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Kome Kome Club’s famous and popular songs

We’d like to introduce songs by Kome Kome Club, known for classics like “Roman Hikō” and “Kimi ga Iru Dake de.” Active throughout the ’80s and ’90s with many representative hits, they were drawn to the appeal of live performance as a spatial, total art form.

Their shows featured numerous musicians and dancers, and at the time they were even called a mysterious performance troupe.

The band has a close friendship with guitarist Char.

Their connection began when Kome Kome Club’s drummer quit just before their debut live show, and Char stepped in as a temporary drummer.

Their 2006 reunion was also reportedly sparked by a surprise performance for Char’s 50th birthday, showing the depth of their relationship.

Kome Kome Club’s famous and popular songs (1–10)

Here comes Pururun Grandpa!kome kome CLUB

Tatsuya Ishii / Here Comes Grandpa Pururun
Here comes Pururun Grandpa!kome kome CLUB

It’s an uptempo, high-energy pop song.

After a life full of ups and downs, the grandpa declares, “I’ll keep chasing love even after I’m dead!” and sets out to find a hot girl, aiming for bodcon style.

With this much pep, he’ll probably live to 100—what a relief.

His wife might have her hands full, though…

Romantic Flight (Acoustic Ver.)kome kome CLUB

Romantic Flight Acoustic Ver / Romantic Flight 07
Romantic Flight (Acoustic Ver.)kome kome CLUB

An acoustic self-cover by Kome Kome Club.

It starts at a more relaxed tempo than usual and gradually builds dynamically with added brass and strings.

Tatsuya Ishii’s voice, enriched with the allure of age, is absolutely superb! The unwavering lead vocals, the supporting chorus, and the band’s solid cohesion are truly impressive.

Collectionkome kome CLUB

One of the tracks on Kome Kome Club’s 1987 album “KOMEGUNY,” titled “Collection.” The song portrays the feelings of a protagonist who is keeping the person they love locked up so they won’t escape, along with the terrified state of that person.

It’s a song that inevitably brings the word “abduction and confinement” to mind… When the captive pleads to go home, the protagonist replies, “It’ll definitely be fun,” exuding an extraordinary sense of madness.

There are many songs about loving someone so much you want to lock them up, but perhaps few where they actually do.

Recommended if you’re in the mood for a thoroughly deranged track.

Kome Kome Club’s famous and popular songs (11–20)

STYLISH WOMANkome kome CLUB

This was the single released just before Kome Kome Club disbanded for the first time.

After releasing the song in March 1996, they did not perform any live shows for the rest of the year and announced their breakup in November of the same year.

Despite the fate that awaited them, the song itself is bright and gives no hint of what was to come.

Everything might be true and a lie.kome kome CLUB

KOME KOME CLUB - “Everything Is True, Or Maybe a Lie” Commercial
Everything might be true and a lie.kome kome CLUB

Formed in 1982, disbanded, and then restarted in 2006, Kome Kome Club released this intriguingly titled song, “Subete wa Honto de Uso kamo ne” (“Everything Might Be True and a Lie”), as their 22nd single in 1995.

The lyrics capture the feeling of being tossed around by everything the person you love does—love is blind, as the saying goes.

When you truly fall for someone, there are things you just can’t control.

It’s a love-themed ‘lie song’ packed with those emotions.

Romantic Flightkome kome CLUB

Kome Kome Club – Roman Hikō (All Night Fuji 1987)
Romantic Flightkome kome CLUB

Kome Kome Club is an indispensable artist representing the ’90s, and their “Roman Hikō” is truly their signature song.

When you listen to it, it brings back memories from that time, gets you excited, and makes you want to set off on a trip.

It’s the perfect song for fellow forty-somethings to get fired up with at karaoke while reminiscing about the ’90s!

Letterkome kome CLUB

Kome Kome Club / Letter by Tomi-san
Letterkome kome CLUB

It’s a warm song with the theme of letters.

Its distinctive lyrics and beautiful melody are striking, and the poignant story of longing for someone after a parting really resonates.

Released in November 1994 as Kome Kome Club’s 20th single, it was used as the theme song for the film Kappa, directed by Carl Smoky Ishii.

The lyrics, which prompt deep reflection on kindness and love, are recommended for those who want to entrust their feelings for someone special to a letter.

This work gently supports those who have experienced separation and is a song that evokes strong empathy.