[2025 Edition] Songs That Will Get the Crowd Going—Perfect for Women in Their 40s to Sing at Karaoke
For people now in their 40s, their youth was right in the middle of the CD boom and karaoke craze of the 1990s to early 2000s! Many of the massive hits tied to TV dramas and commercials were undoubtedly sung by countless people at karaoke.
In this article, we’ve picked out karaoke songs that are sure to get the party going—perfect for women in their 40s to sing! Hits from what could be called the golden age of J-POP are still popular among younger generations in the 2020s, so these are timeless classics anyone can sing.
The next time you go to karaoke to refresh yourself from busy days of work or parenting, be sure to use this article as a reference.
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[2025 Edition] Songs That 40-Something Women Will Want to Sing! Crowd-Pleasing Karaoke Hits (121–130)
astronomical observationBUMP OF CHICKEN
This is the band’s second major-label single and their biggest hit, marking their first entry into the top three on the Oricon charts.
It’s a track with a striking intro said to feature eight guitars in the recording, used to evoke shooting stars.
It’s the kind of song many people feel like listening to on summer nights.
LOVE LOVE LOVEDREAMS COME TRUE
Miwa Yoshida’s powerful, soul-stirring vocals and the wide appeal of DREAMS COME TRUE across generations are well known.
Their song “LOVE LOVE LOVE,” released in 1995 as their 18th single, is their best-selling single to date.
It was used as the theme song for the hugely popular TV drama “Say You Love Me,” starring Etsushi Toyokawa and Takako Tokiwa.
For those who lived through that era when hit dramas were all the rage, many probably still sing this song at karaoke.
It’s a gentle, easy-to-sing number.
CANDY GIRLhitomi
Although many people associate hitomi most strongly with her success in the 2000s, she also left behind several great songs in the ’90s.
Among them, the one I particularly recommend is “CANDY GIRL.” It’s a track drenched in that quintessentially ’90s, flashy synthesizer sound, yet the vocal line is surprisingly understated.
It may feel like it sits in the higher register, but the overall range isn’t wide, so as long as you find the right key, it should be quite singable.
Consider adding it to your repertoire.
BE TOGETHERAmi Suzuki
In the late 1990s, when J-POP was truly shining, this number sung by Ami Suzuki has a charm that instantly captures listeners’ hearts.
Its exhilarating synth sound and buoyant beat are striking, vividly calling back those irreplaceable moments spent with friends under the summer blue sky and the youthful days when our hearts swelled with hope for the future.
Released in July 1999, it also became familiar as a song for a MOS Burger commercial.
It earned Ami Suzuki her first No.
1 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart and was performed when she made her debut appearance at that year’s NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen—truly one of her signature songs.
This classic is also included on the million-selling album “infinity eighteen vol.
1.” Sing it at karaoke, and the excitement of those days will come rushing back, guaranteed to get everyone fired up!
[2025 Edition] Songs 40-Something Women Will Want to Sing! Crowd-Pleasing Karaoke Hits (131–140)
Cutie HoneyKumi Koda
Cutie Honey, the song that led to Kumi Koda being called “ero-kakkoii” (sexy-cool).
It was one of the top hits of the 2000s, and there are surely women who get asked to sing it as a hype-raising karaoke track.
When you sing this song, forget your embarrassment and all the constraints of everyday life.
The golden rule is to go all in with such lively energy that people think, “Has Cutie Honey possessed her!?” If you learn the choreography too, you’ll be a perfect entertainer!
LOVE 2000hitomi
A song that was a big hit in the early 2000s, its lyrics exploring the essence of love are particularly striking.
Featuring Hitomi’s expansive vocals and a powerful melodic line, the track was also used as the image song for Nippon TV’s “Geki-Kukan Pro Yakyu 2000.” Included on the album “LOVE LIFE,” it has continued to be loved over the years, later appearing on best-of compilations as well.
It’s also known that Naoko Takahashi, the women’s marathon gold medalist at the Sydney Olympics, loved listening to it.
In karaoke, singing it with strength can be refreshing, and amid days busy with work or housework, it can be a chance to reaffirm your love for yourself and those important to you.
Zankyo SankaAimer
Released in January 2022, “Zankyosanka” was chosen as the opening theme for the TV anime Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Entertainment District Arc.
Many listeners were captivated by Aimer’s powerful yet emotive vocals, the vibrant, world-building sound, and the refined lyrics.
Belt it out at karaoke while feeling the exhilarating momentum of the track coursing through you, and even your everyday worries might start to feel like, “No use fretting about it!” Give this song—beloved by countless fans—a try and get the crowd going with your friends!