Karaoke songs I want to sing in March: classic and popular spring tunes

C.h.a.o.s.m.y.t.h.ONE OK ROCK

ONE OK ROCK – C.h.a.o.s.m.y.t.h. [Official Music Video]

ONE OK ROCK is a four-piece rock band that boasts high popularity overseas as one of Japan’s leading rock acts.

“C.

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h.” from their fifth album Zankyo Reference carries a message to someone important—something you can feel even from the title, which is said to be formed from friends’ initials.

Its message, looking back on youth while moving forward into the future, makes it a song you’ll want to sing at karaoke in March, during graduation season.

It’s a powerful rock tune that gives you the courage to take a new step forward.

spring breezeyuzu

Harukaze (cover) ROSTER

Yuzu, the folk duo behind universally known classics like “Natsuiro” and “Eikou no Kakehashi,” has released numerous hit songs over the years.

Their 23rd single, “Harukaze,” which reportedly dates back to their days as street musicians, also drew attention for featuring a violin solo by Taro Hakase during the instrumental break.

The lyrics, which look back on memories while conveying a sense of lingering regret, are feelings many people may relate to after graduation.

With its sentimental melody, it’s a nostalgic number that remains bittersweet even when sung at karaoke.

Lingering Snowdolphin

Nagori-yuki – Iruka

When we think of spring, most people probably picture cherry blossoms and graduation ceremonies, but the snow you see at the very beginning of spring—when there’s still a slight chill in the air—has a special charm too, doesn’t it? It’s a classic Showa-era folk song, and the lyrics and melody are truly wonderful.

It’s a song I’d love to see passed down and sung by the younger generation as well.

Song of Springsong

Mixed Chorus Piece “Spring Song” — Moto Uchida (arranged by Takeshi Yoshinao)

This is a heartwarming song that began airing in March 1937 (Showa 12) on NHK’s Osaka Central Broadcasting Station as a National Song.

Composed by Hajime Uchida with lyrics by Kunizo Kishi, its melody has a familiar warmth that resonated with people’s daily lives at the time.

Across its four verses, the lyrics depict charming scenes: the sweet gaze of a flower seller, the bustle of a market lined with fresh vegetables, the chirping of fledgling birds, and a spring landscape swaying in a gentle breeze.

A record was released by Polydor in July of the same year, followed by a release from Teichiku the next year.

The song has been covered by many artists, including Chieko Baisho and the sisters Saori Yuki and Sachiko Yasuda, and it continues to be beloved as a piece that lets listeners share the joy of spring’s arrival.

It’s a tune you’ll want to hum with family and friends as the season signals the beginning of spring.

Cherry Blossom Timeaiko

aiko - “Sakura no Toki” music video

A masterpiece that seeps into the heart, capturing a bittersweet yet beautiful scene of love under the radiant spring sunlight.

Released by aiko in February 2000, this song gently sings of a new romance budding with the season of cherry blossoms.

While carrying doubts from the past, the protagonist finds meaning in life through meeting someone special, portrayed alongside a calm, soothing melody.

Chosen as a Calpis Water commercial song, it has brought comfort to many listeners.

Included on the album “Sakura no Ki no Shita,” which reached No.

1 on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart.

It’s a track you’ll want to play on a spring drive beneath rows of cherry trees—resonating in your heart as the scenery passes by the window.

Sakura, Bloom!storm

Sakura, Bloom!

This is a masterpiece in which gem-like messages that seep into the heart on a gentle spring breeze are expressed through Arashi’s magnificent vocals and harmonies.

Through the beauty and transience of cherry blossoms, it gently sings of life’s changes and renewal, and hope for the future.

Filled with feelings that resonate with the arrival of spring—moving forward as if guided by the wind, understanding that deepens over time, and challenges toward a new self—it was released in February 2015 and chosen as the theme song for the TBS drama “Ouroboros: This Love Is, Indeed, Justice.” It is also included on the album “Japonism,” and you can see it performed in the live video work “ARASHI BLAST in Miyagi.” With a refreshing vibe perfect for a spring drive and lyrics that give you the courage to move forward, it’s a song I wholeheartedly recommend for the start of a new season.

cherry blossomMakoto Kawamoto

[MV] Makoto Kawamoto “Sakura”

Makoto Kawamoto gently sings this classic, whose tender spring light and calm melody seep into the heart.

At the life milestone of graduation, it delicately portrays a schoolgirl’s complex feelings as she faces parting with friends, along with her uncertainty and hope for the future.

Accompanied by a melodious piano, it beautifully captures the fresh emotions of youth.

Released in April 1998, the song reached No.

2 on the Oricon weekly chart and sold over 200,000 copies, despite having no tie-in at the time.

It’s a perfect track for a drive with the windows down in the soft spring sunshine.

Listen to it as you cruise through rows of cherry blossoms, and anyone will find it overlapping with their own memories.