Lovely karaoke song

Moving masterpieces and popular songs you’ll want to sing at karaoke

DancerFukkun:)Tatsuki Fukuda
Primarily active in Tokyo, I have experience as a backup dancer for artists, a music video dancer, and a commercial dancer. I continue to work as a dancer while also engaging in article production. After discovering Michael Jackson in junior high school, I began dancing in my second year of high school. Since starting dance, in addition to the J-Pop and Japanese rock I had been listening to, I began exploring Western R&B, rap, alternative music, and other tracks commonly used for dance. In elementary school, I spent three years in a choir, and because I love singing, I often go to karaoke for fun. These days, I enjoy a wide range of music, from Japanese rock and rap to K-pop.
Editor-in-Chief, RAG MUSICKeisuke Hane
Editor-in-chief of RAG MUSIC. After working at a music studio and in wedding sound engineering, joined the RAG MUSIC editorial team in 2016. Experienced with various instruments: marching band in elementary school, clarinet in middle school wind ensemble, and drums in a band from high school onward. Drawing on personal music activities and professional experience, produces daily articles, including song introductions, features on music festivals around Japan, and live reports. Enjoys a wide range of music, from domestic and international rock to, more recently, a broad spectrum of J-pop.

Have you ever been moved by a song you heard someone sing at karaoke?

From bittersweet love songs to anthems that cheer you on in life, to tracks that tell stories that resonate deeply—many songs can leave a lasting impression.

Of course, sometimes it’s the singer’s skill that makes it moving, but in this article, we’ll introduce a wealth of timeless songs that can move listeners no matter who’s singing them.

It’s a flood of emotionally powerful songs—so moving you might cry—when you think about the messages in the lyrics and the stories behind them!

Be sure to try singing them yourself and move everyone around you.

Moving, must-sing karaoke classics and popular songs (101–110)

Metro FilmMotohiro Hata

Motohiro Hata / “Metro Film” (Short Ver.)

Metro Film Motohiro Hata

The lyrics Hata Motohiro writes are so heartrending and sentimental—they really seep into your heart, don’t they? This song, too, is packed with imagery that conjures up all sorts of scenes, yet it carries a certain melancholy… it truly resonates.

I’m sure everyone who listens can relate to the lyrics that reveal so many regrets and doubts.

Its simple structure also makes it easy to sing at karaoke, don’t you think?

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AloneMayo Okamoto

Mayo Okamoto — alone

Alone Miyo Okamoto

It was Mayo Okamoto’s third single, released in 1996.

The lyrics describe a painful experience: after being dumped by the person she loved, she happens to see him happily walking together with her own close friend during her most difficult time.

It’s a song that can make you cry when you sing it while wanting to dwell in sadness.

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SaraiYuzo Kayama & Shinji Tanimura

Sarais / Yuzo Kayama & Shinji Tanimura

Sarai Kayama Yūzō & Tanimura Shinji

It is a famous song filled with feelings for one’s hometown and loved ones.

Created in collaboration by Yuzo Kayama and Shinji Tanimura, it was released in November 1992.

With lyrics themed around a “hometown of the heart,” the song resonates with many people and evokes empathy.

Carried by a gentle melody, it expresses thoughts for cherished people far away and brings warmth to listeners’ hearts.

The piece was used as the theme song for Nippon TV’s 24-Hour Television: “Love Saves the Earth,” which helped it become widely known.

It is also very popular at karaoke and is a song almost everyone has heard at least once.

It’s a track you’ll want to listen to when you think of someone far away or when setting out on a new journey.

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Like the stars in that sky...EXILE

EXILE / Like the Stars in That Sky...

Like the stars in that sky... EXILE

Coupled with the 40th single “BOW & ARROWS,” released in 2012, is the track “Like the Stars in That Sky…,” which was selected as an image song for Fujitsu’s computer brand.

It features a spacious musical arrangement and vocal work that blends beauty with inner strength.

The more you listen, the more it feels like a heat welling up from deep within your chest.

Its lyrics, themed around hope and love, perfectly match the vocals and sound.

It’s a song that, with every performance, seems to melt into a part of you.

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Boyfriend Part IICrystal Kay

Crystal Kay – Boyfriend Part II

Boyfriend Part IICrystal Kay

Crystal Kay’s breakout song is an R&B tune that looks back on memories with her first boyfriend.

Rather than dwelling on the sadness of their breakup, the lyrics highlight the gentle time and feelings the two genuinely shared.

Her outstanding vocal presence and striking visuals—remarkable even back then—also stand out in the music video.

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Moving, must-sing masterpieces and popular songs for karaoke (111–120)

mirageTETSU69

tetsu69 – shinkirou vidéo clip

Mirage TETSU69

The scenery spreading out before my eyes, my beloved partner, the dream I’m chasing—any of them can vanish like a mirage with just a fleeting moment of weakness.

“I’ve got to do something, but how?” This is a song that turns those everyday doubts and pains into impulse and makes you want to just start running.

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The Red DiaryRed Team 4

Red Team 4 – Red Diary

Red Diary: Aka-gumi 4

It’s not to the point where we’d break up, but somehow we’re out of sync and things just aren’t going well.

Maybe it’s already hopeless… This is a song about that delicate, on-the-edge kind of relationship.

Red is the color of burning love.

It carries a wish and a prayer to keep that flame alive.

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