Friendship songs that are easy to sing at karaoke. Recommended classics and popular tracks.

Team friendsYuki Chiba

Yūki Chiba – Team Tomodachi (Official Music Video)

A warm pop tune that celebrates the importance of friendship and bonds.

Released by Yuki Chiba in February 2024, the track has drawn buzz thanks to live clips on social media.

The rhythmic “Team Friends” hook leaves a strong impression, expressing the spread of friendship across Japan.

Through small everyday moments—like sharing okonomiyaki or reaching out right away when someone feels lonely—it paints a picture of deep connection.

The music video, filmed with around 70 to 80 hometown friends, has a festival-like vibe.

It’s the perfect song to hype up a karaoke session with friends or to play when everyone gathers.

Song of a Friendyuzu

Yuzu Live “GO HOME” - Tomodachi no Uta (Friends’ Song)

A massive hit by Yuzu, the artists who continue to lead Japan’s music scene with a beautiful high-tone voice that captivates everyone and the delicate harmonies the two create.

It’s a song filled with the resolve to turn memories shared with friends into strength and step toward one’s goals, and it’s a number that can be sung easily by using falsetto.

friendNMB48

Friends / NMB48 Nana Yamada, Sayaka Yamamoto

You know that feeling when you think, “With this person, I can keep walking together from here on”? Whether it’s because you’re alike or share the same hobbies, this is a gentle song about friends who can understand anything about each other.

“Tomodachi” (Friends) was released as a coupling track to “Rashikunai” by NMB48, an idol group active mainly in the Kinki region, on November 5, 2014.

Wouldn’t it be lovely to deepen your bond by singing this song as a duet at karaoke, so you can stay friends forever?

A bouquet of flowers with loveSuperfly

Superfly “A Bouquet With Love” Music Video

Superfly captivates with an overwhelming, powerful vocal presence that belies her small frame.

One of her signature songs is “Ai o Komete Hanataba o” (“A Bouquet with All My Love”)! It’s popular as a song to dedicate to parents at weddings, but it’s also perfect for expressing gratitude to someone special, regardless of age or gender.

Even if you can’t say a straightforward “thank you,” your heartfelt feelings will surely reach a close friend—though thinking that way can make you miss the moment to say it.

This is a number that gives you the push you need to convey your appreciation to a dear friend.

NO MORE CRYD-51

D-51 / NO MORE CRY Gokusen theme song

D-51’s biggest hit, beloved across genders for its crystal-clear high tones that seem to reach forever and its uplifting, encouraging lyrics.

It’s a friendship song that conveys the feeling that even when you’re about to lose heart, you can keep going because friends are close by.

With its many simple rhythms, it’s an easy song for anyone to sing.

BEST FRIENDSMAP

BEST FRIEND

A smash-hit friendship song by the idol group SMAP, who have gained popularity not only in Japan but also overseas with their uplifting messages and universally approachable melodies.

The song expresses the feelings of a close friend who will always come to help whenever you’re struggling, and its simple melody makes it easy to sing.

IkimonogakariThank you

Ikimonogakari 'Arigatou' Music Video

It is one of Ikimonogakari’s signature songs, written specifically as the theme for the NHK morning drama series Gegege no Nyobo.

The fact that many artists have covered it speaks to the song’s popularity.

As the title suggests, it gives the impression of conveying gratitude directly and straightforwardly.

While looking back on memories shared with someone dear, it expresses gratitude welling up from the heart, making it a powerful song that can convey feelings of thanks to anyone.