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Songs with titles that start with 'yu'

A list of song titles in Japanese alphabetical order that might be useful for karaoke.

In this article, we’ll introduce songs with titles that start with “yu.”

How many songs with titles starting with “yu” can you think of?

And how many of the songs in this article do you know?

We’re covering a wide range—from massive hits from the Showa era to songs that became standard favorites after booming in the Heisei era.

Use this as a reference when you’re unsure what to pick at karaoke or when you’re playing shiritori with song titles.

Songs with titles starting with 'Yu' (111–120)

Please give me snow.SUPER EIGHT

A winter number from SUPER EIGHT that turns the snow dancing in the December night sky into wishes that echo through the winter night.

Featured on the album “GIFT ~Green~,” which closed out the three-part Christmas project “GIFT” released in December 2009, this song resonates with a heartfelt desire to create the best memories in the final days of the year, paired with true-to-life scenes that mirror the changing seasons.

Its transparent choral work and warm band sound envelop the year’s-end excitement, nostalgia, and quiet.

It’s the perfect number for a winter night spent with someone special as you look back on the year.

Songs with titles starting with 'Yu' (121–130)

snowTHC!!

THC!! 'Snow' OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO
snowTHC!!

Released independently in 2003 and re-released on a major label in 2005, this track by the Shonan-born crossover band THC!! is a classic that conjures warm memories in wintertime.

KANAMI’s translucent vocals intertwine exquisitely with Ritz’s groovy rap, while the hardcore-rooted, powerful band sound delivers a heat that won’t yield to the cold.

Set against a landscape of softly falling white, the lyrics—like holding onto feelings that won’t fade—are bittersweet yet forward-looking, conveying the protagonist’s determination to etch irreplaceable memories into their heart.

Chosen as the ending theme for TBS’s CDTV, it’s a song you’ll want to revisit every winter—perfect for nights spent with someone special or quiet moments of solitary reflection.

The snow is piercingly coldatarayo

Atarayo – Snow Pierces the Chill (Music Video)
The snow is piercingly coldatarayo

Set against the crisp, piercing air of winter, this work paints a scene of the season’s first snowfall.

Released by Atarayo in December 2022, the song tenderly portrays the ache of memories with a loved one—recollections of the four seasons flashing back like falling snow.

Seasonal images—cherry blossom-lined streets, a seaside café, a field of cosmos—illuminate the feelings of a protagonist who, despite the pain of parting, tries to take a step forward with a faint hope in their heart.

The transparent vocals and arpeggio-driven arrangement delicately capture winter’s quiet and an introspective worldview.

Chosen as the ending theme for ABEMA’s “ABEMA Prime,” it is performed frequently in winter setlists.

On a clear winter night, it will stay close to you as you look back on the past while resolving to face forward.

snowNakanomori BAND

[MV] Nakanomori BAND / Snow (full ver.)
snowNakanomori BAND

A winter classic written and composed by Masatoshi Mashima, beautifully performed by Nakanomori BAND.

Against a backdrop of white, piling snow, a bittersweet story unfolds in which distant memories and warmth quietly return.

It opens with images of snow drifting down onto everyday scenes like the morning assembly platform and cherry tree branches, and features striking lyrics where the scent and echoes of someone nostalgic fall into the heart like tiny particles.

Released in October 2007 as the double A-side single “Isoburavo/Yuki,” it was also selected for power play on Nippon TV’s “Ongaku Senshi MUSIC FIGHTER.” It’s a song that gently stays with you on a winter night when you find yourself wanting to drift into old memories.

Snow, fall and scatter toward you.Wagakki Band

Wagakki Band / Snow, Fall and Scatter Toward You
Snow, fall and scatter toward you.Wagakki Band

This is Wagakki Band’s enchanting winter ballad, where shamisen and koto weave their tones together with Yuko Suzuhana’s vocals interlaced with shigin (poetic recitation).

Included on the album “Shikisai,” released in March 2017, it was also chosen as the theme song for the stage play “Laughing in Purgatory,” performed that summer.

Set against a landscape of falling, accumulating snow, it portrays a heartrending tale of feelings that cannot reach the one who matters most.

Highly recommended if you’re looking for a dark, beautiful rock ballad that seeps into the depths of your heart on a cold night.

Snow Shadow CapWagakki Band

Wagakki Band / “Yukikage Boushi” Music Video (Short Ver.), out 1/24
Snow Shadow CapWagakki Band

Wagakki Band, known for their unique sound that fuses traditional Japanese instruments with rock, released this classic winter song in January 2018.

It was featured in a New Year’s sale commercial for the used-car dealer Gulliver, drawing attention as the band members themselves appeared in the ad.

Written and composed by vocalist Yuko Suzuhana, the track layers the three-dimensional timbres of traditional instruments—Tsugaru shamisen, koto, shakuhachi, and wadaiko—within a pop-rock framework, evoking a resilient strength like waiting for spring beneath the snow.

The driving force of electric guitar and drums contrasts beautifully with the delicate tones of the traditional instruments, creating a comfortable blend that can make you feel warmed from the core when listened to in the cold season.

Included on the album “Otonoe,” it has remained a staple in the band’s live performances.

Snow CountryToukyou Jihen

This experimental track transplants the emotion of traditional Japanese popular song—akin to the resonance of wagakki (traditional instruments)—into a hard-edged rock ensemble.

It’s a masterpiece by Tokyo Jihen, led by Ringo Sheena, included on their 2006 album “Adult.” As Sheena herself has called it “enka,” the phrasing that makes use of Japanese rhythmic cadence and lingering vowels, along with its lyrical word choices, overlays the snowy landscapes with the ache of a forlorn love.

On the album, it plays a narrative role through its continuity with the surrounding tracks, and on tour it took on importance as the opening number.

It’s a song you’ll want to hear when you want to feel the chill of the season while being wrapped in a voice that somehow carries warmth.