Sing to your heart’s content! Maki Ohguro’s karaoke-friendly songs
Maki Ohguro is a singer-songwriter with a powerful voice who sings straight from the heart about all kinds of feelings women experience, especially in love.
Her many hit songs—such as “La La La,” “I Only Have Eyes for You,” and “Natsu ga Kuru”—are woven with catchy melodies and vocals, making them not only great to listen to but also fun to sing!
From among Maki Ohguro’s songs, this article introduces numbers that are easy to sing and perfect for karaoke.
Some tracks may feel challenging due to their frequent high notes, but we’ll also share tips that make them easier to sing—use them as a guide and give them a try!
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Sing to your heart’s content! Maki Ohguro’s easy-to-sing karaoke songs (1–10)
Stay closest to me.Maki Ohguro
An upbeat summer song with a memorable samba rhythm, “Stay Closest to Me.” Its catchy phrases will stick in your head after just one listen, and it feels great to sing at karaoke! The lyrics, which directly express a woman’s passionate feelings for a man, are also a highlight.
When you sing it at karaoke, you might find your posture naturally straightening and your chest lifting—that’s part of the song’s charm.
It does have a lot of high notes and may seem challenging at first, but once you nail it, the sense of accomplishment is huge.
Give it a try!
Let’s break up. Let’s disappear—me from you, and you from me.Maki Ohguro
Contrary to its impactful title, Maki Ohguro’s “Wakaremashou Watashi Kara Kiemashou Anata Kara” masterfully steers the listener’s emotions.
While depicting heartbreak, it conveys a sense of strength, and its striking lyrics—where bravado and vulnerability intersect—really resonate.
The demanding high notes are another hallmark of the song.
Singing it at karaoke will set your emotions alight and leave you feeling wonderfully refreshed.
If you’re a karaoke master carrying a touch of sadness, I highly recommend singing this track to let your feelings out.
Get fired upMaki Ohguro
“Atsuku Nare” is one of Maki Ohguro’s signature songs, and it brightened living rooms across Japan as NHK’s theme song for the Atlanta Olympics broadcast.
It’s also a great pick for karaoke—its refreshing brightness and powerful high notes are sure to get the crowd going.
The high notes may feel challenging, but the sense of accomplishment when you push through and hit them is exceptional! Although it’s a heartbreak song, it carries an uplifting message that many women across generations can relate to and feel inspired to sing.
Sing to Your Heart’s Content! Maki Ohguro’s Easy-to-Sing Karaoke Songs (11–20)
STOP MOTIONMaki Ohguro
“STOP MOTION,” a self-cover of a song originally provided in 1991 under the title “STOP MOTION ~Eternally~,” is also Maki Ohguro’s debut single.
Its poignant lyrics about the pain of heartbreak and her powerful vocals—seemingly embodying the struggle to keep moving forward despite being battered—cut straight to the heart.
While the many high notes may make it seem challenging, the smooth, captivating melody makes it easy to pour your feelings into the song, so it shouldn’t feel overly difficult to sing.
Picture Ohguro’s powerful voice and give it a try at karaoke!
Toward an eternal dreamMaki Ohguro
Maki Ohguro’s ninth single, “Eien no Yume ni Mukatte,” which debuted at No.
1 and also peaked at No.
1 on the Oricon charts, is an energetic song that portrays a fiery spirit of pursuing one’s dreams.
Just listening to the striking roughly 1-minute-20-second intro draws you right into the world of the song.
If you let yourself dive in while that adrenaline-boosting intro plays, you might find that, despite its high difficulty, you can actually ride the momentum and sing it surprisingly well.
Try singing it with the mindset of using your energy and excitement to make up for the technical challenges!
skyMaki Ohguro
Released in 1997 and used as the first opening theme for the TV anime “Chuuka Ichiban!”, Sora features lyrics that carry the message, “You only live once—why not try living the way you want?” The song is memorable for Maki Ohguro’s vocals, which, while powerful, also convey warmth.
Although there are some falsetto high notes, the overall range isn’t very wide, making it relatively easy to sing compared to many of Maki Ohguro’s other songs.
If the key feels too high and strenuous, try lowering the key so you can comfortably handle the modulation in the latter half.
Over the RainbowMaki Ohguro
Released in 2001, “Niji o Koete” portrays someone striving to move forward after a painful breakup.
Its lyrics convey the strength to overcome sadness, and when combined with the catchy melody and Maki Ohguro’s uniquely powerful vocals, the result is an irresistibly singable, captivating track.
The midsection features sustained high notes and is fairly challenging, but once you clear that part, the rest should let you sing freely.
Rather than focusing solely on vocal technique, try savoring the lyrics as you sing.