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MAY’S Popular Song Rankings [2026]

MAY’S is also well-known for the fact that vocalist Maiko Katagiri is the head of the Katagiri-kai Katagiri-ryu folk song school.

Since 2014, they’ve focused not only on their music but also on live performances, staging musical-style live shows.

This time, we’ll introduce a ranking of some of the duo’s most popular songs.

MAY’S Popular Song Rankings [2026] (1–10)

MamaMAY’S8rank/position

To mothers all around the world ~Dear Mama~ (*´∇｀*): Song by MAY'S 'mama'
MamaMAY'S

It was released in 2009 as the coupling track to MAY’S fourth single, “I WISH.” The song was used as the ending theme for TBS’s “Gacchiri Monday!!” and conveys love for one’s mother.

Following feedback that it had been used at weddings, it was re-included on this release to align with the wedding theme of “I WISH” and create a cohesive feel.

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ONE LOVE ~I Love You with a Million Kisses~MAY’S9rank/position

[PV] MAY’S / ONE LOVE ~I Love You with a Million Kisses~
ONE LOVE ~I Love You with a Million Kisses~MAY'S

Among the many wedding songs by MAY’S, this one is bright and perfect for weddings.

In the music video, you can see a party taking place in a venue reminiscent of a wedding.

The intro gives you that “Oh, it’s starting” feeling, so it would work well for the entrance, too.

When the phrase “ONE LOVE” comes in, the whole venue will likely be wrapped in a sense of unity.

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ONE LOVE ~I love you with a million kisses~MAY’S10rank/position

In this song, “I love you” is something she wants to say but can’t—yet she loves so deeply.

It’s an unrequited love song.

Released as MAY’S fifth single in 2009, the track sings of a woman who’s afraid to confess her feelings because she doesn’t want to ruin a great friendship.

More precisely, it captures the frustration of being unable to say “I love you”—even though those words are packed tightly in her heart.

That helpless feeling of one-sided love is so heartbreaking, isn’t it?

utatane
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MAY’S Popular Song Ranking [2026] (11–20)

Hold me as many times as there are starsMAY’S11rank/position

[PV] MAY'S / Hold Me As Many Times As The Number of Stars
Hold me as many times as there are starsMAY'S

While becoming aware of the flutter of a budding crush on someone close to you, you’re still too timid to confess it…

This song wistfully portrays that sweet and bittersweet time, and concludes with uplifting words about deciding to believe in yourself, unable to hold back your racing feelings of love.

sasashina
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eternityMAY’S12rank/position

MAY'S “Eternal” (Insert song from the film “Ongakujin” starring Kazuma Sano and Mirei Kiritani)
eternityMAY'S

MAY’S is a musical duo that portrays bittersweet love stories from a unique perspective.

“Eien” (Eternity), included on their 2010 release “Amazing,” is a charming track that lets you picture a future with the one you love.

It was featured as an insert song in the film “Ongakujin,” drawing considerable attention.

Vocalist Maiko Katagiri, who studied traditional folk singing from a young age, has a voice that feels not only beautiful but also nostalgic.

Be sure to give their music a listen—it captures the hope and happiness found in everyday life.

mutō
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town/cityMAY’S13rank/position

May’s is a two-person male-female group.

The vocalist, Maiko Katagiri, is from Kiryu City in Gunma Prefecture and wrote the lyrics to this song, “Machi” (Town).

National Route 50 and Mount Akagi are fairly specific references, but I imagine Oka Park is a small park that only locals would know.

It’s a song in which you can feel a deep affection for the singer’s hometown in each and every detail.

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