[2025 Edition] Songs That Will Get the Crowd Going—Perfect for Women in Their 40s to Sing at Karaoke

Cherry Blossom Timeaiko

aiko - “Sakura no Toki” music video

A beautiful song by aiko that vividly captures the budding feelings of love that come with the arrival of spring.

Her gentle voice and flowing melody blend pleasantly, making it perfect for the spring season.

Released in February 2000, the song gained recognition after being featured in a Calpis Water commercial and was also included on the album “Under the Cherry Tree.” Tenderly singing about the courage to look toward the future and the feelings for a loved one, this is a track you’ll want to listen to when you want your heart to feel as clear as the spring sky.

365Ayaka

Ayaka / “365” Music Video (22nd Planner Award Collaboration Video: “We’ll Be Friends Again Tomorrow”)

Ayaka, whose gentle, enveloping singing voice soothes the soul, has collaborated with Takahashi Shoten—known for planners—to release “365 (San-Roku-Go),” inspired by the grand prize-winning work of the 22nd Planner Awards.

A planner is something that, as you flip through its pages, lets you look back on a year’s memories—the happy and the sad—and it’s also a place where you can sketch out a new future.

Why not try singing this uplifting pop song, propelled by Ayaka’s tender vocals, at karaoke? It would be lovely to write in your planner that you sang “365” at karaoke, too!

Dear My FriendEvery Little Thing

「Dear My Friend 」MUSIC VIDEO / Every Little Thing

This is Every Little Thing’s third single, “Dear My Friend,” which debuted in 1996.

With this song, they won the Japan Record Award and broke into the Oricon Top 10 for the first time, leading to a major breakthrough.

People in their 40s who listened to this track in 1997 were teenagers at the time, and many likely longed for that glittering, heart-racing world.

It feels nostalgic now, but let this familiar, up-tempo song lift your spirits and get you pumped.

It’s a feel-good track I highly recommend.

dogwood (flowering dogwood)Yo Hitoto

Hitoto Yo – Hanamizuki

Yo Hitoto’s Hanamizuki is one of those songs that someone sings every time you go to karaoke.

No wonder—it’s said to be the most-sung karaoke song of the Heisei era.

Since it’s so widely known, it’s an easy, recommended number to sing even when people of various ages get together for karaoke.

TouchYoshimi Iwasaki

Touch – Yoshimi Iwasaki (Full)

Released in 1985, the song “Touch” is one of Yoshimi Iwasaki’s signature hits, loved by a wide range of generations.

It’s also known as the opening theme of the anime Touch, and for many people, hearing it brings baseball to mind.

The song has a great upbeat rhythm and is a go-to crowd-pleaser at karaoke.

I’m sure it’ll hype everyone up if you dance like Yoshimi Iwasaki, too.

At an all-girls karaoke session, singing it with an extra-sexy flair to get laughs would probably be a hit as well.

When you sing it, ask everyone to clap along!

PreciousYuna Ito

Yuna Ito – Precious

Yuna Ito’s “Precious” is a masterpiece that expresses deep bonds and love from the bottom of the heart.

Released in 2006 as the theme song for the film “Limit of Love: Umizaru” starring Hideaki Ito, the track captivates with its grand sound and Ito’s crystal-clear vocals.

The beauty of the string arrangement is especially outstanding, and it’s sure to elevate your mood when singing it at karaoke.

The song has a wide vocal range and is relatively difficult, but if you want to deliver a moving performance, definitely give it a try.

GibbsRingo Sheena

Shiina Ringo – Gibbs

This song was written and composed by Ringo Sheena and is her fifth single.

The track is said to have originated from a ballad she wrote at 17 for someone she was dating.

The pink dress she wears in the music video is her own, and it became a topic of conversation that she bought it at Shibuya 109.

I’m sure many women ran to 109 at the time to copy her style!