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HY's Most Popular Songs Ranking [2026]
HY is a band whose members are all from Uruma City in Okinawa Prefecture.
Their catalog features a wide variety of styles, including Okinawan-flavored songs that evoke their hometown and tracks with strong, impactful messages.
Here, we’ll introduce a ranking of HY’s most popular songs.
HY's Popular Song Rankings [2026] (1–10)
366 daysHY1rank/position
A signature ballad by HY, released in 2008 and widely known as the theme song for the film “Red Thread.” “366 Days” has been covered by many artists and is especially popular.
It’s basically composed in a lower range; if you resonate in your mouth and sing with a deep tone, you can achieve a powerful voice like Izumi Nakasone’s.
The key is switching to falsetto in the pre-chorus—if you don’t nail that, it feels hard to flow smoothly into the chorus.
Aim gently and accurately for the pitch bar there.
The chorus builds up a lot, so singing with an explosive burst of emotion should also help enhance your expressiveness!
NAOHY2rank/position
A timeless hit by HY that we want those with a heartbreaking unrequited love—whose feelings don’t reach the one they truly love—to hear.
Included on the album “Confidence,” released in April 2006, this song was created based on the real-life experience of vocalist Izumi Nakasone’s close friend.
Many listeners may find themselves in tears, empathizing with the lyrics that lay bare the pain of wanting to see someone even when you’re being treated conveniently.
The title is said to carry the meaning “I’ll think of you again and again,” conveying a profound love, doesn’t it? It’s a song that gives you the strength to overcome the heartache.
AM11:00HY3rank/position
A romantic song by HY that begins with a gentle keyboard intro and paints a serene morning scene for lovers.
It delicately captures blissful moments in love—breezes drifting in through the bedroom window, views shared by two, and the thrill of heading out for a drive.
Included on the album “Street Story,” released in April 2003, it became the first indie release in history to top the Oricon chart for four consecutive weeks.
The song was also featured in the 2012 NHK morning drama series “Jun to Ai” and remains popular in karaoke.
Its deft fusion of rock, punk, and hip-hop makes it perfect for a duet sung by two women.
Song for…HY4rank/position
This song by HY sings of a bittersweet love.
It expresses feelings for someone far away, carried by a gentle yet powerful melody.
A stirring number that makes the yearning to see that person well up in your chest.
It was included on the album TRUNK, released in 2004, and is said to be based on Izumi Nakasone’s real-life experience.
The song was born from her encounter with the man who is now her husband, whom she met at age 15.
Even as distance and age formed barriers between them, you can picture the two holding strong feelings for each other.
It’s a song that offers comfort to those struggling with long-distance love or unrequited feelings.
Song for…HY5rank/position
A gem of a ballad whose gentle piano melody and bittersweet vocals slowly bloom in your chest.
Based on the real experiences of HY’s keyboardist and vocalist Izumi Nakasone, it portrays a single-minded love that, despite a fateful encounter, runs up against the wall of age and keeps waiting in faith for a reunion.
Many listeners will likely feel their hearts tighten at this earnest devotion.
The song is included on HY’s album “TRUNK,” released in July 2004, which reached No.
1 on the Oricon charts.
On a summer evening, when a sudden loneliness washes over you, this warm melody is sure to echo softly in your heart.
In loveHY6rank/position
A ballad that makes you want to affirm the pain of heartbreak as “not a mistake.” Created to mark HY’s 25th anniversary, this work gently envelops listeners’ hearts with the overlapping harmonies of Nakasone and Niizato.
Included on the album TIME, released in January 2025, it was chosen as the theme song for the film 366 Days.
Conceived as an answer song to the beloved classic 366 Days, its worldview evokes a certain hope that lies beyond sorrow.
Across timeHY7rank/position
This is a song that HY created with heartfelt care, inspired by the lessons on the preciousness of peace passed down from grandparents who experienced war.
By incorporating traditional instruments such as the sanshin and eisa drums, along with English chorus parts, the piece achieves a modern arrangement.
It was included on the album “Whistle,” released in January 2010, and later selected as the theme song for an NHK documentary in August of the same year.
By adopting it as an eisa performance piece, it becomes a work that conveys the importance of peace through traditional performing arts.
It is also ideal for children’s performances at sports days and is used as educational material to share Okinawan culture and prayers for peace.