[Long Songs] Songs over 6 minutes long that you want to sing at karaoke

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Kinoko Teikoku – Boredom Killer (Studio version)

It’s a song that begins with a sentimental guitar tone and then draws you into a distinctive worldview.

Created by Kinoko Teikoku, it’s included on their mini-album “Uzu ni Naru,” released in May 2012.

An over-eight-minute epic depicting the tedium of everyday life and inner turmoil.

It features Kinoko Teikoku’s signature emotional sound influenced by shoegaze and post-rock.

It’s packed with subtle feelings of loneliness, anxiety, and a kind of resignation felt within a monotonous routine.

A track you’ll want to sing slowly and thoroughly at solo karaoke or with a small group of close friends.

RED HILLCHAGE and ASKA

[MV] RED HILL / CHAGE and ASKA

When it comes to artists who enjoyed immense popularity during the peak era of CD sales in Japanese music in the 80s and 90s, CHAGE and ASKA come to mind! “RED HILL” is included on the album of the same title, “RED HILL.” In the lyrics, there’s a whispered “What should I do?”, expressing the inner conflict of choosing between options, with the fear that the choice might lead to hell.

Many people find CHAGE and ASKA’s songs hard to sing because of the high notes, but this one is mid-tempo, so I think it’s singable!

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Quruli – Miracle | Live

Many of you may have heard it since it was used in a commercial.

It’s a song by Quruli, a rock band from Kyoto, released in 2011 as their 24th single.

It also served as the theme song for a film of the same name.

It’s a gentle ballad whose warm sound slowly seeps into your heart.

The relaxed melody pairs perfectly with lyrics that express down-to-earth feelings.

Give it a try when you want to create a calm atmosphere at karaoke.

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Two stars

If you want to surrender yourself to a sweet psychedelic ballad, try this track from Yura Yura Teikoku’s classic album “Me no Car.” Released in June 1999, it’s a seven-and-a-half-minute epic that closes out the album, with a dreamy, mist-wandering atmosphere and a wistful melody that tugs at the heart.

The calmly repeating rhythm and guitar tones shimmering like a water’s surface feel soothing, and despite its length, it never grows tiresome.

Contrary to the band’s reputation for intense songs, this one is quiet and romantic—perfect for when you want to sing with a gentle, tender touch.

Its sound, which feels like the stillness before dawn, is ideal for a relaxed moment with close friends or for immersing yourself alone in the world of the song.

Rainbow RecipeSukima Suichi

Sukima Switch – “Recipe of the Rainbow” Music Video: SUKIMASWITCH – NIJINORECIPI Music Video

A richly colorful pop number that likens the process of building music, layer by layer, to a “rainbow.” It’s a work by the musical duo Sukima Switch, released as a single in May 2009, and it’s also included on their fifth album, Nayuta to Fukashigi.

Despite its extended length of about 7 minutes and 40 seconds, the structure that gradually swells toward the latter half is superb.

It was used as the theme song for TV Tokyo’s “JAPAN COUNTDOWN” and as the image song for the 2nd Honolulu Rainbow Ekiden 2014.

The lyrics convey a creative passion to complete a work through trial and error, stirring the heart.

Immerse yourself in this piece’s world, where diverse sounds blend together, and try singing it with a music-loving friend.

In a corner of Asiayoshida takurou

In a corner of Asia

It’s a more-than-12-minute epic by Takuro Yoshida, one of Japan’s quintessential folk singers.

One notable point is that only live recordings exist—most famously from his 1980 concert at the Nippon Budokan.

The sound has a dark atmosphere that seems to express sorrow and suffering, which in turn heightens the message of the lyrics.

The words embody the core of folk music: feelings of rebellion and discontent voiced by the powerless.

The dynamic, tempo-shifting vocal delivery is key, conveying a song in which emotions move and evolve in many directions.

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moonlightASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION

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A four-piece band, ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION, who built a new standard for Japanese rock on a foundation of emo and alternative rock.

This track appears on their 2006 album “Fanclub,” and is notable for its piano intro that quotes a classical masterpiece.

Though it runs over six minutes and twenty seconds, its dramatic structure—shifting from silence to intense sound—draws you in so completely that it never feels long.

The lyrics, which evoke the stillness after a sudden downpour and the loneliness of harboring feelings that don’t reach their destination, seep deeply into the listener’s heart.

Embracing a sense of loss while striving to live on, the song is imbued with earnest emotion.

If you sing it with feeling in its subdued atmosphere, it’s sure to leave a profound afterglow in the air.