Get pumped with popular songs from “Okaasan to Issho”! A collection of timeless tunes everyone will want to sing together

Pancakes are wonderful.Daisuke Yokoyama / Takumi Mitani

Pancakes are wonderful.

This song, “Hotcakes Are Wonderful,” has a slightly laid-back tone that feels pleasant.

As you listen, your heart gradually becomes round like a hotcake, and you get a warm, toasty feeling—it’s a curious little tune.

Tango of the Red Ogre and the Blue OgreDaisuke Yokoyama / Atsuko Ono

The Tango of the Red Ogre and the Blue Ogre # Isao Bito

It’s a song with a tango rhythm, which is a bit unusual for children’s music.

It’s a very fun piece that makes you picture the red ogre and the blue ogre dancing a synchronized tango.

The chorus will make you want to sing with a powerful, expressive flair! Please give it a listen.

If You Know, We're Friends: Keke the Curious FrogYuichiro Hanada, Maya Nagata

If You Know, We’re Friends ~Kekechama the Know-It Frog~ / Together with Mother: Kekechama Song / cover: Together with Father – Yoko Ueno

The feeling of wanting to learn what you don’t yet know is important.

When you discover a world you hadn’t known, your own world expands—and you’ll probably end up loving it even more.

“Shireba Tomodachi ~Shirita Gaeru no Kekechama~,” which carries that curiosity on fun lyrics and dance, is a cheerful number featuring Kekechama, a frog who wants to know everything.

Brimming with curiosity, Kekechama dives into whatever he wants to learn and takes on the challenge.

This inquisitive Kekechama sings and dances in a fun and playful way.

Be sure to sing and dance along with your children and play to your heart’s content!

Konjac tonightDaisuke Yokoyama / Takumi Mitani

Konya Konnyaku, sung by a man and a woman (from Okaasan to Issho)

It’s a song themed around konnyaku, and it’s fun because it features lots of onomatopoeia like ‘kunya-kunya’ and ‘gunya-gunya’! If you tell the children to freeze at the shout of ‘Stop!!’ in the middle of the song, it can also turn into a fun game to play!

tomatoReiko Mizutani

Tomato [With Mother]

Many children may not like the acidity or texture of tomatoes.

This is a song that sings, “See how wonderful tomatoes are?” Even if you’re not a fan of tomatoes, this song might help you feel closer to them and make it easier to eat them.

The straightforward lyrics convey plenty of tomatoes’ charm.

A gentle songYuichiro Hanada, Atsuko Ono

Gentle Song — With Mother — Song of September 2018

In this song, “gentle songs” refers to encounters that make you feel gentle, or kind words from friends.

It teaches us something very important: if everyone experiences kindness, the whole world will be filled with gentle songs.

WishYuichiro Hanada, Atsuko Ono

Negai Goto (Wishes) - New song from February 2021 on Okaasan to Issho (With Mother), NHK E-Tele, by Osamu Sakata

If just one of your wishes could come true.

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you’d want to think like this song does, wouldn’t you? Instead of a wish that makes only yourself happy, the lyrics say, “May everyone’s wishes come true,” which is so lovely.

The upbeat tune itself lifts your spirits from the bottom of your heart! It may be a children’s song, but adults like parents will surely feel energized by it too.

When you’re weighed down by worries or anxieties, this song might just help you.