Suga Shikao’s Most Popular Songs Ranking [2026]

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Shikao Suga / About Love

This is a song by Suga Shikao that makes you ponder, “What is love?” On a cold day with a biting winter wind, you can picture quietly reexamining the shape of love with someone irreplaceable.

What’s sung here isn’t a sugary romance, but a tender yet aching, genuine love—the wish to protect the other person amid the harshness of reality.

Suga Shikao’s distinctive husky voice conveys those deep emotions with striking authenticity.

Released in November 1997 as his fourth single and included on the acclaimed album “FAMILY,” the song was also used as the ending theme for NHK’s music program “POP JAM.” It’s a track you’ll want to soak in on a quiet night while thinking of someone dear.

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Suga Shikao / Asymmetry

This is one of Shikao Suga’s signature songs, depicting a couple whose relationship has become twisted and distorted.

Set to a funky sound, it expresses the frustration of not being able to read the other person’s true feelings, and the tenderness that deepens despite that.

Released in May 2002, the song drew major attention as the theme for the drama “Seikei Bijin” (Cosmetic Beauty) and was later included on the album “SMILE.” Many of us have likely experienced that bittersweet pain of drifting apart precisely because we care.

When you’re struggling with an unbalanced love, this song is sure to gently resonate in your heart.

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Sudden Evening Shower (LIVE)

This song was the theme for the anime Boogiepop and Others.

Among Suga Shikao’s tracks, it’s one of his very best.

I think this is exactly the kind of song he excels at.

That dry sense of melancholy is uniquely his, making him an artist unlike any other in Japan.

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Suga Shikao / Afternoon Parade

Don’t you feel like his songs always take us to a mysterious world? They carry a faint, nostalgic scent, don’t they? The lyrics about the end of summer are a sign that autumn is beginning.

The rhythmic sound brings back every memory of this summer, and even as we’re reluctant to let go, the season shifts into autumn.

That feeling makes my heart race in the best possible way.

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Shikao Suga / Coffee

A rare song that likens romance to “coffee.” It’s a track that showcases Shikao Suga’s distinctive poetic sensibility.

Released in April 2013, it fully demonstrates his signature sound, blending J-pop with elements of funk and soul.

The lyrics, packed with deep emotional expression and musical curiosity, brilliantly capture both the sweetness and bitterness of love.

In live performances, his broad musical range and passion truly come through.

Highly recommended for those who want to savor the complex emotions of romance or discover a new side of Shikao Suga.

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Shikao Suga “Spaceship on New Year’s Eve” Music Video (Full Ver.)

If you’re looking for a song to color your New Year’s Eve night, I recommend this work by Shikao Suga.

Featured on his album “THE LAST,” released in January 2016, it’s a standout track with Nobuaki Kaneko as a guest drummer.

Set against a New Year’s Eve countdown, its unique world blends festive revelry with an undercurrent of unease.

The lyrics—evoking fireworks, toasts, and dancing—vividly capture the year-end atmosphere.

“THE LAST” marked Suga’s first original album in six years.

For anyone wanting a song that resonates at the close of the year, this is a must-listen.

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Suga Shikao / Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter

It’s a tie-in song that was used as the theme for NTV’s NEWS23.

You’ve heard it, right? The lyrics are really beautiful.

Well, having great lyrics is one of Shikao Suga’s big trademarks.

There are tons of songs with the same title, but this “Shunki Shūtō (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter)” is also really great.

It’ll give you a boost.