[2025] Crowd-Pleasing Songs for the After-Party: Trending Hits and Timeless Classics

Dancing HeroYoko Oginome

Yoko Oginome / Dancing Hero (Eat You Up) MV [New Dance Ver.]

Since the original version was released in 1985, this signature song by Yoko Oginome garnered renewed attention 32 years later.

In 2017, it was chosen as the track for Osaka Prefectural Tomioka High School’s dance club’s “Bubble Dance,” gaining cross-generational popularity.

The song is known as a Japanese-language cover of “Eat You Up” by British singer Angie Gold.

Blending disco-pop rhythms with Oginome’s powerful vocals, its striking lyrics portray a “Cinderella Boy” dancing the night away in the city.

It’s a perfect pick to liven up after-parties and events, with an appeal that transcends generations.

Tonight is a Hearty PartyJuice=Juice

Juice=Juice “Hearty Party Tonight” Promotion Edit

This work, a cover of Mariya Takeuchi’s classic song, is brimming with fun and warmth.

It portrays how people forget their everyday worries and gain energy for tomorrow through parties with friends.

It’s included on a single set for release in February 2025 and has also been chosen as a TV program theme.

When it was first performed at the Nippon Budokan in November 2024, the Christmas party–themed production reportedly brought the house down.

It’s the perfect track for when you want to enjoy time with friends or when you need a boost of energy.

younger boyCandies

A Younger Boy / Candies (Cover)

Released in 1975 as Candies’ fifth single.

It was their first hit and a well-known song.

If there are younger men in the audience, be sure to point at them to get some laughs.

Coordinating cute outfits will make the performance even more fun.

Chocolate DiscoPerfume

[Official Music Video] Perfume “Chocolate Disco”

Released on Valentine’s Day in 2007, the song is all about its distinctive and cute dance.

The choreography is very intricate and quite challenging to copy perfectly, so if you just learn the relatively easy and memorable chorus part, that alone is enough to hype everyone up.

Definitely give it a try!

Here we go! Phantom Thief GirlMomoiro Clover Z

[Momoclo MV] Go for it! Phantom Thief Girl / Momoiro Clover Z (MOMOIRO CLOVER / IKUZE! KAITOU SHOUJO)

This song, which catapulted Momoiro Clover Z to fame, is defined by its intensely energetic choreography.

It also drew attention for center member Momota’s dramatic backward-bending jump.

While it’s great for women to dance to, it’s a track I’d love to see men take on as well.

Rising SunEXILE

EXILE / Rising Sun -short version-

It’s a charity song released by EXILE as a support song for the Great East Japan Earthquake.

The song embodies the idea that if you keep moving forward without giving up, you will surely see the light.

If you’re good at dancing, try doing a perfect copy of the choreography and showcase a high-quality performance—it’s a song that will move people.

The One and Only Flower in the WorldSMAP

The Only Flower in the World – SMAP

This song, which became a huge hit, was released as the theme for the Fuji TV drama “Boku no Ikiru Michi” starring Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, a member of SMAP.

It’s a song that everyone, young and old, knows, and the choreography is just simple hand movements, so it’s not difficult.

It’s a fun song to sing together in a big chorus.