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[2025] Liven Up Your Party! A Roundup of the Newest J‑Pop Hits and All-Time Crowd Favorites

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Deputy Editor of the web media RAG MUSIC. I’m Sasashina, a mom currently raising an elementary schooler and a preschooler. In my student days, I studied broadly at Kyoto College of Science and Technology, covering sound, lighting, and video technology, and acquired skills from comprehensive stage production to the fundamentals of creative expression. After graduation, I joined a music production company, where I still work, and have consistently built my career on the production side, taking on diverse tasks centered around music. Currently, I mainly handle articles for children, drawing on what I’ve learned about parenting in my own way, as well as insights and discoveries from interacting with my kids every day. I hope I can be of help to you, even just a little!

Music is essential for livening up year-end parties, New Year’s gatherings, welcome and farewell parties, and other banquets.

If you’re the organizer or in charge of entertainment, you’ll want to pick songs that get everyone excited.

Still, it can be hard to know which tracks will really hype up the crowd.

For those in that situation, this article introduces recommended Japanese songs perfect as BGM to energize any banquet.

Focusing on the latest trend-aware hits while also picking timeless favorites, it offers a lineup that people of all generations can enjoy, making it suitable for a wide variety of events.

Be sure to check it out!

[2025] Liven Up Your Party! A Roundup of the Newest J-Pop Hits and All-Time Favorites (61–70)

The Zero Sense10-FEET

10-FEET – The Zero Sense (Ending Theme Song of the Film 'THE FIRST SLAM DUNK')

The 0th Sense 10-FEET

10-FEET is a three-piece rock band that continues to captivate fans with a sound that embraces a wide range of genres, including rock, punk, metal, reggae, and hip-hop.

Their 22nd single, “The First Sense,” was written as the ending theme for the animated film THE FIRST SLAM DUNK.

Its driving beat and hard-hitting rock sound are guaranteed to amp up any party.

It’s a powerful track that will resonate with listeners across generations in their own ways.

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FOLLOW MEE-girls

E-Girls / Follow Me ～Short Version～

FOLLOW MEE-girls

EGIRLS, a sister group of EXILE.

The rhythm of “Follow Me” really sticks in your head.

It seems like listening to it when you’re feeling down would cheer you up.

The dance is cool too, so if you could imitate it, I think you’d get astonished cheers like “Wow!” rather than just amused ones.

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S'il vous plaît, PresidentLord P-Maru.

[MV] Sylve President / P Maru-sama. (If I become president!)

S'il vous plaît Président P Maru-sama.

This hit song is by multi-entertainer P-Maru-sama, who is active mainly on YouTube and TikTok.

Released in March 2013, it surpassed 100 million streams and music video views in about eight months! The song’s title was nominated for the 2021 TikTok Buzzword Awards, generating huge buzz.

It’s a high-impact track that forcefully speaks for the majority opinion—“Cheating is absolutely not okay!”—using striking expressions.

Recreate the comical dance and line-delivery performance to liven up your party!

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A bouquet of flowers with loveSuperfly

Superfly “A Bouquet With Love” Music Video

A bouquet with love Superfly

A hugely famous and signature song by Superfly, it’s often sung as a staple at weddings and remains a beloved karaoke classic.

Although it’s said to be difficult for women to sing due to its high range, it’s actually a song frequently sung by men.

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NIGHT DANCERimase

【imase】NIGHT DANCER（MV）

NIGHT DANCERimase

Singer-songwriter imase, who started playing guitar at 20 with no prior experience and made his major-label debut the following year.

His fifth digital-only single, “NIGHT DANCER,” became a global hit, becoming the first J-POP track to enter the overall “TOP100” chart on the Korean music platform MelOn.

Its stylish, ear-catching track and airy, floating melody create a perfectly nuanced atmosphere for party background music.

It’s a modern pop tune with exceptional catchiness that will have you humming along before you know it.

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Hare Hare YukaiHaruhi Suzumiya (Aya Hirano), Yuki Nagato (Minori Chihara), Mikuru Asahina (Yuko Goto)

[Voice Actress Miyu Kubota Covers “Hare Hare Yukai”!!] Passionate performance with choreography of the classic from “The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya”! [It’s the Anisong God-Tier Cover de Show!!]

Hare Hare Yukai Haruhi Suzumiya (Aya Hirano) Yuki Nagato (Minori Chihara) Mikuru Asahina (Yuko Goto)

Watch “Hare Hare Yukai” Suzumiya Haruhi (Aya Hirano), Nagato Yuki (Minori Chihara), Asahina Mikuru (Yuko Goto) on YouTube

If you’re an anime fan, I’m sure you know it.

It’s a song from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.

The dance became famous too, so it’s even more fun if you can sing and dance along.

If you go to karaoke with fellow anime fans, this is one of the songs I definitely think you should sing.

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MiracleGReeeeN

GReeeeN – Kiseki

Kiseki by GReeeeN

This song became famous as the theme for the drama Rookies.

Both the lyrics and the melody are great, and when someone who can sing well performs it, it’s really pleasant to listen to.

I don’t think most people can match the original vocalist from Rookies, so if you can sing it at about this level, it’s guaranteed to get everyone hyped.

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