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Songs with titles that start with 'Ya'

This article introduces songs with titles that start with “Ya” (や).

How many songs that start with “Ya” can you think of?

When you put it that way, it’s surprisingly hard to come up with many, isn’t it?

This might come in handy someday—like for themed karaoke sessions, shiritori-style karaoke games, and more.

From classic smash hits to recent chart-toppers, we cover a wide range of songs old and new.

Feel free to use this as a handy reference whenever you need it!

Songs with titles starting with 'Ya' (401–410)

I want to be kinder.Saito Kazuyoshi

Kazuyoshi Saito – I Want to Be Gentle [Music Video Short ver.]
I want to be kinder.Saito Kazuyoshi

Kazuyoshi Saito is a singer-songwriter who has released timeless hits everyone knows, such as “Aruite Kaerou” and “Utautai no Ballad.” His 39th single “Yasashiku Naritai,” used as the theme song for the TV drama “I’m Mita, Your Housekeeper,” opens with a memorable arrangement featuring a delay-soaked guitar riff.

The lyrics convey a resolve to protect someone precious, evoking a complex mix of tenderness and melancholy.

It’s an emotional rock tune with a sentimental melody that tugs at the heart.

A gentle lieAcid Black Cherry

It evokes the beginning and end of a relationship, and I think many men will relate because her specific traits and lines feel so real.

It may be too late to realize it after losing her, but this is a song I recommend for those times when you want to cry just for today so you can face forward.

Sing gentlyAnne Murray

Killing Me Softly With His Song
Sing gentlyAnne Murray

Moved by a stranger boy singing an unfamiliar song—as if he had seen right through my feelings—I felt my heart race with emotion, yet gradually found myself healed.

As we go through life, we sometimes have experiences like this.

Why not take your time to express the healing power of music through karaoke?

Songs with titles starting with “Ya” (411–420)

The Promised PlaceCHEMISTRY

CHEMISTRY “The Promised Place” Official Video
The Promised PlaceCHEMISTRY

Amid the journey toward a big dream, this is a song that encourages a self on the verge of breaking under pain and hardship—one I want students struggling in the present to hear.

Though the melody is gentle, the lyrics feel like a quiet reminder, seeping into and soothing a wounded heart.

The Sound of the MountainCRAZY KEN BAND

Crazy Ken Band / Sound of the Mountain [NAKAYOSHI 2011]
The Sound of the MountainCRAZY KEN BAND

This song, chosen as the theme for the TV Tokyo drama “Yukemuri Sniper,” evokes images of hot springs and the mountain streams that likely flow nearby.

It’s also characterized by a rhythmic structure rarely heard in Japanese pop or enka-style songs.

Echo! Yoo-hoo!DOZ

Japan’s number one “Yoo-hoo” spot
Echo! Yoo-hoo!DOZ

This is Pattern 2 of the second season’s ending theme, “Yamabiko☆Yahho!” DOZ is a Korean hip-hop unit.

Although it’s an ending theme for children, it’s characterized by a pop and sophisticated style.

In the anime, Sugiru-kun and Momokappa-chan’s older brother were dancing hip-hop.

promiseKinKi Kids

KinKi Kids “Promise” Music Video
promiseKinKi Kids

This is a single by KinKi Kids released in January 2009.

It debuted at number one on the Oricon chart, selling over 170,000 copies in its first week.

With this song, KinKi Kids achieved their 28th consecutive number-one single on the singles chart.