Pick out the challenging songs that will earn you respect if you can nail them at karaoke!
Have you ever thought, “I’d look so cool if I could get through this song at karaoke,” only to crash and burn halfway through?Songs that are hard to sing hide plenty of tough spots—wide vocal ranges, complex rhythms, and blisteringly fast phrases that barely leave room to breathe.But that’s exactly why the sense of accomplishment when you nail them is second to none.In this article, we introduce a wide variety of challenging songs that are worth taking on at karaoke.If you want to test your limits or are looking for a spark to help you level up your singing, let this guide you to your next song choice!
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A curated selection of tough songs that will earn you respect if you can nail them at karaoke! (51–60)
TAIDADAzutto mayonaka de ii no ni.
Zutto Mayonaka de Ii no ni., a band immensely popular among teens and other young listeners, is known for their catchy musical style, though some of their songs are quite challenging.
The track I recommend is their new song, “TAIDADA.” The tricky part of this piece is, above all, the chorus.
In the chorus, the vocals repeatedly switch between falsetto and chest voice, and maintaining pitch there is pretty tough.
After matching pitch right away in falsetto, a powerful chest-voice section follows, making it a song that demands both strength and delicacy.
NOX LUXMYTH & ROID
MYTH & ROID is a music unit led by producer Tom-H@ck.
It’s pronounced “Miss and Roid.” Among their songs, the one I especially recommend is NOX LUX.
It’s a piece defined by a driving, artcore-like momentum and is sung entirely in falsetto.
It’s not just high notes—low falsetto passages appear repeatedly, so you’ll need strong confidence in your head voice to pull it off.
Be sure to add it to your repertoire.
IllusionMY FIRST STORY × HYDE
The song “MUGEN,” a collaboration featuring HYDE—well known from MY FIRST STORY and L’Arc~en~Ciel—has garnered attention since its release, also serving as the theme song for the popular anime Demon Slayer.
At first listen, it may not seem particularly difficult.
However, once you try singing it, you’ll find that the chorus contains repeated high notes, making it hard to stay on pitch, and there are few chances to breathe, so it demands endurance.
B2B feat. Benjazzy & BonberoBAD HOP
The masterpiece “B2B feat.
Benjazzy & Bonbero” pairs Benjazzy, who boasts top-tier skills in BAD HOP, with Bonbero, a next-generation rapper known for elite-level prowess.
Their rapping, standing at the forefront of contemporary Japanese hip-hop, is breathtaking and has earned extremely high industry acclaim.
This track is also exceptionally difficult by hip-hop standards.
Benjazzy’s wildly dynamic flows with extreme pitch range and Bonbero’s intricate patterns that impress even the fastest rappers make it extraordinarily challenging.
If you’re confident in your rapping, give it a try.
Handpicked tough songs that will earn you respect if you can nail them at karaoke! (61–70)
FLIP FLAPchanmina
It’s characterized by a punchy beat and lyrics laced with irony, themed around the “about-face” drawn from personal experience.
It’s featured in NURO’s “World of Emotion” commercial airing from September 2025, depicting Sony’s high-speed connection delivering moving content—like the anime Demon Slayer, games, and sports—transforming from black-and-white to vivid color and reaching audiences worldwide.
The track itself is hip-hop with a hard-hitting, dark, and aggressive beat.
At 2 minutes and 29 seconds, it’s on the shorter side, so if you want to try singing hip-hop, definitely give it a shot.
English lyrics also appear, but if you follow the lyrics with the image of riding the rhythm without stopping, you might be surprised at how well it fits.
Flamejoōbachi
This is the fifth single by the Japanese four-piece rock band QUEEN BEE (Ziyoou-vachi), released on January 30, 2019.
It was used as the opening theme for the first cour of the 2019 TV anime Dororo.
Even on a quick listen, the song clearly contains many elements that make it far from straightforward to sing.
There are numerous sections delivered in an ultra-high tone using falsetto, as well as many parts that are performed almost like rap or spoken lines, giving the entire track a daunting, hard-to-conquer feel.
Precisely because of that, mastering this song will surely bring you many rewards—so by all means, give it a try!
DISCOTHEQUEMizuki Nana
This is the song used as the opening theme for the TV anime Rosario + Vampire CAPU2.
It features a Showa-era kayōkyoku-style arrangement with a dashing, playful disco sound, sung in Nana Mizuki’s adorable voice that only a voice actress can deliver.
The A and B sections sit in a relatively calm range, but the key challenge is how well you can sustain the high notes from the chorus onward.
It may be especially difficult if you try to imitate Nana Mizuki’s voice.
In that case, adopting a “going-out” voice becomes very important—if you consciously raise your energy and lift your pitch slightly, it might make singing easier! The higher the range, the more it helps to project your voice farther forward—that’s the trick!