Suga Shikao’s Most Popular Songs Ranking [2026]

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Suga Shikao / Sayonara Home Run

This is a song by Shikao Suga that portrays major life decisions and moments of parting by likening them to a dramatic swing in baseball.

Conceived while watching the 2009 World Baseball Classic, the piece brilliantly captures not only the sadness of farewell but also the exhilarating feeling of breaking from the past and moving toward the future.

Released as a single in April 2010, it peaked at No.

14 on the Oricon Weekly Chart and was later included on the album “FUNKASTiC.” For those who have ended something in order to take a new step forward, it may feel like an anthem that validates the decision you made at that time.

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Shikao Suga “Twilight★Twilight” Music Video (Full Ver.)

This is a song by Shikao Suga that made fans exclaim, “It’s pop yet warped—and it feels so good.” Set to a funky sound, it portrays the regret and heartache felt for a former lover on the night before leaving a familiar town.

Despite its bright, dance-inducing vibe, the protagonist’s pain—unable to fill the void in their heart—comes through vividly in Suga’s distinctive vocals.

Released in December 2017, the song was also featured in a Mitsui Outlet Park commercial starring Mikako Tabe.

For anyone who’s faced a complicated night—unable to forget a past love while trying to greet a new morning—there’s a lot here to relate to.

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Banana No Kuni No Kiiroi Sensou

Feeling the emptiness of a pointless fight someone else started? This song delivers a biting satire of the world’s contradictions with Suga Shikao’s trademark wordplay, laced with irony and sensuality.

It’s a super funky number that opens the album “FUNKAHOLiC,” released in September 2008.

You can clearly hear the strong influence of UK soul and hip-hop that Suga Shikao was into at the time, and the rich horn section is irresistibly cool.

When you’re frustrated by something unfair, this track is sure to lift your spirits!

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Shikao Suga “Vanilla” Music Video (for public)

This is a song by Shikao Suga, known for its sensual worldview where pain and pleasure intertwine.

Released in January 2023, the track is also included on the album Innocent.

The lyrics portray a protagonist who finds joy within the pain of being bound, sinking ever deeper into a forbidden relationship.

The precarious psychology unfolds like a short story.

Many listeners may find themselves, in some way, empathizing with the human nature that’s drawn to irresistible allure.

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Suga Shikao / Phonoscope

Released in 2007 as Shikao Suga’s 22nd single.

Written and composed by Shikao Suga, it was used as the theme song for Kanebo Cosmetics’ T’ESTIMO commercial.

It reached No.

7 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart and is known for its refreshing vocals and sound.

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Suga Shikao - Pinky Promise (cover by gocyan)

It is included on the 2001 best-of album “Sugarless,” which compiles songs provided to other artists and B-sides from singles.

It’s a self-cover version with revised lyrics of “Mahiru no Hoshi,” a song originally written for Chisato Moritaka.

With lyrics themed around promises that can no longer be kept—mysterious and a bit unsettling—the track has been crafted into a piece that is quintessentially Suga Shikao.

sign; omen; indication; As a numeric prefix, 兆 also means “trillion” in the short scale.Suga Shikao70rank/position

It's full of signs.flv

It’s a song included on Shikao Suga’s album FUNKASTiC, written specifically for the commercial celebrating the release of March Comes in Like a Lion, Volume 4.

The lyrics seem to depict the inner struggles deep within the human heart and the small glimmer of hope within them, which feels well matched to the work’s themes.

The simple, acoustic arrangement conveys a sense of human warmth.

It feels like words of encouragement are being offered, making it a song that truly resonates.

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