Chihiro Onitsuka’s Most Popular Songs Ranking [2026]

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Chihiro Onitsuka – Gekkou (Moonlight)

A song with lyrics themed around liberation from oppression and an opening marked by a richly resonant piano.

Released in August 2000 as Chihiro Onitsuka’s second single, it was used as the theme song for the TV drama “TRICK.” Its majestic ensemble and mystical vocals create a unique atmosphere that evokes the light of the moon.

It’s a weighty ballad that powerfully established Chihiro Onitsuka’s name—perfect for immersing yourself in your own world while gazing at the autumn night sky and the moon.

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Chihiro Onitsuka – Dizziness

It is one of Chihiro Onitsuka’s signature songs, notable for a lyrical narrative that conveys a grand sense of love, woven with an emotional singing voice.

Released in March 2001, the track is also known for being featured in a commercial for the aesthetic salon La Parler.

Beginning with a striking piano intro, this delicate number has a captivating charm that draws you in.

The lyrics, which depict inner conflict and a longing for love, are sure to resonate deeply with listeners.

When you’re feeling tired or stressed, listening to this song may bring healing to your heart.

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Chihiro Onitsuka – Meteor Shower

Speaking of stars and ballads, that’s a classic pairing, isn’t it? “Ryūseigun” (Meteor Shower), a single released in 2002 by Chihiro Onitsuka, known for songs like “Gekkō,” is a medium-tempo ballad that portrays a bittersweet love.

Fleeting moments of happiness, like meteors streaking across the sky, are woven into a classical melody.

Among “star songs,” this one is compelling for its sense of forging ahead without relying on the stars themselves.

The lyrics keep the same tone, yet from the middle, the atmosphere turns brighter.

It’s a song that gently stays by your side when you want to sort out your feelings.

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Chihiro Onitsuka – Sea of Thorns

It’s a song with a fantastical atmosphere.

The second album contains many songs with that kind of beautiful vibe, but this track in particular embodies that image.

It also matches the beautiful vocals well, making it especially soothing.

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Chihiro Onitsuka – Waltz with Me

Watashi to Warutsu (Waltz with Me) was used as the theme song for the popular drama TRICK 3 and became her last single released under Toshiba EMI.

For those who remember that era well, many might still associate Onitsuka most strongly with her image up through this song.

It represents the quintessential Onitsuka: an indispensable early collaborator, music producer Takeshi Hanzawa’s piano arrangement, an exquisitely beautiful melody, and vocals that balance delicacy with power.

In the middle section, a waltz rhythm is employed, and in the music video, the image of Onitsuka dancing alone barefoot to that rhythm left a strong impression.

As an aside, although the title uses the kanji for “watashi” (I), in the actual lyrics she sings it as “atashi.”

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Chihiro Onitsuka – We can go

Chihiro Onitsuka was, for a time, a scandal-prone artist who stirred up talk shows and the tabloids, but I believe her voice is a natural-born talent.

It’s truly remarkable, and it’s hard to find an artist who sounds similar.

That’s why it would make a great wake-up song.

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Chihiro Onitsuka – Inori ga Kotoba ni Kawaru Koro

This is a single by Chihiro Onitsuka that was released exclusively as a digital download in May 2014.

It was written as the theme song for the film Ju-on: The Beginning of the End.

The cover features a photograph of Hayato Kobayashi, who played Toshio Saeki in the movie.

It was produced by Erik Gorfain.

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Castle Imitation (Original Version)

It’s a pretty cool track.

It was used as a game’s theme song, and with its seemingly meaningful yet hard-to-grasp lyrics, its cool vibe, and the vocals, it’s become very popular among game fans.

It’s even said to have brought in more fans for Chihiro Onitsuka.

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Chihiro Onitsuka – Sign

Among Onitsuka’s early singles, this one stands out for its especially pop, relatively bright melody and its light, breezy band ensemble that lingers in the ear.

It was also used in commercials for the J-T08 and J-T09 phones—models sold by the mobile carrier then known as J-PHONE (now SoftBank) and developed by Toshiba.

Take note as well of Onitsuka’s distinctive rhetoric in describing a mobile phone with the word “blink.” If you try to grasp Onitsuka only through the image commonly circulated in the public eye, many may carry the preconception that she’s a straightforward, impassioned type who sings of raw emotion.

I’d like people to recognize anew that, as demonstrated by “Sign,” she is a singer-songwriter with the talent to distill a small love story—depicting a boy’s pure feelings—into lyrics and express it as a highly popular pop song.

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Chihiro Onitsuka – Shine (unplugged)

A debut single announced with the striking tagline, “Don’t worry, I’ll shoot them all dead.” The lyrics, which sing of the stifling atmosphere of school, and the string-featured arrangement create an image steeped in danger and pathos.

On the first album Insomnia, there’s also an album version performed with only piano and vocals, which many listeners may be more familiar with.

This dark number conveys Chihiro Onitsuka’s world through a heavy, prison-like air, showcasing her high expressive power and musical sensibility.

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