A roundup of songs that start with “ku.” Perfect for shiritori or picking karaoke tracks!
When you’re playing shiritori with song titles or doing shiritori karaoke, there are times when you just can’t think of the next song, right?
この記事では、「く（ku）」で始まる曲をたくさん紹介します。そんな瞬間に思い出せるようにしておきましょう。
There are lots of words that start with “ku,” like “kuro” (black), “kurisumasu” (Christmas), “cry,” and “kuchi” (mouth), and many of them are commonly used in song titles.
I’ve picked out a variety of tracks, so feel free to use this as a reference when choosing your next song!
Songs that start with “ku.” Perfect for shiritori or picking karaoke tracks! (1–10)
Christmas LoveNEW!Stray Kids
A love song that sings of feelings for a special day, making the heart flutter in the season when snow dances down.
It’s a seasonal track released in November 2024, included on Stray Kids’ second Japanese album, “GIANT.” Centered around Bang Chan and the production team, the piece wraps a holiday mood in a medium tempo with warmly resonant strings and synths, painting a romantic winter scene.
A music video was also released in December, and its cinematic visuals became a hot topic.
It’s a perfect song to play for a party or a date night spent with your lover; if you relax into the gentle melody and dance slowly, it will become a special moment just for the two of you.
Club MoonNEW!femme fatale
A dance tune brimming with speed and euphoria by the real-life sister duo femme fatale.
Composed by Hidefumi Kenmochi of Wednesday Campanella, the track was released digitally in September 2021 and followed by the single “Club Moon / Cupid” in October of the same year.
The lyrics are dotted with motifs like the lunar surface, clubs, and mirror balls, depicting a festival-like world unfolding in outer space.
Its electropop sound carries an experimental edge that goes beyond the boundaries of idol music.
If you love club music, be sure to check it out!
Christmas WishNEW!Hirai Dai
Singer-songwriter Dai Hirai, known for his heartwarming melodies, has captured widespread popularity.
This work is a heartwarming Christmas song that portrays a sweet, bittersweet longing for love—feelings of wanting to see someone piling up in the heart like falling snow.
While retaining a touch of his usual surf-music image, the delicate vocals and acoustic tones gently complement the quiet of winter, warming the listener’s heart.
Released in December 2024 as the title track of the EP “Christmas Wish,” the song also sparked buzz with seasonal projects, including a pop-up shop at Tsutaya Books in Roppongi.
Wouldn’t it be romantic to listen while strolling through streets aglow with illuminations?
CRAZZZYNEW!Aooo
An emotional rock tune laced with irony toward tedious love and absurdity.
The lyrics are striking, interweaving razor-sharp words that push back against fate-bound romance with a cry against a world going mad.
The sound has a cutting, breakneck drive that feels like it’s racing through the boundary between reality and fiction.
Released in September 2025 as the third installment of a three-month consecutive drop, it’s already a killer tune firing up crowds on the live tour.
A perfect track for when you want to let your emotions run free.
On Christmas nightNEW!YUTORI-SEDAI
This release by YUTORI-SEDAI, a three-piece band from West Tokyo, dropped digitally in November 2021 and is a ballad that straightforwardly captures the feeling of wanting to see someone special on Christmas night.
While the narrator blames their trembling legs on the cold, in truth they’re wrapped in the nervous tension of love—a delicate inner state expressed with great care.
Ryouki Kanehara’s tender, heartrending vocals resonate over the band’s unhurried performance, taking nearly six minutes to carefully convey the nuances of emotion.
It’s a winter night love song that expands on YUTORI-SEDAI’s signature world—lyrics about love that invite empathy.
A perfect track for anyone spending that moment when you wish to confess your feelings to someone you like.
It doesn’t have to be on Christmas Day.NEW!Yuika
Released in December 2024 by singer-songwriter Yuika, born in 2005, this work is a mid-tempo number that captures the aching desire to meet someone—without insisting on Christmas Day itself.
Interweaving nighttime scenes glittering with illuminations and everyday details like slipping a pocket warmer into her coat for cold hands, it tenderly portrays a heroine’s earnest feelings as she longs to close the distance yet can’t take that final step.
The string arrangement by Takahiro Onagawa blends with Yuika’s crystal-clear vocals, gently enveloping the bittersweetness of a winter night.
It’s a Reiwa-era Christmas song perfect for those who relate to spending the holy night alone, or who want to pass a quiet moment thinking of an unrequited love.
cream sodaNEW!Oishikuru Melonpan
A track from Oisicle Melonpan’s 10th mini-album “bouquet,” released in October 2025, marking the band’s 10th anniversary.
With its transparent melody and refreshing sound, this pop tune evokes bittersweet memories.
The groovy performance pairs perfectly with Nakashima’s gentle vocals.
Yet the lyrics tell a poignant story of waiting in a café for “you,” who never arrives.
Immerse yourself in the ensemble where exhilarating guitar-rock sound meets lyrical poignancy.