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

A Boy’s SummerAkihiro Sugita, Ryoko Tsunoda

Boy's Summer cover 🌊

It’s a song about summer memories like catching bugs and playing in the water at the beach.

Although it’s from a children’s program, the lyrics are sung from the perspective of reminiscing about one’s early childhood, so even adults will feel very nostalgic listening to it.

It would be nice for parents and children to spend a summer vacation like this together.

Are you good at brushing your teeth?

Karaoke JOYSOUND (Cover) Tried Singing “Am I Good at Brushing My Teeth? / Do!” (Original Key)

Brushing your teeth is something you do throughout your life, so it’s very important.

However, most children who have just gotten their first teeth dislike brushing! Many moms struggle with this.

In such times, try playing this song and creating a fun atmosphere while brushing—your child might start enjoying it and willingly brush their teeth.

Give it a fun try together with your child!

A Big Little StoryYuichiro Hanada, Maya Nagata

[With Mother] A Big-Little Story — June 2022 Monthly Song, NHK E-TV [🐜🐘 🐜🐘]

When you line up big creatures and small creatures, you can clearly see their differences and individuality—that’s the kind of song “The Big-Little Story” is.

It cheerfully teaches us, through a fun tune, that it’s important to look at each one’s strengths from many angles: big creatures have these traits, small creatures have those traits.

By making the most of each character, what’s lacking can be covered by what’s abundant.

That kind of coexistence is important, isn’t it? It’s an energetic number that sings, “Let’s all get along—big ones and small ones together.” With its fun rhythm and melody, everyone can dance along, too.

Ho-re!Yuichiro Hanada, Maya Nagata

[Okaasan to Issho October 2022 Song] “Ho-Re!” Cover

Just when you think it starts with a melancholy, flamenco-like melody, Ho-Re! suddenly bursts into a cheerful rhythm and tune—it’s a song about vegetables growing in the fields.

With lively, dig-dig beats, it shows, through a fun dance, how potatoes, daikon radishes, and carrots are briskly dug up from the soil.

The witty lyrics are another highlight.

There’s even a little learning element, as you wonder what kinds of vegetables grow in a field.

It’s also fun that familiar dishes made with those vegetables appear in the lyrics.

Come on—sing, dance, and play to the steady Ho-re, ho-re rhythm!

Dandelion-chan and Horsetail-kunKentaro Hayami, Ayumi Shigemori

Dandelion-chan and Horsetail-kun

When spring arrives, along come Dandelion Girl “Tanpopo-chan” and Horsetail Boy “Tsukushi-kun.” With their cute yellow petals and little brown caps, these icons of spring are celebrated in a charming melody—a song that really lets you feel the arrival of the season.

They are good friends.Osamu Sakata, Yuko Kanzaki

♪ The two are good friends, 24.4.27

This is the song from the short animated series “Futari wa Nakayoshi,” which aired on Okaasan to Issho and features the sibling duo Goo and Sue as the main characters.

Even after the series ended, it has remained a popular song performed by the show’s singing hosts.

Chestnuts and ChestnutsDaisuke Yokoyama / Takumi Mitani

Chestnut and Chestnut (With Mother)

It’s a song about a chestnut meeting another chestnut, and the sound “kuri-kuri” is catchy to begin with! Even an anpan makes an appearance! The lyrics were written by Chihiro Ishizu, and the music was composed by Rie Hamada.

The song was created in 2011 and is still popular today.