[Sing this and you’ll steal the spotlight!] Difficult Songs to Sing at Karaoke [Women’s Edition]
If you’re proud of your singing voice, you naturally want to show it off to friends and everyone around you, right?
In this feature, we’ve gathered challenging songs recommended for women who want to sing and really put their skills to the test.
Of course, “songs that are hard to sing” can be difficult for different reasons: some require a very wide vocal range, while others demand extremely subtle expressiveness, and so on.
For each song, we’ve included notes on the parts that are considered difficult, along with tips for singing it well.
Use this article as a guide and show off your wonderful voice to the fullest!
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[Sing this and you’ll steal the spotlight!] The hardest karaoke songs to sing [Women’s Edition] (91–100)
Akatsuki SakuraGARNiDELiA
This is GARNiDELiA’s 18th digital single, released in October 2023.
It was produced as the 7th-anniversary song for the mobile game Onmyoji.
It’s an upbeat, pretty cool track with a striking Eurobeat-style arrangement! In the song, vocalist MARiA delivers a voice that never loses its edge while clearly expressing dynamics across phrases and parts.
Including its melodic development, it’s quite a challenging piece to sing, which makes it an ideal choice when you want to draw attention from those around you.
LOVE or HATE?Mayu Maeshima
This is a digital single by Mayu Maeshima, released in January 2024.
It was selected as the opening theme for the TV anime ‘Villainess Level 99: I May Be the Hidden Boss but I’m Not the Demon Lord.
‘ With its very powerful high-tone vocals and slightly idiosyncratic phrasing and vocal nuances, it’s a difficult song with several hurdles to clear if you want to sing it well.
Precisely for that reason, it’s a track I’d love confident singers to take on.
Not only does it require consistently powerful vocal delivery, but the rhythm and groove of the so-called digi-rock backing track are also crucial points for performing it.
Be sure to study those aspects thoroughly before you give it a try.
The strong and fleeting onesCocco
This was Cocco’s second major-label single, released in November 1997.
As of 2023, it remains her best-selling single, and it was also used as the CM song for Japan Airlines’ “JAL Hawaii Campaign.” The track has a generally warm, easygoing mood throughout, without dramatic melodic shifts.
However, if you listen with a focus on Cocco’s vocals, you’ll notice that even within this gentle song she consistently sings with a powerful, steady core.
It might be a slightly niche choice if you’re aiming to showcase your vocal prowess to others, but it’s a song I highly recommend practicing so you can perform it like Cocco herself.
ShakeDOUBLE
DOUBLE is a leading R&B duo representing Japan.
If you lived through the full-fledged R&B boom of the 2000s, you’ve probably heard their music at least once.
Among DOUBLE’s works, the one I especially recommend is “Shake.” It features an authentic sound that easily rivals Western R&B and a solid groove rarely found in Japanese music.
Because vocal “fake” ad-libs—an advanced R&B technique—are used in most parts, mastering this song is difficult unless you can handle Western R&B vocals with ease.
Starry NightYuka
This is Yuka’s sixth digital-only single, released in February 2023.
It was selected as the theme song for the TV Asahi drama “A Night When Stars Fall.” When singing this song at karaoke, I think the key point is whether you can create contrast between the A-melody sections, which are built around the lower register, and the chorus, which centers on high tones.
From the persuasive chest voice—gentle and quiet in expression yet resonant in the thoracic cavity—heard in the A-melody, to the delicate falsetto in the chorus, pay close attention to smooth transitions between registers and to subtle vocal nuances as you sing.
While the song isn’t flashy, it’s one of the best choices for showcasing your vocal ability and expressive range.
sympathetic tearsYo Hitoto
It’s Yo Hitoto’s debut single, released in October 2022.
The vocal melody spans a very wide range, so to sing it you’ll not only need to have mastered smooth transitions between chest voice and falsetto, but also be able to incorporate so-called “kobushi”-style ornamentation in the long sustained notes.
It’s safe to say this makes it quite a difficult song to handle in karaoke.
Precisely because it’s so challenging, if you can pull it off, you’re sure to attract attention from those around you.
It’s a track I highly recommend to anyone confident in their singing—give it a try!
In conclusion
We’ve introduced lots of songs that seem pretty challenging to sing at karaoke—how was it? Were there any you felt like, “I want to give this a try!!”? As I mentioned at the beginning, even when we say “difficult songs,” there are truly many types and many different kinds of difficulty.
To sing well, correct vocal technique and expressive skills are important, of course, but above all, what matters most is your feeling of “I love this song!!” If this article helps you discover a song like that, I’ll be delighted.