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Bittersweet songs you’ll want to sing at karaoke: recommended masterpieces and popular tracks

DancerFukkun:)Tatsuki Fukuda
Primarily active in Tokyo, I have experience as a backup dancer for artists, a music video dancer, and a commercial dancer. I continue to work as a dancer while also engaging in article production. After discovering Michael Jackson in junior high school, I began dancing in my second year of high school. Since starting dance, in addition to the J-Pop and Japanese rock I had been listening to, I began exploring Western R&B, rap, alternative music, and other tracks commonly used for dance. In elementary school, I spent three years in a choir, and because I love singing, I often go to karaoke for fun. These days, I enjoy a wide range of music, from Japanese rock and rap to K-pop.

While it’s great fun to sing crowd-pleasers that get everyone hyped at karaoke, it can be just as nice to connect over a poignant, melancholic ballad.

So this time, we’ll introduce a selection of bittersweet songs you’ll want to sing at karaoke all at once!

Unlike upbeat tracks that amp up the energy, melancholic ballads tend to be slower in tempo and feature lots of long sustained notes.

That’s why they feel so good to sing!

And above all, many of these songs invite you to empathize with the lyrics and pour your emotions into them, so you’re sure to bond and get excited with the people you’re with through that shared connection to the music.

Let’s dive in.

Bittersweet songs you’ll want to sing at karaoke. Recommended classics and popular tracks (51–60)

SquallFukuyama Masaharu

Masaharu Fukuyama [Live] Squall

SquallFukuyama Masaharu

It’s a famous ballad.

Since the lyrics are written from a woman’s perspective, it’s a perfect song for women to sing as well.

It reached No.

1 on the weekly Oricon chart and sold over 750,000 copies, making it a huge hit.

It’s included on the single “HEAVEN/Squall.”

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memory of snow

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It’s the coupling song from the second season opening of the anime “A Certain Scientific Railgun.” Of course, the opening itself is more well-known, but this track is what you might call a hidden gem.

The lyrics portray the loss of someone precious with delicate detail, and they really resonate.

I can’t help but sing it with all my emotions.

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OrangeSMAP

Orange – SMAP (Full)

OrangeSMAP

The B-side track to SMAP’s 32nd single, “Lion Heart.” Released on August 30, 2000.

With lyrics that evoke a student couple who have broken up, the feelings of “goodbye” and “thank you” come through straightforwardly.

A coming-of-age song whose heartrending lyrics and melancholy melody bring tears to your eyes.

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EYES,NOSE,LIPSSOL

Re-upload SOL Eyes Nose Mouth Japanese ver FULL With Japanese Lyrics

EYES,NOSE,LIPSSOL

Here is an introduction to BIGBANG vocalist SOL’s solo song with Japanese lyrics.

It’s a romantic song with a very mature atmosphere carried by a piano melody.

The lyrics are incredibly heartrending—truly a masterpiece.

SOL’s singing in Japanese is expressive and deeply captivating.

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powder snowRemioromen

Remioromen – Powder Snow (Music Video Short ver.)

powder snowRemioromen

Released on November 16, 2005, this is Remioromen’s eighth single.

It was featured as an insert song in the Fuji TV drama “1 Litre of Tears,” and became a massive hit with total sales exceeding 750,000 copies.

One of Remioromen’s signature songs—heart-wrenching yet beautiful, truly a masterpiece.

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