Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra Popular Song Rankings [2026]

Cliff-Edge Ruby (VS. Aina the End)Toukyou Sukapara Daisu Ookesutora78rank/position

Cliff-Edge Ruby (vs. AiNA THE END) / TOKYO SKA PARADISE ORCHESTRA

Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, who have been turning heads with their collaborative “VS.

Series” featuring a variety of guests, present the fifth installment with Aina the End: “Cliff-Edge Ruby (VS.

Aina the End).” It’s a grand, high-velocity track where a weighty ska sound meshes beautifully with strings.

With powerful lyrics that flip even cliff-edge situations into chances for a comeback, and Aina the End’s expressively dynamic vocals and rap, this song is sure to set listeners’ hearts ablaze.

Released in January 2026, it was chosen as the theme song for the drama “Professional: Insurance Investigator Ren Amane,” and also drew attention for Kenta Matsukuma’s participation in the production.

It’s a song that gives you a push when you need the courage to face difficulties.

Tell Me, Ouroboros feat. Asako Miyazaki (SHISHAMO)Toukyou Sukapara Daisu Ookesutora79rank/position

Tell Me, Ouroboros feat. Asako Miyazaki (SHISHAMO) / Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra

A new venture by Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra that skillfully weaves in the symbol of the ouroboros.

Miyazaki Asako’s gentle vocals layer over ska rhythms to express the complexities of love.

Released digitally in October 2024 and included on the album “35,” out on the 23rd of the same month.

It also serves as the theme song for Nippon TV’s late-night Friday drama “Divorce Lawyer: Spider.” The song portrays lovers hurting each other yet staying together, a relationship that endures despite the pain.

It will resonate with anyone who has experienced complicated love—a track truly worthy of celebrating Skapara’s 35th anniversary.

Ode to Joy (Symphony No. 9)Toukyou Sukapara Daisu Ookesutora80rank/position

Ode to Joy (Symphony No. 9)

Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra has given a fun, funky arrangement to Beethoven’s New Year staple, Symphony No.

9 “Ode to Joy.” With its spirited performance perfect for ringing in the year, this arrangement will make you feel like you can spend the whole year happily and full of energy.

Our Canon (VS. Chevon)Toukyou Sukapara Daisu Ookesutora81rank/position

Our Canon (VS. Chevon) / TOKYO SKA PARADISE ORCHESTRA

This is the theme song for the Sunday drama airing in the April 2025 season, “Dame Mane! – Managing a Hopeless Talent –.” As with most dramas, the timing when the theme song kicks in near the end is just perfect, and since this song has no intro, I was moved every time by vocalist Mayu Tanikinu’s gentle voice.

As you listen, the unison one octave below in the chorus really stands out.

This serves as an important foundation in the low end! The way the chorus comes in after the C section with call-and-response is also lovely, so I’d love to line up the timing and sing that part too.

Basically, the harmony is sung one octave below, so it might be too low for some women, but be careful not to strain your throat.

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Étude of Blue Spring (feat. Haruko Nagaya (Ryokuoushoku Shakai))Toukyou Sukapara Daisu Ookesutora82rank/position

Etude of the Blue Spring feat. Haruko Nagaya (Ryokuoushoku Shakai) / Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra

Featuring Haruko Nagaya from Ryokuoushoku Shakai as guest vocalist, this Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra track paints the bittersweet feelings of unrequited love like a page from youth.

The longing for someone watched from afar and the complicated emotions of wanting to get close but being unable to are conveyed with a resonance that rides on ska rhythms.

Included on the mini-album “JUNK or GEM,” released in March 2023, the song also features Nagaya playing trombone—a distinctive touch.

It’s a tune that feels perfect for the season when spring is approaching, as if capturing a single page of youthful days.