[2026] A roundup of famous and popular songs produced by Yasutaka Nakata

PONPONPONkyarī pamyu pamyu

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu – PONPONPON , Kyary Pamyu Pamyu – PONPONPON

A song that launched artist Kyary Pamyu Pamyu in an explosion of cuteness.

Despite its simplicity, the phrasing sticks in your head, and every part of it is incredibly addictive.

On Nico Nico Douga, many creators began singing this track, sparking a major movement known as the “PONPONPON Festival.”

One-room DiscoPerfume

[Official Music Video] Perfume “One-Room Disco”

Spring marks the start of a new chapter in life, and this is a quintessentially Perfume-style cheer song—tinged with a touch of melancholy yet irresistibly danceable.

It sings candidly about the excitement of living alone for the first time and the loneliness that comes with stepping into something different from before.

Invader Invaderkyarī pamyu pamyu

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu – Invader Invader

This is a song written by Yasutaka Nakata for a GU commercial featuring Kyary, with the concept of fusing fashion and music.

The lyrics themselves follow a format of repeatedly chanting simple phrases, but elements like a dubstep-style section are incorporated midway, making for a development that never gets boring—an impressive touch, to say the least.

The ringing beginning of a dreamkyarī pamyu pamyu

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu – Yumeno Hajima Ring Ring (Kyary Pamyu Pamyu – Yume no Hajimarin Rin) Official Music Video

This song, themed around “encounters and farewells,” was also used as a CHINTAI commercial jingle and sings about anxieties surrounding setting off on a new life.

It became a topic of conversation for its melody’s resemblance to GAO’s existing song “Sayonara.”

VOICEPerfume

[Official Music Video] Perfume「VOICE」

Although this track was produced by Yasutaka Nakata, it was created through an exchange of ideas between Perfume and Nakata for the first time.

Another distinctive feature—unusual for a Perfume song—is that there are no solo parts at all; the entire piece is arranged in unison and incorporates an Asian-inspired flavor.

Glitter Killerkyarī pamyu pamyu

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu – Kira Kira Killer Official Music Video

This upbeat song, written with the theme of “Lucky,” was selected as an au commercial song following “Mottai-Nightland.” Its underlying theme is “the glittering assassin,” and the music video humorously depicts “Kyary being shot and the afterlife that unfolds from there.”

Mottainai Landkyarī pamyu pamyu

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu – Mottai-Nightland

Written specifically for an au commercial, this song overflows with dreams and hope.

With “an unbelievable fantasy” as its theme, the music video is lavishly infused with the elements of “fantasy” that Kyary imagines.