[July Karaoke Songs] Carefully selected summer classics and popular Japanese summer hits!

Summer HydrangeasSexy Zone

Sexy Zone “Summer Hydrangea” (YouTube Ver.)

The male idol group Sexy Zone, affectionately known as “Sekuzo,” features four members whose distinct voices are perfect for dividing parts and singing at karaoke.

Among their songs, Natsuno Hydrangea, released in 2021, is a mid-tempo pop tune that’s ideal when you want to sing something gently at karaoke.

By the way, “hydrangea” means ajisai, making it a perfect song to sing around July, right at the turn of the seasons!

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Yuuki

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PARTY PEOPLESixTONES

SixTONES – PARTY PEOPLE

If you want to hype up your summer karaoke, SixTONES’ “PARTY PEOPLE” is my top recommendation.

The music video was surprise-released on YouTube in the summer of 2022 and became a hot topic.

It’s a summer tune packed with a day in the life of “party people” fully enjoying the season.

While rooted in a nu-metal/mixture rock vibe, it fuses elements of Latin, dance, and ska into a cool, alternative sound.

It’s an amped-up track that’s guaranteed to get the crowd going at karaoke!

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Hamada Takuya

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Island SongTHE BOOM

The Boom - Shima Uta (Live)

Released in 1992 as a track on THE BOOM’s album and then as a single the following year, it became a huge hit! It won the Best Song Award at the Japan Record Awards and even led to an appearance on the Kohaku Uta Gassen, making it the song that put THE BOOM on the map.

Although THE BOOM’s members are not from Okinawa, this is a meaningful and wonderful song that conveys the realities of Okinawa and the horrors of war to future generations, and it will continue to be loved.

It’s a passionate karaoke song that lets you feel many kinds of summer as you imagine Okinawa’s history and its beautiful sea.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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A-E-U-ITHE ORAL CIGARETTES

THE ORAL CIGARETTES 「A-E-U-I」 Music Video

THE ORAL CIGARETTES have done many tie-ins, including the theme song for the film Ajin and the ending theme for the anime Sagrada Reset.

Their exhilarating song that blows away the rainy-season gloom is A-E-U-I.

The opening guitar riff is striking, but more than anything, the repeated phrase of the title “A-E-U-I” sticks in your head after just one listen! And the lyrical worldview that treats romance as a momentary fiction is so very them.

It’s a song you’ll definitely want someone to sing at karaoke if you’re going with a teen or twenties crowd!

Swayed by a ponytailThis is LAST

This is LAST “Swayed by a Ponytail” MUSIC VIDEO

This is LAST often names their albums and singles with striking phrases like “Whatever, I don’t care, I don’t know” and “When you grow up someday.” Their song “Swayed by Your Ponytail” is another heart-fluttering track.

To put it more explicitly, it’s like saying, “My heart is being swayed by your ponytail.” The setting is July.

Lyrics like “It ended as unrequited love, but still…” are the very essence of youth.

It’s a song that resonates with everyone, making you think, “I wish I had a love like that, too.”