHōkago Tī Taimu
In the anime K-On!, only a portion of the performance was used during the welcome party live in episode 8, but it was safely included on After-School Tea Time’s mini-album, “Hōkago Tea Time.” Judging by the title alone, it might seem like a half-joking comic song, but it’s a unique number that likens a girl’s wavering feelings of love to curry rice.
It’s also one of After-School Tea Time’s fastest tracks in terms of BPM, and the wildly energetic bass is seriously cool.