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

March of the LivingShiina Ringo, AI

Ringo Sheena and AI – March of the Living

This song is a collision of two divas’ souls, overflowing with overwhelming vitality.

It vividly portrays primal human instincts and irresistible urges—like the thirst you feel at dawn—ridden on an intense beat.

The track appears on the album Hōjōe, released in May 2024.

Some of you may have been glued to the Music Station performance that June.

When you want to feel a driving impulse, listen to this song—it might awaken the wild energy sleeping inside you.

a confident triumphant returnShiina Ringo, Daoko

Ringo Sheena and Daoko – Triumphant Return with Composure

It’s an irresistibly bright track that lifts the listener’s spirits, as if celebrating a grand festival.

Featuring Daoko as a guest, this piece is included on Ringo Sheena’s first original album in about five years, Hojou-e, released in May 2024.

Sheena’s signature jazz-tinged, dazzling sound layers with Daoko’s poised vocals to create a striking contrast.

It’s the kind of song that can fill you with pride when you’ve achieved a major goal or want to rally yourself.

First KO victoryshiina ringo, nocchi

Ringo Sheena and Nocchi – First KO Victory

A track that portrays the protagonist’s frustration at not yet being able to unleash their overflowing potential, along with a burning desire to break through the status quo.

Its energetic sound sets your heart ablaze.

The song is included on Ringo Sheena’s album Hōjōe, released in May 2024, and features Perfume’s Nocchi as a guest vocalist.

It’s also memorable for the story that it came about after years of persistent invitations from Sheena.

When you want to change your circumstances or steel yourself before a new challenge, listening to this will give you a powerful push.

It might just be the spark that lets you release the “real you” you’ve been holding inside.

almost all for nothingRingo Sheena, peach

Ringo Sheena and Momo – Almost Bubbles of Water

This piece, notable for the rhythmic back-and-forth between Ringo Sheena and Momo, is a track included on the album Hōjōe released in May 2024.

While wryly acknowledging how the drinks keep going down, it ultimately laughs it all off with a bracing sense of fun, carried effortlessly by the duo’s light, nimble vocals.

Written specifically by Ringo Sheena to showcase Momo’s strengths, it brims with a joy that’s bound to bring a smile to your face as you listen.

It’s the perfect song for a lively night with friends.

main streetShiina Ringo, Tōtasu Matsumoto

Sheena Ringo and Tortoise Matsumoto – Main Street

A duet by Ringo Sheena and Tortoise Matsumoto of Ulfuls, where their two powerful voices intertwine brilliantly.

Composed as the opening theme for the GINZA SIX commercial complex in April 2017, it also drew major attention at the 68th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen at the end of that year.

The song portrays the exhilaration of walking down the main street of life with someone dear, and the joy of living fully in this very moment as time flows on.

It is also included on the album “Sandokushi.” A perfect track for taking a new step forward or adding color to a special day.

Scattered and fallenShiina Ringo, Nakajima Ikkyu

Ringo Sheena and Ikkyu Nakajima – Chirinuruwo

Amid complex rhythms and dizzying developments, the collision of two distinct voices leaves a striking impression.

The chemical reaction between Ringo Sheena and tricot’s Ikkyu Nakajima creates a one-of-a-kind sonic world.

While exploring themes of life’s fragility and inevitable partings—with a heart-wrenching poignancy—the song gradually leads you toward a curious sense of peace as it unfolds.

Included on the album “Hōjōe,” released in May 2024, this piece will quietly stay by your side on nights awash in helpless sorrow and gently guide you into a deep sleep.

instinctShiina Ringo

Ringo Sheena – Instinct

Honnō, her fourth single and the one that achieved million sales, is Ringo Sheena’s biggest hit single.

The music video—where she’s dressed as a nurse and smashes glass over and over—was a major talking point at the time.

From the intro, the scatted melody of the chorus and the unison with the distorted bass played by Seiji Kameda are very striking, making it a highly satisfying track.