Kuwata Keisuke’s Most Popular Karaoke Songs Ranking [2025]

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Keisuke Kuwata – Tokyo (Full ver.)

A heart-stirring ballad that delicately portrays loneliness and a sense of loss against the backdrop of a rain-soaked city nightscape.

With Keisuke Kuwata’s signature deep vocals and melodies, it gently envelops the bittersweet emotions of people living in the city.

Exuding a suspense-drama atmosphere, the song topped the Oricon Weekly Chart for two consecutive weeks immediately after its June 2002 release.

Featured on the album “ROCK AND ROLL HERO,” it drew widespread attention and received high acclaim, including Song of the Year at the 17th Japan Gold Disc Awards.

It’s a gem of a masterpiece that reflects the mature heart—one you’ll want to listen to quietly on a solitary rainy night.

Flame Choir [Choir]Keisuke Kuwata23rank/position

Keisuke Kuwata – Choir of Flames [Choir] (Full ver.)

After being released as a digital single in 2021, it was included on the mini-album “Gohan Miso Soup Nori Otsukemono Tamagoyaki feat.

Umeboshi.” It’s also a very popular song thanks to its use in commercials for Subaru’s Forester and for Uniqlo.

Within Keisuke Kuwata’s musical style, this track leans into a pop sensibility, with a refreshing sound that evokes the Shonan seaside as one of its chief attractions.

The vocals leave space rather than cramming in words against the light, breezy instrumentation, making it easy to sing; it’s a song you can perform while keeping a solid grasp on the tempo.

A Million Red RosesKeisuke Kuwata24rank/position

Keisuke Kuwata - A Million Red Roses

It’s a song that conveys a hopeful message, calling on us to move forward toward tomorrow while carrying various emotions such as joy and sorrow.

After being released in 2016 as the B-side to “Yoshiko-san,” it was included on the 2017 mini-album Karakuta.

Written specifically as the theme song for Fuji TV’s news program Your Time, it even features the name of the show’s host, Saya Ichikawa, which adds to its playful charm.

With minimal melodic rises and falls that emphasize the sound of the words, it’s also particularly easy to sing.

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Keisuke Kuwata – Midnight Dandy (Full ver.)

A quintessential track from the early days of Keisuke Kuwata’s solo career, steeped in a hard-boiled atmosphere.

Released in October 1993, the song seems to portray a lone man navigating the city nights while carrying a sense of emptiness and futility about life.

It’s a piece that resonates deeply with adults who have been through many experiences.

The gritty yet wistful rock sound, paired with vocals that feel wrung from the soul, is irresistibly cool.

Created to commemorate the sixth anniversary of his solo debut, this classic was later included on the album “Kodoku no Taiyō” (The Sun of Loneliness).

A Distant Street Corner (The Wanderin’ Street)Keisuke Kuwata26rank/position

Keisuke Kuwata – A Distant Street Corner

A perfect song for autumn, released by Keisuke Kuwata in July 1988.

It features poignant lyrics and a moving melody, depicting lost love and the bittersweetness and melancholy people carry.

Also used in a Fujifilm commercial, the track is included on the album “Keisuke Kuwata.” The album won the Excellence Album Award at the 30th Japan Record Awards and topped the Oricon Weekly Chart for two consecutive weeks.

With its nostalgic vibe, this song is great for listening alone on a long autumn night—or humming along with friends from the same generation.

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Keisuke Kuwata – Let Me Hear the Poem of the Wind (Full ver.)

It’s a song that conveys both delicate wistfulness and the power to live fully in the present moment.

You can feel warmth from the unplugged sounds of acoustic guitar and percussion.

In addition to being chosen as the theme song for the film “Life: Tengoku de Kimi ni Aetara,” it was also used in commercials for au’s LISMO and for UNIQLO.

Its overall gentle tempo makes it easy to sing, so be mindful of the lyrics and the feelings they carry as you perform.

Miracle EarthKeisuke Kuwata & Mr.Children28rank/position

[ Kiseki no Hoshi ] 1995 Keisuke Kuwata & Mr.Children

“Miracle Earth,” the ultra-lavish collaboration between Keisuke Kuwata and Mr.

Children, is a song that powerfully encouraged Japan in 1995, a year filled with dark news.

It became a huge topic because it was sung by the two lead vocalists of the two best-selling bands at the time—Southern All Stars and Mr.

Children.

And the track is irresistibly funky and cool! It’s a song I’d love to see a boss and their subordinate harmonize on together at the office!