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Kaori Kozai Popular Song Rankings [2026]

Kaori Kozai, born in 1963.

From childhood she won various awards in folk singing, and even before debuting as the enka singer Kaori Kozai, she had debuted as a folk singer under the name Kana Kozai.

She enjoys enduring popularity thanks to her guaranteed vocal prowess and beauty that hasn’t faded even in her fifties.

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Kaori Kozai Popular Song Rankings [2026]
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1Fleeting LoveKouzai Kaori
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Kaori Kozai's early enka songs are easy to sing.
2Silent SlopeKouzai Kaori
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Kaori Kozai’s Japan Record Award-winning song
3duckweedKouzai Kaori
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The distinctive features of Kaori Kozai’s powerful song Ukinegusa
4Sake InnKouzai Kaori
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Kaori Kozai’s classic “Sake no Yado” is an easy-to-sing enka song.
5Rain TavernKouzai Kaori
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Kaori Kozai’s Ame Sakaba has a lot of kobushi (ornamental vocal turns).
6The Northernmost RouteKouzai Kaori
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Vowing to make a comeback on a northbound sea voyage after overcoming heartbreak
7drizzling rainKouzai Kaori
drizzling rainKouzai Kaoriplay_arrow
A vocal piece that beautifully depicts love and parting
8Osaka Te Quiero ~Because of You~Kouzai Kaori
Osaka Te Quiero ~Because of You~Kouzai Kaoriplay_arrow
Kaori Kozai’s heartrending love song
9Elegy of the Uji RiverKouzai Kaori
Elegy of the Uji RiverKouzai Kaoriplay_arrow
A masterpiece by Kaori Kozai, characterized by a sultry melody
10Love Story of Cape ShionomisakiKouzai Kaori
Love Story of Cape ShionomisakiKouzai Kaoriplay_arrow
A classic enka masterpiece depicting an unattainable love
11A Solo Summer FestivalKouzai Kaori
A Solo Summer FestivalKouzai Kaoriplay_arrow
The lingering image of a former lover that comes to mind at the summer festival
12Izakaya ‘Tsuruga’Kouzai Kaori
Izakaya 'Tsuruga'Kouzai Kaoriplay_arrow
I talk through a rainy night with a customer who resembles my younger brother
13Autumn Love SongKouzai Kaori
Autumn Love SongKouzai Kaoriplay_arrow
Kaori Kozai’s “Aki Koi Uta” (“Autumn Love Song”) is one of her long…
14Echizen Love SongKouzai Kaori
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Kaori Kozai’s “Echizen Love Song” is a masterpiece.
15Sumida in the autumn duskKouzai Kaori
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A masterpiece that beautifully depicts an autumn twilight, Kozai...
16Gardenia ElegyKouzai Kaori
Gardenia ElegyKouzai Kaoriplay_arrow
Kaori Kozai’s “Kuchinashi Elegy” is a heartrending enka song.
17Unreachable feelingsKouzai Kaori
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Depicting a single-minded figure devoted to an ex-partner
18Perch Dream LanternKouzai Kaori
Perch Dream LanternKouzai Kaoriplay_arrow
A bittersweet love song of the night scene, a promise to meet again
19Could it be… you?Kouzai Kaori
Could it be... you?Kouzai Kaoriplay_arrow
A masterpiece by Kaori Kozai. It’s enka-like but pop. Expressing emotion is essential.
20stage lightKouzai Kaori
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Kaori Kozai’s “Stage Light” is easy to sing.
21At homeKouzai Kaori
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Kaori Kozai's vocal technique for poignant pop songs
22dollKouzai Kaori
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Introducing the charm of Kaori Kozai’s hidden masterpiece “Ningyo” (Doll)
23Kurashiki, alone in the rainKouzai Kaori
Kurashiki, alone in the rainKouzai Kaoriplay_arrow
A work that sings of a woman’s heartrending feelings as she keeps waiting for someone in the rain in Kurashiki.
24Nambu Tawatsumi UtaKouzai Kaori
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An old celebratory song handed down in Aomori Prefecture, by an enka singer…
25Nanbu Tawatsumi Uta (Jazz ver.)Kouzai Kaori
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They went from house to house, visiting doorways and tatami rooms to perform dances and receive money...
26Love RegretKouzai Kaori
Love RegretKouzai Kaoriplay_arrow
The famous song “Koi Miren,” sung using Kaori Kozai’s hiccup singing technique
27Love BoatKouzai Kaori
Love BoatKouzai Kaoriplay_arrow
A forgotten lipstick rekindles the memory of a romance.
28Love Town ShowerKouzai Kaori
Love Town ShowerKouzai Kaoriplay_arrow
A feature explanation of Kaori Kozai’s masterpiece romantic kayōkyoku (Japanese popular song)
29channel markerKouzai Kaori
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Introducing Kaori Kozai’s melancholic song “Mio-tsukushi.”
30Akita Ponpon-bushiKouzai Kaori
Akita Ponpon-bushiKouzai Kaoriplay_arrow
Singing of the love of seafaring men in a fishing village in Akita
31Song of Wind and LoveKouzai Kaori
Song of Wind and LoveKouzai Kaoriplay_arrow
Kaori Kozai-style Love Ballads, for Enka Beginners