Keisuke Kuwata’s Most Popular Songs Ranking [2026]

Sad Pro BowlerKuwata Keisuke & The Pin Boys71rank/position

Keisuke Kuwata & The Pin Boys – Sad Pro Bowler (Full ver.)

This is a song I want people aiming to go pro, and those chasing their dreams, to listen to.

Whether it’s sports or anything else, there are times when you feel like giving up even after all your hard work.

In those moments, this track lets you loosen up, drop your shoulders, and crack a smile.

With a retro, comical vibe, it gently lifts your spirits before you even realize it.

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Tani Satoko

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CAFE BLEUKuwata Keisuke72rank/position

CAFE BLEU (Cafe Bleu)

It’s a song that conveys a refreshing atmosphere, as if you’re gazing at the scenery from a café terrace.

It was featured as the commercial song for Morinaga Milk Industry’s “Mount Rainier Double,” starring Keisuke Kuwata.

The light, acoustic guitar-centered sound evokes a vast yet gentle seascape.

The lyrics, depicting a love story at a seaside café terrace, are memorable, and the tender emotions come through directly.

With its calm rhythm and gentle melody making it easy to sing, relax and perform so the song’s world truly comes across.

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kappamaki

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Minced Cutlet BluesKuwata Keisuke73rank/position

Minced Cutlet Blues

As you know, this is a song by Keisuke Kuwata, the vocalist of Southern All Stars.

It’s a comedic song that sings about a family mealtime scene set to the blues.

It was included as the B-side to “A Letter to You,” released in 2016 as his 17th single.

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Araki Jakkan

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Cute MinaKuwata Keisuke74rank/position

Cute Mina

It contrasts the various everyday emotions you’d like to wash away with how easy it is to wash Uniqlo’s wool.

The way Haruka Ayase’s expressions change from the moment she gets home to when she heads out again is striking, and it also conveys that wool can be washed easily yet thoroughly.

Enhancing the mood of the commercial is Keisuke Kuwata’s song “Kawaii Mina.” Released as the B-side to the 2002 single “Tokyo,” it’s a fan favorite that appears only on that single and on a best-of album.

The lyrics depict the sorrow of parting with a beloved person and the enduring affection that remains, and the contrast with the bright sound amplifies the sense of poignancy.

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kappamaki

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A drop in a great riverKuwata Keisuke75rank/position

A drop in a great river

Keisuke Kuwata’s “Taiga no Hitotsubu (A Drop in the Great River),” which serves as the theme song for UCC canned coffee’s BLACK sugar-free commercial—the “Man’s Black” edition in which he also appears—was included as the B-side to Kuwata’s 16th single, “Yoshiko-san,” released in 2016.

It’s a song that squarely captures the male spirit, perfectly matching the commercial’s tagline, “Man’s Black.” It’s a passionate track that carries a resonance only Kuwata can deliver.

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utatane

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Kissin’ ChristmasKuwata Keisuke & His Friends76rank/position

Kissin’ Christmas (It’s Not Because It’s Christmas)

It’s a Christmas song created by Keisuke Kuwata, the vocalist of Southern All Stars, singer-songwriter Yumi Matsutoya, and the KUWATA BAND.

It was used as the theme song for the music program “Merry X’mas Show,” broadcast on December 24 in 1986 and 1987.

Christmas is the big year-end event.

Looking back on the year, you were always by my side… Those feelings are woven into the lyrics of this heartwarming love song.

Couples and married partners should definitely give it a listen.

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Araki Jakkan

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