Karaoke Ranking of Popular Songs by Yumi Matsutoya [2026]

A HAPPY NEW YEAR -Happy New Year-Matsutōya Yumi22rank/position

Happy New Year / A Happy New Year

With its somewhat wistful, lonely sound, Yumi Matsutoya’s “A HAPPY NEW YEAR” is perfect for the year’s end.

It’s a track from her 1981 album “Let’s Meet Last Night,” featuring a memorable, continuous piano arpeggio phrase.

The song was also used in the film “Take Me Out to the Snowland.” It’s a love song filled with the hope of “May you have a good year” and the desire to spend the coming year with you.

After a run of high-energy songs at karaoke, how about dialing it back with the gently melancholy “A HAPPY NEW YEAR”?

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Hamada Takuya

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Call me backMatsutōya Yumi23rank/position

Yumi Matsutoya – Call me back / Yumi Matsutoya with Yumi Arai

Yumi Matsutoya is a female singer-songwriter who has been active for many years.

While many veteran singer-songwriters continue their careers without changing their style, she has a remarkably youthful sensibility, creating hit songs that reach into contemporary musical tastes.

Among her works, the track I especially recommend to women in their 20s is Call me back.

It’s a song in the trendy synthwave genre that, despite its simple vocal lines, conceals an outstanding coolness.

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Ryo

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DARK MOONMatsutōya Yumi24rank/position

Yumi Matsutoya – DARK MOON (MUSIC VIDEO Full)

Yumi Matsutoya, who has continually reshaped the history of Japanese pop, released the lead track from her album “Wormhole / Yumi AraI” in advance in October 2025.

This song opens her 40th original album and is notable for its psychedelic ensemble that blends euphoria with sultriness.

Through dreamlike motifs, the lyrics depict powerful feelings of longing among various entities—between people, and between people and objects.

It’s a grand number that moves the heart, embodying Yuming’s unwavering commitment to innovation even as her career continues to evolve.

End of WinterMatsutōya Yumi25rank/position

End Of The Winter / Fuyu No Owari (2022 Ｍix)

A track included on the album TEARS AND REASONS, released in November 1992.

It was selected as the ending theme for the Fuji TV drama Stolen Hearts, which began airing that same month.

The song portrays a story of youthful turmoil and jealousy that begins with a letter suddenly handed over in a classroom.

Its lyrics delicately express the complex feelings toward a hardworking friend and the loneliness of feeling left behind.

When sung, the distinctive lyricism of Yumi Matsutoya vividly brings back the poignant emotions of those days.

Alone in the twilightMatsutōya Yumi26rank/position

Yumi Matsutoya - Alone in the Twilight (Recording for Speaker Evaluation)

Yumi Matsutoya is a leading Japanese singer-songwriter who has been active for many years.

For women in their 50s, she might be the perfect artist.

She has many classic songs, but the one I especially recommend is “Hitori in the Twilight.” It features a vocal line that showcases her signature Yuming style, yet the melody doesn’t jump drastically up and down, so it’s relatively easy to keep pitch.

The chorus raises the voltage all at once, but the overall range isn’t that wide, so if you choose the right key, even those with lower voices should be able to sing it without difficulty.

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Reach to the heavensMatsutōya Yumi27rank/position

Yumi Matsutoya – Reach to the Heavens

This piece was written by Yumi Matsutoya, one of Japan’s most iconic singer-songwriters, as the theme song for the drama “When I Was Little, There Was a God,” which began airing in October 2025.

Its nostalgic melody, the harmony that layers her past vocals—recreated with AI technology—with her present voice, and its grand soundscape resonate deeply.

It carries a curious, floating sensation, as if traveling through multiple dimensions.

A gentle autumn song that links the past and the present.

Yumi Matsutoya MedleyMatsutōya Yumi28rank/position

Yumi Matsutoya's Popular Songs Yumi Matsutoya Medley ❤❤ Yumi Matsutoya Best Songs 2021

This is a medley of songs by Yumi Matsutoya, affectionately known as Yuming.

Some tracks feature refreshingly clear melodic lines, while others are alluring with a mature sensuality, and her endlessly soaring voice keeps you engaged without ever growing tired—truly wonderful.