Shiina Ringo’s Best and Most Popular Songs: From Hit Singles to Hidden Gems, All in One Guide!

Marunouchi SadisticShiina Ringo

Tokyo Incidents – Makunouchi Sadistic

This is a signature song by Ringo Sheena, one of Japan’s leading singers.

It’s a truly cool track that shows influences from jazz and rock, and if you can sing it well, you’ll surely earn respect not only from men but from women as well.

Definitely give it a try.

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Every girlShiina Ringo

Tokyo Incidents – Any Girl Can

It’s the commercial song for Shiseido’s “MAQuillAGE.” I wrote it with the image of idol Aya Matsuura singing it.

Because of its catchy melody and its theme of celebrating women, it’s often used as background music for TV programs during cosmetics features, so it’s very familiar to many listeners.

the same nightShiina Ringo

Onaji Yoru -Ordinary Night-

Although it bears Ringo Sheena’s distinctive distortion, it also has a sincerity, creating a song with a very strong worldview.

The piano’s slightly flattened, semitone-like tone exudes a distorted, mentally fraught vibe.

It feels like a sad song, fraught with the danger that comes from loving someone too much.

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This is also a track from Sanmon Gossip.

Unfortunately, I couldn’t share the video here, but a music video was filmed for this song.

It’s included in the music video collection Sexual Healing ~Vol.

4~, so be sure to check it out there.

Excessive WealthShiina Ringo

Ringo Sheena – Excessive Wealth

A track included on the 5th album “Hi Izuru” released on November 5, 2014.

It served as the theme song for the drama “Smile.” Since it had previously been released as the 10th single on May 27, 2009, it was added to an album five years later, and it had also been self-covered by her band, Tokyo Jihen.

For this recording, Tomotaka Imamichi of BARBEE BOYS took part on guitar and contributed additional composition to her song.

The section he worked on is the final, expansive chorus, marking the first time someone other than herself has added to the composition of one of her own songs.

With that in mind, please savor the moving climactic chorus.

The Theory of HappinessShiina Ringo

Sheena Ringo – The Theory of Happiness

The title track of the debut single “Koufukuron” (Theory of Happiness), released on May 27, 1998.

This song continues the story of the man she was dating when she lived in Fukuoka, reflecting in its lyrics her feelings as she agonized over the future of their relationship.

It is positioned as a sequel to the B-side track “Suberidai” (“Slide”).

(Additionally, the song “Toki ga Bousou Suru” (“Time Runs Wild”) recounts events that occurred prior to “Suberidai.”) The first album, “Muzai Moratorium,” released on February 24, 1999, includes an album version titled “Koufukuron (Etsuraku-hen)” (“Theory of Happiness: Pleasure Edition”), which reimagines the track with a faster tempo and a strong rock flavor compared to the original.

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Ringo Sheena – Companion on the Road to Freedom

A track included on the 5th album “Hi Izuru,” released on November 5, 2014.

It served as the theme song for the drama ATARU.

This was her first solo release after Tokyo Jihen disbanded, written specifically for the drama.

Created in response to a brief requesting a theme song for a “new-sensation mystery” that would liberate feelings of bewilderment, impatience, and anger through unadorned, free-spirited music, the piece was crafted into a driving, exhilarating number.

The recording also features a lineup of performers the same age as her, with Hayashi (POLYSICS) on guitar, Satoshi Ishihara (GOING UNDER GROUND) on bass, and Makoto Sakurai (Dragon Ash) on drums—an impressive ensemble worth noting.