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Hikaru GENJI Popular Songs Ranking [2026]
Super idol group Hikaru GENJI debuted in 1987 with an innovative style featuring boys wearing roller skates dashing around the stage.
They quickly gained popularity and even became a social phenomenon.
Although they continued their activities while overcoming a series of member departures, the group disbanded in 1995.
Here is a ranking of popular songs by Hikaru GENJI.
Hikaru GENJI Popular Song Ranking [2026] (1–10)
100% CourageHikaru GENJI1rank/position
A message song loved by many for its bright, lively melody and refreshing vocals.
Released by Hikaru GENJI in May 1993, this track was chosen as the first opening theme for NHK’s anime “Nintama Rantarō.” The lyrics were written by Goro Matsui, with composition and arrangement by Koji Makaino, and it reached No.
7 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.
The song conveys the importance of taking on challenges and the greatness of bonds with friends, and it continues to be sung across generations.
Performed in classrooms, on stages, or anywhere people can play together with energy, it’s sure to give audiences courage and hope.
It’s also featured as a staple in wind band repertoires, making it a perfect choice to liven up school festivals.
Paradise GalaxyHikaru GENJI2rank/position
This number, known as a signature song by Hikaru Genji—the roller-skating idols who sparked a social phenomenon in late-1980s Japan—was released in March 1988.
Written and composed by Ryo Asuka of CHAGE and ASKA, it features a classic canon progression in the chorus, moving through C, G on B, Am, Em7, F, C on E, Dm7, and Dm7 on G.
The extensive use of slash chords creates a smooth bass line.
The cyclical harmonic feel of the canon progression blends brilliantly with the exhilaration of an idol pop song, making it a landmark of Showa-era pop.
Teenage in GlassHikaru GENJI3rank/position
The second single by Hikaru GENJI, crafted by singer-songwriter Ryo Asuka, is a gem that captures the fleeting beauty of youth.
Released in November 1987, it topped the Oricon charts.
At the 2nd Japan Gold Disc Awards, it won both the Grand Prix Single of the Year and Best Single of the Year.
Also featured as an insert song in the film “Rock Yo, Shizuka ni Nagareyo” (“Rock, Flow Quietly”), the piece resonated with many young people through its lyrics that delicately express teenage emotions.
It’s a moving classic you’ll want to listen to when you feel like revisiting memories of your youth or reaffirming your feelings for someone important.
STAR LIGHTHikaru GENJI4rank/position
A gem of a debut that paints youth in pale blue.
Written and composed by Ryo Asuka of Chage & Aska, this song refreshingly celebrates the boundless potential and pure dreams of young people.
It weaves poetic imagery—like soap bubbles and the color of the wind—to portray the incomplete emotions of adolescence and the fleeting feelings of first love.
Released in August 1987 as Hikaru Genji’s major-label debut, it entered the Oricon charts at No.
1, won Best Single at the 2nd Japan Gold Disc Awards, and was included on the album “Hikaru Genji.” Alongside their innovative roller-skate performance, it remains etched in many hearts as a youth anthem brimming with dreams and hope.
Recommended for anyone who wants to cherish pure feelings or relive the sparkle of their teenage years.
GraduationHikaru GENJI5rank/position
Hikaru Genji, who became a social phenomenon in the late-1980s idol scene.
Released in November 1987 as the B-side to their second single “Glass no Jūdai,” this track is an unusually beloved graduation song despite being on the flip side.
With lyrics by Ryo Asuka and music by CHAGE, it was also included on the album “Hikaru Genji,” released in January 1988.
The lyrics, which resonate deeply, carefully depict the emotional sway of not ending a farewell in sorrow alone, but holding it as a memory while stepping forward.
It’s a song that showcases the group’s more emotional side, known otherwise for their dazzling performances.
In September 1995, during their pre-disbandment appearance on TV Asahi’s Music Station, a staging choice in which the members removed their roller skates near the end of the song became a hot topic.
Recommended for those who want to feel both poignancy and hope at the start of spring.
BRAVO! Nippon: A Fantasy of Snow and IceHikaru GENJI6rank/position
“BRAVO! Nippon ~A Fantasy of Snow and Ice~” brings back memories of the 90s J-POP boom.
Released in 1994, the song became a support campaign anthem for the Lillehammer Olympics and can be said to have colored that winter.
The beautiful melody paints a fantasy world of snow and ice, seeming to transform the winter chill into a gentle warmth that nestles close to each person’s heart.
Savor the lyrics brimming with dreams and hope as you listen, and let them illuminate tonight’s winter sky.
Diamond HurricaneHikaru GENJI7rank/position
Their fourth single, and their popularity has shown no signs of slowing since their debut.
Their roller-skating performances became even more polished, and so many kids looked up to them.
Anyway, that huge, hyped-up presence is quintessential Johnny’s—an idol group like no other! The members were incredibly athletic, too! But why were they always shirtless…? (lol) This was the classic Johnny’s formula of the time.
