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Autumn Is for Karaoke!? J‑Pop Autumn Songs You’ll Want to Sing at Karaoke [2025]

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A style that keeps updating my favorites while loving mainstream and hit songs. I have experience writing articles for outlets like Utaten. Since I discovered music as a student, I’ve mainly listened to Japanese and Korean pop. 2000s J-POP and 2010s K-POP were my youth, and I’m also loosely into jazz and R&B. I enjoy good music across genres with a “good is good” mindset. Thanks to my past work environment (and its influence), I listened to a lot of classic rock and kayōkyoku, which may have broadened my tastes. At RAG MUSIC, I mainly cover K-POP. I focus on reviews that emphasize feelings people can relate to, and on editing aligned with local pride and hit potential. Thank you!

When we think of autumn, there are so many “autumns” to enjoy—autumn for eating, autumn for sports, autumn for reading, and more! Of course, autumn for music is one of them too, and maybe even an autumn for karaoke wouldn’t be a bad idea! There’s no set season for karaoke, but it’s fun to choose songs that match the time of year.

In this article, we’ve picked songs that are perfect for autumn—tunes that evoke a sense of nostalgia, as well as songs themed around autumn flowers and the moon.

The top 10 feature popular autumn songs released in recent years, and in the latter half we’ll dive into plenty of classic autumn hits from past decades.

There are lots of tracks that are perfect for the season, so be sure to use this as a reference when choosing songs for your autumn karaoke!

[Autumn for Karaoke!?] J-POP Autumn Songs You’ll Want to Sing at Karaoke [2025] (71–80)

I won't fall in love anymore.Noriyuki Makihara

[Official] Noriyuki Makihara “I Won’t Fall in Love Again” (Music Video) [5th Single] (1992) Noriyuki Makihara / Mou Koi Nante Shinai

I Won’t Fall in Love Anymore – Noriyuki Makihara

When it comes to sentimental songs perfect for autumn, Noriyuki Makihara’s “No More Love” — which was also used as the theme song for the drama “After the Children Are Asleep” — comes to mind.

It portrays a man who has broken up with the girlfriend he lived with; he puts on a brave face yet still finds himself searching for traces of her.

The lyrics candidly depict his struggle to break free from the past and the crushing realization of how much she meant to him.

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End of SummerShota Shimizu

Shota Shimizu “Natsunoowari” from “SHOTA SHIMIZU LIVE TOUR WHITE”

Shota Shimizu - End of Summer

A signature song by Shota Shimizu that depicts the bittersweet feelings of love at summer’s end.

It’s included on the 2014 album ENCORE.

They meet in summer, fall in love, and create so many memories… but by the time summer ends, that person is gone.

Though there’s loneliness, the song expresses an even stronger sense of gratitude for having met.

Breakups are painful and sad, but if you have the memories you made together, you’ll be okay.

This is a song that brings light to the sorrow of heartbreak.

Its heartrending melody sinks into the heart—perfect for autumn, a season when it’s easy to feel sentimental.

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I was looking at the moon.Kenshi Yonezu

Kenshi Yonezu – I Was Looking at the Moon / Moongazing

Kenshi Yonezu, who was looking at the moon.

This song, performed by singer-songwriter Kenshi Yonezu and titled after the moon—an emblem of autumn—was created as the theme song for Square Enix’s game Final Fantasy XVI.

Its tense sound matches the atmosphere of the work, while also evoking a lonely mood that seems to gaze up at the moon.

Because it feels like a heartrending cry, it’s a piece you can throw your whole strength into when singing it at karaoke.

It’s a song that fits the autumn season—often associated with solitude—and prompts reflection on human connections.

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[Autumn for Karaoke!?] J-POP Autumn Songs You’ll Want to Sing at Karaoke [2025] (81–90)

Let's go home.Fujii Kaze

Fujii Kaze – Kaerou (Official Video)

Let's go home, Fujii Kaze

A song themed around life and death that holds a profound philosophical inquiry.

Included on Fujii Kaze’s first album, HELP EVER HURT NEVER, this piece has captured the hearts of many listeners since its release in May 2020.

At first glance, it may sound like a depiction of parting from a lover, but in fact it contains a much deeper message.

It expresses the ebb and flow of human emotions that exist between life and death through Fujii’s unique sensibility.

Autumn can make us feel sentimental, but this song will gently embrace those feelings.

With its calm melody, it’s also an easy and highly recommended choice for karaoke.

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ginkgoYusuke

Yusuke 'Ginkgo'

Ginkgo Yusuke

Released as Yusuke’s 3rd single, it was used as the theme song for the Marukome “Liquid Miso” commercial in which he appears.

The song uses the melody from Johann Pachelbel’s classical piece “Canon.” The music video was directed by Hiroshi Shinagawa of the comedy duo Shinagawa Shoji.

What on earth happened to the happy couple…? It’s a great pick for karaoke.

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moonlightChihiro Onitsuka

Chihiro Onitsuka – Gekkou (Moonlight)

Moonlight Onitsuka Chihiro

This is Chihiro Onitsuka’s August 2000 song that reflects deep despair and solitude.

Her voice, warm and gently enveloping like the soft light of the moon, resonates in the heart.

The accompaniment woven by piano and strings accentuates Onitsuka’s transparent vocals, conveying the emotion of the lyrics with great depth.

The song was also used as the theme for the TV drama TRICK, and the combination of its mysterious atmosphere with Onitsuka’s overwhelming vocal power further boosted its popularity.

With a wistful melody perfect for autumn, when we’re prone to feeling sentimental, it’s a song that flows with bittersweetness.

Try singing it while thinking of someone dear to you.

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World of AzureRemioromen

Remioromen – Blue World

Azure World Remioromen

Released as Remioromen’s 7th single, it was used in the “Chakushin★Uta♪” commercial.

It is included on Remioromen’s rental-only album “Autumn ~Kachō Fūgetsu~.” While many autumn songs are melancholic, this one sings of autumn as a season of beginnings—“fallen leaves become nourishment and grow into new trees.”

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