KAN's Popular Song Rankings [2026]

Love will winKAN1rank/position

Aiwa Katsu

It’s an iconic cheer song of the ’90s and a timeless classic still sung across generations.

It held the No.

1 spot on the Oricon weekly chart for eight consecutive weeks and won the Grand Prize in the Pops/Rock category at the 1991 Japan Record Awards.

The melody line is easy to remember and really sticks with you.

The phrases are surprisingly long, so be careful not to run out of breath when singing.

Aim for a grand delivery, consciously taking a breath at each point.

Also, the final chorus modulates and goes higher.

Rather than singing it the same way as before, take in even more air and imagine releasing it all as you project your voice—doing so will likely make it feel great to sing.

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Kubota Mami

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My favorite person in the worldKAN2rank/position

My favorite person in the world

This is a song by KAN whose gentle tone and beautiful melody resonate with the heart.

It conveys a powerful message—“Even in a world where war and conflict persist, our love for those we cherish does not change”—expressed through warm, tender lyrics.

Many listeners will likely relate to the portrayal of two people caring for each other in the midst of ordinary, everyday life.

Released in August 2006, the track drew attention as a single cut from the album “Harukanaru Mawarimichi no Mukō de.” It’s a perfect song for expressing your feelings to family, a partner, or a dear friend.

Wrapped in a kind, soothing vocal, it’s sure to bring comfort to your heart.

If you’d like, together.KAN3rank/position

KAN “If You Don’t Mind, Together” (PV)

“If You’d Like, Together” — the title alone says it all for this warm mid-tempo number.

Released as a single in 2010, it features a comfortable eight-beat rhythm, with KAN’s gentle vocals and lyrics resonating throughout.

KAN is often associated with “great songs,” and this track is packed with everything that makes his music so good.

It’s a long piece, but you’re wrapped in such a happy feeling that you hardly notice.

The little “Hai!” call-and-response is just perfect, too.

A universal love song that would fit beautifully at a wedding.

A truly wonderful track.

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KEI

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An unusual lifeKAN4rank/position

A Rare Life — KAN

It’s a song that warmly embraces you on the journey of life.

KAN’s gentle vocals and piano melodies resonate in the heart, conveying a sense of cherishing the small moments of everyday life.

Included on the best-of album released in February 1992, it captures the charm of the early stages of KAN’s musical career.

It portrays various phases of life—relationships with loved ones, the pursuit of self-fulfillment—and tenderly accompanies the listener’s heart.

A piece that stands by you at life’s milestones: new encounters and farewells, challenges and trials.

Why not listen to it together with someone dear to you?

Curry and riceKAN5rank/position

Curry and rice

This is a single released in 2006 by KAN, the pop singer-songwriter famous for “Ai wa Katsu.” It features a gentle sound centered on piano and guitar.

The song overlays a couple who had a quarrel with a pot of curry that’s been left to rest, and the lyrics are truly wonderful.

When you live together, little things can turn into arguments and you end up missing each other’s feelings, right? KAN’s warm, heartfelt words and the comforting “curry rice” that seems to reconnect your hearts really sink in.

Being able to forgive each other, as in this song, might be a testament to the bond of marriage.

It even makes you crave a little curry rice.

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KAN’s Christmas SongKAN6rank/position

Kan No Christmas Song

This song, released by KAN in 1992 as the B-side to the single “Shinu made Kimi o Hanasanai,” is characterized by its beautiful, almost a cappella harmonies.

That same year, it was used as the Christmas campaign commercial song for Kentucky Fried Chicken.

Modeled after Billy Joel’s “The Longest Time,” it was produced through KAN’s own multitrack recording.

It’s a perfect choice for anyone who wants to sing a warm, gently moving song.

proposal (marriage proposal)KAN7rank/position

proposal (marriage proposal)

A single released in 1991, cut from the album “I Want to Soak Slowly in the Bath.” Set to a gentle melody that carries a touch of twilight, the feelings for a loved one quietly sink in.

It’s a proposal that brings to mind those simple, classic lines—but what’s charming about KAN’s song is that it doesn’t feel like a “proposal song” at all.

It feels like a natural extension of everyday life.

The word “Come” makes my heart skip a beat.

A heartwarming love ballad that makes you feel the happiness of leaning together on a bench.

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