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

sea glassSaucy Dog

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Precious memories tucked away in my heart, and summer days I can never return to.

This is a number that tenderly sings of the sorrow of a broken heart.

Set in a seaside town, the lyrics carefully weave together a faint first love and gentle moments, quietly soaking into the listener’s heart.

Released digitally in July 2020, it was followed by a nationwide tour in the fall, backed by a mini-album.

As the end of summer draws near, this is a song I recommend both to those whose love has ended and to those about to begin.

Summer-patterned catOfisharu Higedan Dism

Summer-patterned cat

A gemlike piano ballad that sketches a small adventure with a cat, set in a city where the pale moon still hangs in the sky on an early summer morning.

Included on the HELLO EP released in August 2020, it’s a cherished song that Official HIGE DANDism re-recorded, one they had treasured since their amateur days.

The freely written lyrics gently convey the protagonist’s pure longing for the arrival of summer and the bond with someone dear.

Why not relax in an air-conditioned room, surrender yourself to the song’s gentle melody, and reminisce about summer memories shared with someone special?

You and the summer music festivalSHISHAMO

SHISHAMO “You and the Summer Festival”

An unexpected mishap on a summer festival date becomes the catalyst that brings two people closer.

It’s a refreshing summer song by SHISHAMO, packed with the exhilaration of youth.

Released on July 2, 2014 as SHISHAMO’s first single, it was selected as the ending theme for TV Tokyo’s JAPAN COUNTDOWN in August and became a major hit, topping FM802’s OSAKAN HOT 100 for five consecutive weeks.

The music video, which uses real footage from festival scenes, is a captivating production that lets you feel the authentic heat unique to summer festivals.

It’s perfect for making summer memories with someone special.

cotton candyback number

back number – Watagashi (full)

A sweet and bittersweet song by back number that vividly captures the scenes of a summer festival and the delicate feelings of a young person in love.

Released in July 2012 and used as the opening theme for TBS’s COUNT DOWN TV, the track is marked by a gentle melody that warmly embraces a youthful love story.

It delicately portrays a summer romance that melts away like cotton candy.

The music video featuring Mizuki Yamamoto further enhances the song’s charm.

It remains beloved by many as a song you want to listen to slowly to forget the summer heat, and one you want to sing carefully at karaoke.

Magic of a Summer Nightindigo la End

indigo la End “Summer Night Magic”

A beautiful yet fleeting love story, enchanted by the magic of a summer night.

The band sound of indigo la End and the poetic lyrics woven by Enon Kawatani exquisitely capture the aching feelings you sense on summer nights.

Set against the backdrop of festival sounds and the nighttime city, this work portrays the surreal allure born from the constraints of time, and it emerged as the B-side to the single “Before We Get Sad” released in June 2015.

It’s a song you’ll want to sing at karaoke with someone special on a hot summer night, reminiscing in an air-conditioned room about precious memories.