2000s Japanese Hits | Unforgettable Once You Hear Them! Exquisite Masterpieces
What kind of music were you listening to back then? The 2000s can be called a turning point for J-POP.
Theme songs from TV shows and dramas, the background music of school life, the songs we sang at karaoke—many people only need to hear them and a page of youth, etched together with the music, comes vividly back.
In this article, we present hit songs that defined the 2000s.
Shall we look back once more at the music of that special era, where nostalgia and novelty intertwined?
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2000s Japanese Hit Songs | Unforgettable After Just One Listen! Exquisite Masterpieces (61–70)
dizzinessOnitsuka Chihiro
Chihiro Onitsuka initially drew attention for the contrast between her ultra-orthodox visual style and the songs she sang—dark, brooding, and fragile.
Her music resonates not only with adult women but also with adolescent girls who are easily wounded, quietly earning popularity among teens.
UnbalancedKICK THE CAN CREW
This is the eighth single by KICK THE CAN CREW, released in 2002.
It reached No.
8 on the Oricon weekly chart.
It’s a poignant tune that makes you want to listen at the end of summer.
They’ve recently reunited and seem to be popping up at various events, so it’d be great to hear this classic again.
NukumoriMCU
This is a solo single by a former member of KICK THE CAN CREW.
His flow is characterized by not worrying much about rhymes, and as he himself says: “If you’re going to try to rhyme with the word ‘like,’ I’d rather say ‘I love you’ without rhyming.”
See you againSEAMO
This is SEAMO’s fourth single, released in 2006.
With this song, SEAMO’s name quickly became widely known.
It ranked 59th on Oricon’s annual sales chart for 2006, and its ringtone downloads exceeded two million, making it a major hit.
A gentle nightorange pekoe
The album featuring the title track became an overnight hit.
Their gentle music, pleasing to any ear, is not only appealing as songs but also popular as background music.
Even with Japanese lyrics, it’s often used as music in cafés.