Kaguya-hime Popular Songs Ranking [2026]

Parting at 22kaguya hime8rank/position

Farewell at 22 / Akasaka Folk Village [Tried Singing]

This moving farewell song by Kaguya-hime truly resonates with the heart.

It portrays a 22-year-old woman deciding to part ways with her lover—a theme that young people can easily relate to.

It’s characterized by Shozo Ise’s poetic lyrics and Takahiko Ishikawa’s memorable guitar intro.

Released in February 1975, the song became a major hit, selling 708,000 copies on the Oricon charts.

If you sing it at karaoke, it’s best to savor the lyrics—filled with gratitude toward the other person and lingering feelings—and perform it with emotion.

It’s a song I’d love not only seasoned romantics to hear, but also young people just beginning their journey in love.

red lanternkaguya hime9rank/position

Kaguyahime – Red Paper Lantern (Official Audio)

An iconic presence of the folk song boom of the 1970s was the trio ‘Kaguyahime’—Kosetsu Minami, Shozo Ise, and Panda Yamada.

This song, in which vocalist Kosetsu gently sings of the melancholy everyday life of young people living in the city, won widespread support.

Farewell at 22kaguya hime10rank/position

Parting at 22 / Kaze (with lyrics)

This quintessential work by Kaguya-hime, beloved as a milestone in folk music, features lyrics and composition by Shozo Ise, and many people carry it deeply in their hearts.

The lyrics, which delicately depict the parting of two lovers like a scene from a film, are truly moving.

The melody, which conveys a will to look forward even amid sadness, never loses its luster no matter when you listen to it.

Originally included on the album “Sankaidate no Uta,” released in March 1974, the song was later used as the ending theme for a TV drama in 1984 and was released as a single.

It’s a piece you’ll want to listen to in spring, when farewells and encounters intersect, overlaying it with bittersweet memories of youth.

Why not listen slowly under the gentle sunlight?

That person’s letterkaguya hime11rank/position

Kaguya-hime [That Person’s Letter] 2005

This is a song by the folk group Kaguyahime that expresses the absurdity of having a loved one sent off to the battlefield.

Despite its simple acoustic arrangement, the sound powerfully conveys a sense of anger.

It portrays the feelings for someone being conscripted and sent far away, and the anger and sorrow at a situation where a single slip of paper could mean a final farewell.

It is a powerful song that conveys how war shatters cherished people and everyday life, and just how unjust and senseless war truly is.

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my dadkaguya hime12rank/position

Kaguyahime – My Father (LIVE) Official Audio

A heartwarming folk song that warmly portrays a father within the family.

Set to a gentle acoustic guitar melody, it depicts a simple, down-to-earth father figure, as if capturing snapshots of everyday life.

Included on the album “Sankaidate no Uta,” released in March 1974, the song was written and composed by Kousetsu Minami, making full use of Kaguyahime’s folk sensibilities.

A live performance filled with a strong sense of unity with the audience is also featured on the live album “Kaguyahime LIVE,” released in September of the same year.

It’s a song you’ll want to listen to with your family, packed with gratitude that’s hard to express in everyday words.

In adult day-care settings, it may spark lively reminiscences through song.

all alonekaguya hime13rank/position

Kaguya-hime Alone 2005

This song, included on the B-side of the single “Boku wa Nani o Yattemo Dame na Otoko desu” released by the folk group Kaguyahime in 1972, is about Takenaka Station in Ōita City.

It was also included on the album “Hajimemashite.” This video features a version performed in 2005.

Abbey Road Townkaguya hime14rank/position

Kaguya-hime Abbey Road City 2005

It was released as the B-side to Kaguya-hime’s 1973 single “Boku no Mune de Oyasumi,” and the chorus has a Beatles-like vibe.

The song is set on Aoyama-dori.

Indeed, the area around there feels similar to Abbey Road.