Classic and popular karaoke songs to sing when you’re feeling lonely

So that you can find happinesskurisu haato

Chris Hart – So That You Can Find Happiness

Chris Hart’s songs always warm people’s hearts with his gentle messages.

This particular track is a message song for disaster recovery—dedicated to those working hard to rebuild and to people carrying emotional scars.

Even amid sorrow, it sings of facing forward and of happiness spreading to those around us.

The fact that, after many retakes, they chose the very first, candid vocal take conveys his strong commitment to recovery.

Included on the album “Song for You,” released in March 2014, the piece was created as SoftBank’s support theme for recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake.

It’s a number that wraps sinking feelings in warmth and gives you the strength to look ahead.

LonelinessMrs. GREEN APPLE

Loneliness

This track, included on the album ANTENNA released in July 2023, squarely asks how we confront loneliness.

It portrays the protagonist’s introspection as they try to take a step forward despite their weakness and sense of stagnation, with lyrics that are striking for the heartbeat that emerges not by rejecting loneliness, but by accepting it.

In live performances, it’s unveiled amid a spectacle of pillars of flame in the darkness, and despite being an album track, it instantly raises the venue’s energy with its commanding presence.

The sound—where dark emotionality coexists with the driving force of dance music—is truly one of a kind.

It’s a song that quietly stays by your side on nights when you want to face yourself or when you want to confirm the feelings deep in your heart.

I like you, but it seems you don’t really like me.back number

Bokuwa Kiminokotoga Sukidakedo Kimiwa Bokuo Betsuni Sukijyanaimitai

A quintessential back number love song that distills the pain of unrequited love right into its title.

It’s a track from the album “Chandelier,” released in December 2015.

With plain, direct lyrics, it draws the gap between a wholehearted devotion to someone and the reality that those feelings don’t reach them.

Even while realizing that your world revolves around that person, you’re not someone special to them—that frustrating ache hits hard.

It’s a song you’ll want to hear if you’re in a one-sided love or struggling because the person you like won’t look your way.

On this blue, blue EarthUehara Azumi

Azumi Uehara “On This Blue, Blue Earth” PV

Azumi Uehara’s signature song, which also served as an anime theme.

With a mysterious worldview, it delivers a poignant longing for someone you want to see, carried by an up-tempo beat.

There’s a touch of fantasy, too, and you might start to feel a bit enchanted as you sing along.

You are my friend.Hirai Ken

Ken Hirai – You Are My Friend

A masterpiece with Ken Hirai’s voice resonating in your heart! The lyrics are great, of course, and the wistful melody is perfect for lonely moments—definitely worth a listen.

The melody is simple, so even people who aren’t confident singers can sing it well.

It’s a song that will make you want to see your friends.

Sakura, flutterSazan Ōrusutāzu

Southern All Stars – Sakura, Hirari [Official Visualizer]

A heartwarming message song by Southern All Stars that portrays a gentle light of hope, themed around cherry blossoms shining in the spring sunshine.

Through the fleeting yet beautiful cherry blossoms, it tenderly sings of loss, rebirth, and wishes for the future.

The melody is as light as a spring breeze, filled with a warmth that seems to stay close to the listener’s heart.

Released digitally on January 1, 2025, this work was unveiled as the lead single from the album “THANK YOU SO MUCH.” The gently flowing acoustic guitar and soft synthesizer tones create a pleasant atmosphere that evokes the arrival of spring.

Whether you need a moment to breathe in the midst of busy days or are about to take a new step forward, it will surely become a source of comfort for your heart.

Let’s smileyonige

Waraou

This is a song that makes you feel happy, as if your luck might improve just by listening to it.

Since it was used as the CM song for au’s “Santaro Series,” which aired from December 2017, many of you have probably heard it.

This work is a yonige-style cheer song that combines the kindness of saying you don’t have to force a smile with the strength to keep looking forward.

Based on an American folk song, its familiar melody gently soaks into the heart.

When you’re feeling down or low on energy, it will quietly give you a nudge forward—a little charm to carry with you.