A roundup of songs that start with “U.” Perfect for shiritori or picking tracks at karaoke!

When you’re playing word-chain games using J-POP song titles, or doing “shiritori karaoke” where the next song is chosen by the last letter of the previous one, some of you might search for something like “songs that start with XX,” right?

So in this article, we’ll introduce a whole bunch of songs that start with “u.”

There are lots of words that begin with “u” that are commonly used in song titles—like umi (sea), wedding, uso (lie), and utsukushii (beautiful).

We’ve picked out a wide range of songs across different eras and by artists of all genders, so use this as a reference for choosing your next track!