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A slow-tempo, easy-to-sing song. Pay attention to the vocal range and rhythm!

When you go to karaoke, you want to sing comfortably and enjoyably, right?

Slow-tempo songs are generally easier to sing, but of course not every slow song is easy.

How easy a song is to sing depends on many factors, such as a catchy melody and vocal range.

This time, we’ll introduce slow-tempo songs that are especially easy to sing!

Even if you’re not confident at karaoke, there are songs you can sing while checking your pitch, so use this as a guide and give them a try at karaoke!

Easy-to-sing, slow-tempo songs. Pay attention to the vocal range and rhythm! (21–30)

I LOVE YOUOzaki Yutaka

Yutaka Ozaki – 'I Love You' (Osaka Stadium 1985)
I LOVE YOUOzaki Yutaka

One of Yutaka Ozaki’s signature songs, sung at an easygoing tempo and filled with bittersweet longing.

Its lyrics, depicting the love of two who are too young, resonate with many listeners.

It was included on the 1983 album “Seventeen’s Map” and was released as a single eight years later in 1991.

The song has been loved by a wide range of generations, having also been featured in a JR Tokai commercial.

With a modest vocal range and few melodic leaps, it’s popular as an easy song to sing at karaoke.

A recommended track for anyone who wants to express their feelings of love through song.

dogwood (flowering dogwood)Hitoto Yo

This signature song by Yo Hitoto is known as a beautiful ballad that touches the heart.

Released in February 2004, it was used as the theme for NTV’s Tuesday Suspense Theater and in commercials, becoming a major hit.

Born out of a response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the lyrics carry prayers for peace and wishes for the happiness of loved ones.

With its relaxed tempo, singable range, and poignant words, it’s also a karaoke favorite.

Its emotional expressiveness makes it a song that anyone can enjoy and feel close to.

Capsuleaiko

aiko - 'Capsule' music video
Capsuleaiko

Compared to aiko’s other songs, “Capsule” is characterized by a melody that doesn’t move much, making it a song where you can follow the tune straightforwardly.

It seems that aiko herself has commented to that effect.

As you listen, the sections sung softly in head voice at the beginning gradually shift to an emotional chest voice toward the latter half.

In the first half, it might be good to relax and sing gently and lightly.

Also, the very end of this song features a long sustained note.

It’s the moment when the emotion is at its peak, so it’s a part I’d love for you to sing comfortably in chest voice.

The sustained vowel is “o.” Since “o” makes it easy to open the throat and pronounce, there shouldn’t be any problem as long as you take a good breath and prepare before you start singing.

Send the breath flying far into the distance!

CANDYMr.Children

Mr.Children 「CANDY」DOME TOUR 2009 〜SUPERMARKET FANTASY〜 IN TOKYO DOME
CANDYMr.Children

Mr.Children’s classic song “CANDY,” included on the acclaimed 2005 album “I♡U.” This piece is characterized by a fairly wide vocal range of mid1 C# to hi B, with the highest chest note at hi A.

Although that note doesn’t appear often, it comes up once in each pre-modulation chorus, so before singing, be sure to focus on diaphragmatic breathing and conscious breath control.

If you’re confident in your upper range, it might be interesting to challenge yourself by singing the post-modulation hi B not in falsetto but with a mixed voice.

Azure RabbitNoriko Sakai

Noriko Sakai “Blue Rabbit” Music Video
Azure Rabbit Noriko Sakai

Noriko Sakai, the idol singer affectionately known as Nori-P.

Despite past scandals, her cute songs are still loved by people of her generation.

Among her tracks, the one I especially recommend is Aoi Usagi (Blue Rabbit).

This song spans a fairly wide vocal range from mid1 A to high C, but since the highest note is only a high C, the high phrases aren’t particularly hard to sing.

Considering when it was released, it’s likely to be sung by those who’ve gained some years since then, so you may find that even the lower phrases, including the lowest notes, are easier to produce than you might expect.