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!] (41–50)
foolKondō Masahiko
When you think of idols from the ’80s, you picture dazzling princes, but Masahiko Kondo blazed through the era with a mischievous charm.
This work is where he stepped beyond the idol mold and cemented his place as a rock singer exuding mature allure and wistful melancholy.
Released as a single in January 1987, it’s also known for winning the 29th Japan Record Award that same year.
The lyrics, portraying a man who clumsily carries on while bearing loneliness and pain, strike straight at the heart.
It’s a cool, rugged track that makes you want to listen alone at night in the city, glass in hand.
Songs with Titles Starting with “O” [Great for Karaoke & Shiritori!] (51–60)
Words of FarewellGReeeeN
A song filled with passionate resolve to overcome the sadness of parting and vow to meet again.
GReeeeN’s “Okuru Kotoba” powerfully pushes forward those who carry the bonds of friendship into the future.
It’s not a cover of the classic song with the same title, but an original single released in October 2018.
Written as the theme song for the film “Run! T High School Basketball Club,” it serves as a cheer anthem that ties in with the story’s themes of setbacks and comebacks.
It’s the kind of anthem that makes you want to link arms and sing with the friends you shared your club and school days with.
It’s sure to give courage and hope to men setting off into a new world.
Highly recommended as moving background music for graduations and farewell parties.
From the demonZa・Omedeta-zu
Have you ever thought about how the “oni,” the targets of bean-throwing, might feel? Released in January 2025 by The Omedeta’s, a collective that celebrates everyday life, this track offers a unique take on Setsubun from the demon’s point of view! It transforms the unfairness and sorrow of being pelted with beans into an unexpectedly happy hip-hop groove.
You can’t help but chuckle at the oni bravely facing a senseless tradition.
This Setsubun, why not play this song, dance together with the person playing the oni, and turn up the fun?
Demon, Demon, Demonmegamegami
Released in March 2020, this work is an intense number that fuses a fierce rock sound with a theatrical worldview.
As the title—three instances of the character for “oni” (demon)—suggests, it features spell-like phrases that seem to summon the uncanny and a rousing rhythm that whips listeners into a frenzy.
I love how it hits your ears and mind with a solid punch! It’s a fiery piece that might even make the hand tossing beans start moving like it’s headbanging.
oni; demon; ogre; spirit (depending on context)yonseikyu
This piece, included on the album “Futen no Hana” released in January 2011 by Su-xing-cyu (a comic band based in Tokushima), humorously portrays inner conflicts and everyday pressures.
The lyrics, which call our daily little obsessions “demons” and turn them into gags, will make you burst out laughing.
But it’s not just funny—the heartfelt desire not to be swept along by those around us really resonates.
How about playing this track along with your bean-throwing this Setsubun and laughing away the timid little demons in your heart?
Demon Parent and ChildMasuda Hiroko
A fun hand-play song that’s perfect for the Setsubun season.
Featured on the 2004 album Sing and Play!! Keropons 2, which was released alongside a book, this cheerful track centers on an ogre (oni) parent and child.
Family members like the father and the kids appear one after another, and you change your poses to match the size of each oni’s horn.
Simple yet guaranteed to get everyone excited! Before the bean-throwing, be sure to move your bodies and play along with your child!
We’ll take care of the demon here.Shinzawa Toshihiko
“Oni wa Uchi de Hikiuketa” by Toshihiko Niizawa and Hirotaka Nakagawa is a song full of surprise and kindness that proposes welcoming the disliked oni (ogre) into the home.
Although it’s known as the title track of the January 2007 release in the “12 Months of Songs” series—February: Oni wa Uchi de Hikiuketa—it has in fact been a beloved classic in preschools and childcare settings since the 1990s.
Set to a light waltz, its warm worldview turns fear into laughter, which is part of its charm.
This piece beautifully complements Setsubun bean-throwing festivities at schools and at home—why not sing it together as a family?