Recommended karaoke songs for teenage girls: classic and popular J-pop hits.

Try EverythingAmi

Dream Ami / Try Everything (Dream Ami version)

This is the Japanese version of Try Everything, the insert song and ending theme from the movie Zootopia.

It’s sung by Ami from E-girls, and I think it perfectly matches Judy’s emotions in Zootopia.

I really like the bright, uplifting lyrics about not giving up.

frecklesJUDY AND MARY

Freckles – JUDY AND MARY (Full)

This is “Sobakasu” by the band JUDY AND MARY, which YUKI, now active as a solo artist, used to belong to.

It’s an up-tempo song that sings about a girl’s heart defeated by a heavyweight love.

Why does it make you feel energized even though it’s a breakup song? It would be a waste not to know such a masterpiece.

LionMay’n / Nakajima Ai

Lion – Macross Frontier (Full)

This is the opening theme song “Lion” from episode 18 of the TV anime Macross Frontier.

Sung by May’n and Megumi Nakajima, the track feels full of life thanks to their duet.

It’s an energetic, cool song that draws in young women who are captivated by their back-and-forth and love singing it together with friends.

Thank you.Ōhara Sakurako

Sakurako Ohara – Thank You. (Music Video Short ver.)

This is the first single released under the name Sakurako Ohara, “Thank You.” Whether someone is by your side or far away, the feeling that you’re connected means so much.

It’s a fresh and lovely song that lets you sing and send a heartfelt “thank you” to that special someone you love, regardless of gender.

Promise of SunflowersHata Motohiro

Himawari no Yakusoku – Motohiro Hata (Full)

This song, the theme of the movie STAND BY ME Doraemon, brings the film’s scenes to mind and moves me just by listening to it.

I want to sing it at karaoke with friends I watched the movie with, and with those who haven’t seen it.

Not just hype-up songs—I’d like to include tender, reflective ones like this, too.

crescent moonayaka

Ayaka – Crescent Moon

Ayaka’s “Mikazuki” is a love ballad themed around a long-distance relationship.

However, it’s said that these lyrics were actually written about her feelings for a dear friend with whom she had spent so much time, as she left her hometown to move to Tokyo.

It might also be nice to sing it with the feeling of “let’s both do our best,” thinking of a close friend you’ve grown apart from after graduating school.

User ManualNishino Kana

Kana Nishino 'Torisetsu' MV (Short Ver.)

The lyrics are like an instruction manual for how to handle a girl, and everything about it—the words and the melody—is just unbelievably cute.

If you sing this in front of guys and it helps them understand how girls feel, that would be perfect.

I think it’s a song that’s sure to make you popular if you sing it at karaoke.