Songs with titles starting with 'O' [Great for karaoke and shiritori!]
Songs with titles starting with “O” often feature unique names—like those using characters meaning “dance” or “gold,” as well as Osaka-themed songs.
They also tend to be great for getting everyone fired up when singing! I can’t think of many off the top of my head, so I want to look some up…
This is a list that might come in handy at such times: songs with titles that start with “O.” Use it when you’re wondering, “What songs start with ‘O’?” and also as a prompt for shiritori or when choosing tracks at karaoke.
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Songs with Titles Starting with 'O' [Great for Karaoke & Shiritori!] (341–350)
orbitTK from RIN TO SHITE SIGURE
From the very beginning, “orbit” unfolds with a melancholic tone, and you might wonder, “Maybe this song doesn’t have any death growls?”—but sure enough, they come in solidly in the latter half.
The vocal range is A#3–G5, and as you’d expect from TK, the high notes are extremely lofty.
When singing, it’s fine to use mostly falsetto, but the key is to avoid letting it become a weak falsetto.
If you keep singing in a weak falsetto, you’ll run out of breath as you go, and you’ll barely be able to pull off the death growls that come after the stronger falsetto in the second half! It’s actually easier if you project both your falsetto and your death growls more strongly from the vocal cords than you think.
Also, one of TK’s charms lies in the spacing between words when delivering the lyrics.
If you sing each word carefully, the sense of poignancy deepens and your voice becomes even more beautiful.
Over DriveJUDY AND MARY
When it comes to quintessential summer anthems of the ’90s with an exhilarating, piercing sense of freshness, it has to be this one by JUDY AND MARY.
YUKI’s free-spirited lyrics—like something leaping out of a fairy tale—blend seamlessly with TAKUYA’s sprightly guitar riffs to whisk listeners into the ultimate summer mood.
Released in 1995, the song also aired in a Toyota commercial and peaked at No.
4 on the Oricon charts.
Packed with the band’s condensed energy, it’s perfect for a drive—brimming with a charm that makes you want to keep on cruising under the summer blue sky.
Osaka LonelinessTanaka Aimi
Aimi Tanaka’s classic “Osaka Loneliness,” which was also used as the ending theme for the Osaka local TV show “Yasutomo no Itatte Shinken Desu,” is a kayōkyoku (Japanese pop) song rather than enka.
Its appeal lies in the brassy sound often heard in songs by Takajin Yashiki and Emiko Uenuma.
The vocal line is simple with a fair amount of rests, but there’s a spot near the end of the chorus where you sustain a long tone on the “n” sound.
Since the song is meant to be sung with strong volume throughout, instead of humming a pure “n,” it’s recommended to pronounce it closer to “u” while keeping the “n” quality.
Younger brother,Tanaka Aimi
A classic song with an impressive transition from an enka-style opening to a more kayōkyoku-like development, ‘Otōto yo.’ The vocal range in this piece is relatively narrow, and the melody follows a typical kayōkyoku line, so the overall difficulty isn’t very high.
However, there are phrases that begin on the backbeat here and there.
This is especially prominent in the second verse, and grasping the backbeat is notoriously difficult for Japanese singers, so that part requires special attention.
The song still works perfectly well if you sing on the downbeats, so if you find the backbeat hard to catch, it’s fine to focus only on the main beats when you sing.
Shakyamuni (the Buddha)RADWIMPS
This song sharply satirizes the arrogance of humans acting as if they were gods, hurling piercing questions at the listener’s heart.
Included on RADWIMPS’s album “Altcolony no Teiri,” released in March 2009, the track has been highly praised since its release for its style in which vocals that weave between singing and rapping race over a sound where programmed beats and live instruments collide intensely.
The depth of its lyrics is another major draw—it even won “BEST LYRIC OF LIFE” at the FM FESTIVAL LIFE MUSIC AWARD in 2009.
If you’re angry at the absurdities you feel in society or everyday life, or burdened by a frustration you can’t shake, listening to this song can feel like a cathartic release, clearing out what’s been pent up deep inside.
It’s a highly recommended track for anyone who wants to feel refreshed.
Give it a listen when you want to charge up your energy for tomorrow!
Maze of a WomanSatō Masaki
This is a work that draws you in with the inner turmoil born of deep love.
Sung by Masaki Sato, the song “Onna no Meiro” (A Woman’s Labyrinth) is a dramatic number where the heroine’s emotional wavering intersects with the anxieties of life and the will to endure them.
It was released as a single in June 2025.
Give it a listen when you find yourself pausing at a crossroads in life, or on nights when your heart burns with longing for the one you love.
A person of… memory/trace (omokage)en satsuki
There are nights when you sit alone, quietly dwelling on a love that has passed… For moments like these, this song will be by your side.
Omokage no… Hito, a poignant tale of chasing an unforgettable memory sung by Satsuki Maru, is the title track of a single released in June 2025.
With lyrics by Kaoru Shinjo, music by Akira Suga, and arrangement by Ryu Shoji, the music gently seeps into the listener’s heart.
This song may softly stay close to the feelings you hold for someone dear.