Introducing popular J-pop songs that start with “Ta”!
Have you heard of shiritori karaoke, where you connect songs by using the last letter of the previous song’s title? Surprisingly, it can get pretty exciting—sometimes you can’t think of any songs, or there aren’t as many singable ones as you expect.
So this time, I’ll introduce a bunch of Japanese songs that start with “ta.” I’ve picked popular J-POP tracks so you can use them both for karaoke and for playing shiritori using only song titles.
Please use this as a reference, and if there’s a song you’d like to try singing, go for it!
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Introducing songs starting with “Ta” from popular J-POP! (101–110)
BirthNakajima Miyuki
This is a song by Miyuki Nakajima that gently encourages those who have decided to restart their lives and step into a future with a new partner.
Even if you have the strength to live on your own, it carries a warm message that life becomes richer when you walk together with someone.
The song was released in March 1992 as the theme for the film “Kiseki no Yama: Sayonara, Meiken Heiji,” and is also included on the album “EAST ASIA.” Its sweeping melody tenderly seeps into hearts hesitant to take a step forward due to past experiences, as if blessing a new love.
Doesn’t it feel like a future where you can affirm each other’s very existence is unfolding right before your eyes?
Tiger BoyHOKUTO
HOKUTO’s track “Tiger Boy,” notable for its funky band sound, is the lead song from the EP “LOVE PARADOX, LOVE MYSELF,” released in July 2025.
Written and composed by singer-songwriter Noboshi, the piece humorously portrays the hectic daily life of a pop star.
The lyrics are peppered with words that reflect HOKUTO’s own image, sure to make fans grin.
It’s a cool, slightly sexy track packed with all kinds of appeal.
Help meee!perumo
This is a work by Perumo that captivates with the unexpected charm of setting an urgent cry for help to a light, upbeat sound.
Released in July 2025, the piece features the UTAU voicebank Yakuon Hebo for the vocals.
Its comical yet wistful tone matches the song’s worldview perfectly.
The lyrics poignantly depict the frustration of a heart pushed to its limits whose SOS never reaches anyone—they really hit home.
It’s the kind of song you can’t help but project yourself onto.
It might just be the track that speaks for your feelings.
The sun says: Burn, chaos.Ushiro kara Haiyori Tai G
Once you hear it, it’ll loop in your head for sure! Sung by the unit Nyarlko-san’s Rear-Approaching Corps G, this is the opening theme for the TV anime “Haiyore! Nyaruko-san.” Lyricist Aki Hata’s bizarre lines inspired by the Cthulhu Mythos fuse with composer Hidekazu Tanaka’s feel-good disco sound to create a truly chaotic track.
Its signature catchy phrase sparked a massive craze, even winning the Silver Prize in the 2012 Internet Buzzword Awards.
When you want to hype yourself up until your mind goes blissfully blank, this song is the perfect prescription!
SunBEGIN
This song is filled with the strength to find new hope in the wake of profound sorrow after losing someone dear.
The sudden farewells to a live lighting crew member and close friends led to the realization that “they were my sun,” becoming the catalyst for this work.
The Okinawan spirit of laughing off even a grief so deep you’d want to complain to God shakes listeners to the core with its humor and heart.
Released in March 2025 to mark the 35th anniversary of their debut, it also forms the core of their first album in seven years, Taiyo (The Sun).
The heartbeat-like beat and the electric guitar played by vocalist Eiichi Higa himself seem to symbolize the band’s new challenge.
When you’re sunk in an overwhelming sense of loss, this song quietly stays by your side and offers a light that illuminates tomorrow.
Introducing songs starting with “Ta” from popular J-POP! (111–120)
Children of the SunBEGIN
This is a song by BEGIN that paints a nostalgic scene reminiscent of summer vacations from childhood.
Its gentle acoustic sound, imbued with the breeze of Okinawa, and the soft vocals perfectly match memories of those carefree days spent running around.
From the lyrics, you can clearly imagine a straightforward wish for peace: if only everyone could keep a childlike, pure heart, there would be no conflict.
The song was included on the album “GLIDER,” released in March 1991, and later selected for the best-of compilation “BEGIN BEST 1990-2000,” making it a fan favorite.
When you’re worn out by the noise of daily life, listening to this track will warm your heart and bring you a sense of calm.
Tantra and MantraGARGOYLE
Gargoyle, hailed as the king of the live house scene, made their major-label debut with a work that, as its esoteric, mantra-like title suggests, invites listeners into a mystical ritual.
Their complex song structures—often dubbed progressive thrash metal—fuse with a poetic worldview imbued with a distinctly Japanese sensibility.
The profound themes, which seem to probe the depths of human consciousness, carry an addictive quality that lingers long after a single listen.
Released as a video in April 1993, this work sparked major buzz for debuting not on CD but in the form of music videos.