These are Quruli’s classic and popular songs. A sound-maker that makes music fans swoon.

Liberty&Gravitykururi

Quruli – Liberty & Gravity

Never content with where they are, Quruli keep evolving by constantly embracing new music.

With twists worthy of prog, ethnic-tinged scales, and sudden bursts of rap, this track is jam-packed with ideas—like a roller coaster from start to finish.

Go Back to Chinakururi

Quruli - GO BACK TO CHINA -

It’s a track included on the 2002 album “THE WORLD IS MINE.” The drum’s distinctive rhythm—dropping into tight accents throughout the song—wraps you in a side-to-side sway and a floating sensation, and it’s absolutely irresistible!

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Quruli – River | Trailer

Banjo, steel drum, and timbales, perhaps? The intro uses a variety of ethnic instruments.

The piano phrasing also feels somewhat ragtime-like.

And the music video features a turtle.

It’s a mystery.

The rhyming in the chorus creates a subtly languid mood.

Goodbye, Strangerkururi

Quruli - Sayonara Stranger Kyoto Station Live

Kururi’s “Goodbye Stranger” vividly captures the poignant moment of parting.

The song likens the irresistible urge to recall a former lover—now like a mirage—to the stifling heat of summer.

Under the dazzling sun, its melody resounding in places steeped in memory will strike deeper the more farewells you’ve known.

A work where the loneliness of summer’s end intertwines with a certain nostalgia, it’s a highly recommended track that’s sure to resonate with many hearts.

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Quruli – Words Are Triangles, Hearts Are Squares

This is Quruli’s 19th single, included on their 7th album “Tanz Walzer” as well as the best-of album “TOWER OF MUSIC LOVER.” It was used as the theme song for the film “A Gentle Breeze in the Village.” The lyric “Words are triangular, and the heart is square” carries a poignant sadness, and the gentle melody seeps into the heart.

Treasure Huntkururi

Quruli × Kōhoku Town, Saga Prefecture “Treasure Hunt” main video — Commemorating the 70th anniversary of the town administration

This song is drawn from a warm perspective that discovers small joys shining in cityscapes and everyday life.

After the members of Quruli actually visited Kōhoku Town in Saga Prefecture and experienced its rich nature and culture, their impressions were sublimated into a melody filled with the delight of finding a treasure.

Released in August 2022, the piece was created as the theme song commemorating the 70th anniversary of Kōhoku Town’s incorporation.

It has also been adopted as the station jingle at Kōhoku Station, the town’s gateway, gently blending into the daily lives of local residents.

When you’re a little tired from hectic days, it’s lovely to listen closely to the gentle tones spun by Quruli and try searching for the “treasures” right by your side.

Hurray for the festival!kururi

Hurray for the festival!

Quruli, a rock band that represents Kyoto.

This irresistibly catchy song, “Omatsuri Wasshoi,” sticks with you after just one listen and is included on Quruli’s sixth album, “NIKKI,” released in 2005.

Speaking of festivals, you think of mikoshi portable shrines—and the chant shouted while carrying them, “wasshoi,” appears throughout the lyrics, amping up the festive mood.

It conveys the exhilaration of a festival, while also capturing that inexpressible, slightly chaotic feeling unique to such occasions.

Once you hear it, you’ll find it stuck in your head and catch yourself humming along, for sure (lol).

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