[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: classic rain-themed tracks and other gems (11–20)
Cold RainPSYCHIC FEVER
A drama tie-in song by PSYCHIC FEVER that cultivates a dark, beautiful, and mysterious mood over a sophisticated, disco-tinged backing track.
Released in November 2024 as the opening theme for the Yomiuri TV/Nippon TV Thursday drama “OCTO: Emotion Investigator Akari Kokono Season 2,” the track deftly expresses the “colors” of complex human psychology and emotion.
The group’s global musicality is fully on display here, captivating listeners with expressiveness that transcends borders and language barriers.
With a dynamic rhythm that seems to blow away the gloom of the rainy season and vocals that delicately weave the nuances of emotion, it’s a standout song that’s perfect as BGM for a rainy-day drive.
The sound of rainParkers
A gently heartfelt ballad marked by an emotional guitar sound.
It’s a track by the rock band Parkers, included on their mini-album “Kimi ni Aeru nara Doko e Datte,” released in December 2022.
The song celebrates the preciousness of everyday moments with a loved one and expresses the desire to “spend a lifetime together,” with romantic, emotive lyrics that truly resonate.
Its calm sound conveys comfort and warmth, leaving a lingering ache in the chest.
A cozy, standout ballad that perfectly suits the moods of the rainy season.
Brilliant RainKing Gnu
It’s a song whose musicality and message soak into your heart as if rain were pouring down in brilliant showers.
Released by King Gnu in July 2022, the piece paints a grand soundscape where violins, cello, organ, and female chorus intertwine with a noisy guitar sound.
The gentle yet powerful vocals, imbued with hope and resolve for the future, deliver a soothing sensation that feels like it washes away life’s hardships.
Written as the theme song for TBS’s Sunday drama “Old Rookie” and included on the album “Stardom,” this is a track we hope those facing turning points in life will take to heart.
It’s the kind of song you’ll want to listen to during the rainy season in May.
Rainy Driverimase
imase’s “Rainy Driver” is a track featured on the album Bonsai, released on May 15, 2024, that showcases his distinctive musical style.
While depicting a rainy drive with a lover, it expresses a relationship that’s neither too close nor too distant—a delicate sense of space between them.
The lyrics, which hold a small hope for the future beyond that, are particularly striking.
It’s the kind of companionable classic you’ll find yourself wanting to listen to on a rainy day while lost in thought.
Rain or ShineNumber_i
This song by Number_i is a love ballad, whispered as if wrapped in the darkness of night.
Its lyrics, which express the desire to stay by someone’s side with unchanging feelings through rainy days and sunny days alike, sink deep into the heart.
The gentle melody and the warmth woven by the trio’s harmonies are sure to leave you spellbound.
It’s a song you’ll want to listen to at night while thinking of someone special.
Close your eyes and surrender your body and soul to the music.
hydrangeaCanai
A work that sings of a fleeting yet beautiful end to love, as if dissolving into the June rain.
“Ajisai” (Hydrangea) by Kyannai is the fifth digital single, released on May 11, 2022.
By contrasting hydrangeas—whose flower language includes “infidelity”—with cherry blossoms, which symbolize “purity,” it symbolically portrays the transient passion of romance, its conclusion, and the shift toward new love.
Rather than lamenting the end of love, it conveys an attitude of accepting it as a part of life.
It’s a heart-piercing song you’ll want to listen to on a wistful rainy day.
[2025] Songs I want to sing at karaoke in June: Classic rain-themed tracks and more (21–30)
LemonKenshi Yonezu
Kenshi Yonezu’s “Lemon” evokes a rain of sorrow.
Released in 2018 and becoming a major hit, the song was written as the theme for the drama “Unnatural.” Its lyrics express the loneliness, sadness, and sense of loss for someone precious who is no longer here.
Though it’s sad, the words affirm that no matter where you are, you will always be important to me—sentiments that likely pierce the hearts of those who have lost someone dear.
Seeking a single light that remains within the rain of sorrow, why not try singing it during the long rains of June?