[2025] Songs I want to sing at karaoke in June: classic tracks like rain-themed songs
Once Golden Week is over and June arrives, summer is just around the corner.
It’s the rainy season, which can dampen your mood and make it harder to go out, but we’re introducing karaoke songs that let you feel the vibe of June and make you want to sing even while spending time at home!
From classic “rain songs” that match the bittersweet feelings unique to this time of year, to refreshing medium-tempo numbers and up-tempo tracks—there are plenty of tunes you’ll find yourself humming along to.
Pick songs that suit your mood and let’s enjoy June to the fullest!
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[2025] Songs I Want to Sing at Karaoke in June: Classics like Rain Songs (71–80)
without liesMacaroni Enpitsu
Inspired by thoughts on a rainy day after parting with someone you love, Macaroni Enpitsu’s “Uso-naki” portrays someone trying to hide their pain by passing off tears of sorrow as crocodile tears.
The song is included on the 2020 album “hope.” No matter how much you cherish someone, farewells can still come.
Goodbyes are painful and difficult, but to keep walking your own path, you have to face forward.
This song depicts one way to do that.
If you’re spending a rainy, heartbreak-filled monsoon season, why not try singing this song and draw strength to move on?
Only for you, clear skiesYorushika
Yorushika’s “Just a Sunny Day for You” makes you long for the summer that comes after the rainy season.
Included on the 2018 mini-album “No Encore for the Loser,” the song became a massive hit, surpassing 100 million views on streaming platforms.
The music video, filmed at Amaharashi Coast in Toyama Prefecture, is refreshingly crisp and makes you excited for summer’s arrival.
Be sure to pay attention to the bittersweet lyrics that reminisce about summers past.
If you’re wishing for summer to come soon, why not sing this song and get a head start on those summer vibes?
threadMiyuki Nakajima
June brings thoughts of June brides, and when it comes to songs perfect for weddings, Miyuki Nakajima’s “Ito” comes to mind.
Released in 1998 as Nakajima’s 35th single, the song has been covered by numerous artists and used as a movie theme and in commercials.
It’s a classic widely known across generations.
The lyrics, which liken two people who have met to vertical and horizontal threads, are deeply moving and make it a perfect choice for wedding background music!
[2025] Songs I Want to Sing at Karaoke in June: Classics like Rain Songs (81–90)
LOVE RAIN ~Rain of Love~Toshinobu Kubota
Toshinobu Kubota’s “LOVE RAIN ~Koi no Ame~” evokes a romantic rainy scene.
Released in 2010, the song was written for the drama “Tsuki no Koibito ~Moon Lovers~,” starring Takuya Kimura.
It features Kubota’s signature light, pop-leaning R&B sound.
The lyrics depict rain falling like magic, as if urging the couple’s love to deepen.
It exudes a stylish vibe, almost as if the song itself were the drama’s storyline.
If you’re the type who wants to enjoy love come rain or shine, give it a sing!
The Last RainKumi Koda
Singer Kumi Koda, who pioneered a one-of-a-kind “sexy-cool” style and is counted as one of the songstresses of the Heisei era.
“Saigo no Ame,” included as the B-side to her 9th single “Gentle Words,” is known as a cover of Yasushi Nakanishi’s long-running hit.
The sentimental lyrics depicting heartbreak may reveal a different landscape when sung from a woman’s perspective.
As a famous song that almost everyone has heard at least once, it’s a sure-fire ballad to get the crowd going at karaoke during the rainy season—just like its title suggests.
Light Blue RainJunko Yagami
Singer-songwriter Junko Yagami, who also performs under the name June Stanley, became the first Japanese recipient of the Women Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2022.
Her fifth single, Mizuiro no Ame (Pale Blue Rain), covered by numerous musicians, is known as her signature hit.
Its clear, translucent melody and wistful lyrics are perfect for the emotionally tinged month of June.
It’s also a great pick for karaoke, but since it demands fairly high notes, be sure to adjust the key to suit your voice.
The Sound of Rain is Chopin’s MelodyAsami Kobayashi
Asami Kobayashi, a singer whose shadowy image was strikingly the opposite of idols at the time.
Her cover “Amaoto wa Chopin no Shirabe,” a Japanese-lyric version by Yumi Matsutoya of Italian singer Gazebo’s worldwide hit “I Like Chopin,” leaves that sentimental piano melody lingering in your ears.
Her clear voice tinged with melancholy and the melody let you sink into your own world during the rainy season.
It’s a timeless classic themed around rain, perfect for karaoke in June.