cali≠gari Popular Song Ranking [2026]

The Mountain Where You Bloomcali≠gari1rank/position

cali≠gari / The Mountain Where You Bloom

From the 1990s, when “black-clad, dark aesthetics” were the norm for visual kei, cali≠gari stood out with flashy white costumes and songs tinged with kayōkyoku flavor.

Among their long career, the track that best embodies their unique sensibility is probably Kimi ga Saku Yama.

If you listen to just the music, it has an oddly bright, pop feel and lyrics that evoke a picnic—but did you notice what condition the “you” in the lyrics has been left in, up there in the mountains…?

I’m home.cali≠gari2rank/position

[cali≠gari] I'm home.

It’s a ballad with the feel of an old folk song.

It was included on cali≠gari’s 2001 album “Dai 6 Jikken Shitsu” (The Sixth Laboratory).

Seemingly calm and steady at first, the song swells into an impassioned, rock-like mood toward the end.

It portrays someone discarding past memories and returning to the room where they live alone.

cold raincali≠gari3rank/position

cold rain

It’s a rock number marked by the melancholic sound of the accordion and a somehow nostalgic melody.

From the lyrics, you can feel the searing emotions of someone trembling in loneliness, seeking salvation amid pouring rain.

In the depths of helpless despair, the figure still reaching for a faint light is portrayed with striking realism.

The song appears on cali≠gari’s indie album The Third Laboratory, their CD debut released in June 1998.

On nights when your heart sinks and nothing seems to help, don’t you think listening to it might gently stay by your side?

Tokyo syndromecali≠gari4rank/position

cali≠gari – Tokyo Disease (All Eleven Maybe Heaven Part II)

A song included on Visual Kei rock band cali≠gari’s major-label debut album Dai 7 Jikkenshitsu (The 7th Laboratory), released in 2002.

It portrays the process of moving from one’s hometown to Tokyo and gradually forgetting memories and classmates’ faces, likening it to an illness called “Tokyo Disease.” Though the band is known for many eccentric tracks, this one is a hauntingly melancholy, standout ballad.

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"Distorted Mirror" by cali≠gari [PV]

A heavy, oppressive sound weighs down on your head.

This is a track by cali≠gari, a visual kei rock band from Tokyo.

It’s included on their 1999 album “The 5th Laboratory.” The lyrics’ dark worldview pairs well with the distinctive vocals.

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Araki Jakkan

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Night on the Galactic Railroadcali≠gari6rank/position

cali≠gari – Night on the Galactic Railroad (Music Video)

cali≠gari is a three-piece rock band that has won a devoted following with a musical style that fuses diverse genres and a distinctly underground worldview.

The track that closes their album “16,” released on June 21, 2023, “Night on the Galactic Railroad,” is a song whose spacious guitar sound and commanding bassline linger in the ear.

The lyrics evoke the story of the classic children’s tale, creating a world that is both heartrending and beautiful.

It’s a brisk yet floating rock tune, marked by a subtly nostalgic melody.

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Hoshino Takashi

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Lynch [cali≠gari]

Characterized by a cult-like musical style, the band cali≠gari, formed in 1993, delivers with “Lynch” an underground track that stands as a quintessential horror song—packed with youth, black humor, and fear, with striking lyrics hitting you from the very beginning.

Despite its brisk tempo, the song conveys no sense of brightness.