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[Stylish & Cool] Trending Now! The Newest Hit and Popular Japanese Songs You’ll Want to Sing at Karaoke

A Vocaloid producer who is also a music writerAraki Jakkan
I’ve worked in a variety of roles—regardless of pro or amateur settings—including live event PA, cameraman for video and photography, restaurant staff, and logistics center staff. I now spend my days as a part-time writer. I’ve contributed to music and manga websites with feature/review articles, and wrote the liner notes included as a bonus for 1st PLACE Inc.’s “IA SUPER BEST.” As for my music background, I started playing guitar in junior high and focused on band activities during my school years. For over 15 years since then, up to the present, I’ve continued releasing original tracks as a Vocaloid producer. My areas of expertise are Japanese rock, Vocaloid, and manga.
POPS writer/editorKEI
Since discovering music during my school days, I’ve mainly listened to Japanese and Korean pop. I have experience writing articles for sites like Utaten. 2000s J-pop and 2010s K-pop were especially the soundtrack of my youth. With the mindset that “good is good,” I enjoy music across genres. Thanks to past work environments and their influence, I was exposed to lots of classic rock and kayōkyoku (Japanese popular songs), which may have broadened the scope of what I love. At RAG MUSIC, I currently focus on K-pop and J-pop. I strive to edit with a feel for the scene and an eye for hit potential.

“I want to sing stylish, cool songs at karaoke.” “I want to go to karaoke with my junior colleagues, but I don’t know any recent songs.” Do you have these kinds of worries too?

There must be many people who want to regularly take in cool new songs and practice them.

But it’s tough to keep checking lots of songs on your own, right?

So in this article, we’ve put together a feature on the latest cool karaoke songs!

Be sure to find the perfect track for you.

[Stylish & Cool] Hot Right Now! The Newest Hit and Popular Japanese Songs You’ll Want to Sing at Karaoke (71–80)

forget-me-notAwesome City Club

Awesome City Club / Wasurena (MUSIC VIDEO)

forget-me-notAwesome City Club

Awesome City Club is a three-piece band that delivers a music style blending a wide range of roots to listeners.

Their 2021 release Wasurena was chosen as an inspiration song for the film We Made a Beautiful Bouquet.

If you go to karaoke with a man and a woman, be sure to try singing it as a twin-vocal duet.

You’ll savor its sentimental lyrics and moving melody.

Also pay attention to the distinctive tones—like the guitar and electronica—and enjoy their rich character.

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AcaciaBUMP OF CHICKEN

Acacia

AcaciaBUMP OF CHICKEN

This song, which also made waves in the collaborative video with the Pokémon series, “GOTCHA!”, is a track by the rock band BUMP OF CHICKEN, known for numerous hits like “Tentai Kansoku,” “Answer,” and “Karma.” It was released in November 2020 as their 25th single.

The lyrics, which describe someone precious who’s closest to you, are truly moving—I can’t help but relate them to myself.

With its exhilarating rock sound, let’s turn the karaoke room into a live venue!

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Heart ForecastEVE

Heart Forecast – Eve MV

Heart ForecastEVE

It makes you want to clap along to the beat.

This track by Eve—famous both as a vocalist and a Vocaloid producer—is included on the 2020 album “Smile.” It was also used as the theme song for Lotte Ghana Chocolate’s “Pink Valentine.” Eve’s singing style here is adorable and wonderful.

Many listeners will relate to the lyrics’ straightforward feelings for someone they like; it may especially resonate with junior high and high school students.

Try singing it while feeling the light, lively rhythm in your body.

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poofKing Gnu

King Gnu – Doron

poofKing Gnu

This number was chosen as the theme song for the film ‘Stolen Identity 2’ (literally: ‘I Just Dropped My Smartphone: The Captive Murderer’).

It’s a track by King Gnu, the band that became known throughout Japan with the hit ‘Hakujitsu.’ Released in 2020, it features a cool, luxurious band sound with a horn section resounding pleasantly in the background—an aural image only King Gnu could create.

The lyrics are also compelling, offering depth that makes you reflect on your own sense of purpose in modern society.

It might be fun to split the parts and sing it with friends.

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BorderlineMONKEY MAJIK

Borderline

BorderlineMONKEY MAJIK

This is a pleasant track that conveys the excitement of a hopeful journey through sound.

It was released in April 2024 as the theme song for Nippon TV’s “Burari Tochū Gesha no Tabi.” The piece is full of the charm of MONKEY MAJIK, a hybrid rock band made up of Canadian brothers and Japanese members.

The harmonies of Maynard and Blaise resonate deeply.

It emotionally captures the anticipation of heading to unknown places and the feelings that come with new encounters, and listening to it makes you want to set out on a trip yourself.

If you sing it with friends, it will surely become a fun memory.

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