Keropons Popular Song Rankings [2026]

SantattaKeroponzu8rank/position

Santatta

The sing-and-dance Christmas song “Santatta” is perfect for young children.

Even kids who don’t know what Christmas is might understand that “Christmas is something fun” when they sing this song.

It’s easy to remember because it’s short and the lyrics of verses 1 and 2 repeat.

The gentle tempo also matches the quiet atmosphere of winter.

I hope everyone will hold hands in a circle and spin around while singing to enjoy this song together.

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sasashina

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Sumo ExerciseKeroponzu9rank/position

Sumo Exercise / Keropons

A gymnastics song loved as a warm-up before sports days and recitals at nursery schools and kindergartens.

It’s a fun track featuring the spirited shouts unique to sumo and strong, bracing movements.

Created by Keropons, known for producing many unique play songs.

Since being included on the book-linked CD “CD Keropons no Asobi Neta 3,” released in February 2006, it has continued to be popular in childcare settings, and was also included on the best-of album “Everyday Asobo! Keropons BEST,” released in July 2019.

With easy-to-follow choreography that gets kids moving their bodies in big ways, it’s perfect for loosening up both hearts and bodies.

Even without complicated instructions from teachers, once the music starts, everyone can get into character as sumo wrestlers and have a great time together.

Obake bake bake gaccha!Keroponzu10rank/position

Ghosts, Beke-beke, Bakegatcha! / Starring: Keropons & Ryuzo Fukuda

If you want to get kids excited at a Halloween event, this song—where you can dance along with friendly ghosts—is highly recommended.

It was produced in October 2022 as a song provided to BMK and was selected as the theme song for the TV anime “Obake Zukan!” within TV Tokyo’s “Oha Suta.” Furthermore, in February 2023, a version sung by Keropons themselves was released, and in the music video—choreographed under the supervision of Ryuzo Fukuda—you can see everyone joyfully dancing with the ghosts.

Its upbeat, danceable rhythm and the thrilling world where ghosts appear are part of its charm, and it’s packed with easy-to-learn moves kids will want to copy.

Dance together with children dressed as ghosts or pumpkins at a Halloween party, and you’re sure to have a time full of smiles.

The mochi won’t come off.Keroponzu11rank/position

The Rice Cake Won’t Come Off (Play Song)

“The Mochi Won’t Come Off,” sung by the hugely popular-for-kids duo Keropons.

When it comes to mochi, it’s delicious but super stretchy, and once it sticks to your mouth or clothes, it clings and is really hard to get off… Doesn’t everyone have that experience? This song captures that stubborn, hard-to-remove mochi from a child’s point of view.

While pounding mochi, it gets stuck on their back, arms, and legs, and won’t come off.

You can hear a hint of panic in the melody when it won’t come off, and then a sense of relief when it finally does—a cute, charming little tune.

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utatane

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goldfish poopKeroponzu12rank/position

Goldfish Poop / Keropons

“Kingyo no Fun” (Goldfish Poop) is a hugely popular dance song at kindergartens and nursery schools.

Created by Keropons, a duo that makes songs and dances for children, it’s a fun track that celebrates the charms of goldfish with plenty of humor, set to a bright, Okinawan folk-style melody.

Kumamon UmakamonKeroponzu13rank/position

Kumamon Umakamon

This lively song by Keropons is packed with the delicious charms of Kumamoto.

The lyrics feature one Kumamoto specialty after another—like banpeiyu grapefruit, horse sashimi, and ikinari dango—filling both the listener’s heart and stomach.

Debuted at the “Kumamon Birthday Festival” in March 2017, it was included on the DVD “Kumamon Music Video Yoka-mon♪ Selection” in April of the same year, and later on the CD “Kumamon 10th ANNIVERSARY CD & PHOTO BOOK ~Happy & Surprise~” in March 2020.

With adorable, easy-to-copy choreography perfect for children, it’s an ideal song for enjoying and exploring Kumamoto’s food culture.

Nice friendKeroponzu14rank/position

Tomodachi Ii ne (Accompaniment)

Keropons, immensely popular at nursery and kindergarten events, recorded this friendship song as the opening track of their July 2012 album “Chokotto Asobi Daisakusen!” The lyrics, which overlay the joy of seeing friends and the excitement of playing together with images of the sun and a bright sky, are memorable, and the chorus repeatedly sings the feeling of “Isn’t it great to have friends?” The melody features few large leaps and stays within a range that even young children can sing comfortably—another key point.

It has been long supported by educators to the extent that childcare information sites introduce it as a hall-of-fame song.

If you perform it on piano as the entrance music for a graduation ceremony, it can create a gentle moment that brings back memories of the time spent together.

Recommended for teachers who want to start the ceremony with a bright, positive atmosphere and for anyone hoping to bring out children’s smiles.