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Recommended for women in their 60s! Easy-to-sing Japanese karaoke songs

Editor-in-Chief, RAG MUSICKeisuke Hane
Editor-in-chief of RAG MUSIC. After working at a music studio and in wedding sound engineering, joined the RAG MUSIC editorial team in 2016. Experienced with various instruments: marching band in elementary school, clarinet in middle school wind ensemble, and drums in a band from high school onward. Drawing on personal music activities and professional experience, produces daily articles, including song introductions, features on music festivals around Japan, and live reports. Enjoys a wide range of music, from domestic and international rock to, more recently, a broad spectrum of J-pop.
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I play Electone, piano, and piano with vocals, and I upload performance videos to social media like YouTube! I’ve loved Disney music since I was little and have played many pieces on the Electone. I’ve been a fan of GLAY since junior high, and from there I started listening to all kinds of music, both Japanese and international. In Western music, I like Avril Lavigne♫

Karaoke is popular across all ages, and of course many women in their 60s also have plenty of chances to go.

But when you actually get to the karaoke place, do you ever find yourself wondering which songs to sing? If you’re thinking, “I don’t really know recent songs, and to be honest I’m not that good at singing…,” I’ll share some recommended tracks for you! I’ve selected songs that seem easy to sing, focusing mainly on tracks from around the 1970s—the era when many people in their 60s spent their youth.

If you’re not confident about karaoke, songs with a slow tempo are recommended.

Some of the songs are more challenging, but they’re all well-known, so for the difficult ones, let’s sing together with everyone!

Recommended for women in their 60s! Easy-to-sing Japanese karaoke songs (81–90)

Stars on EarthMiyuki Nakajima

Stars on the Ground / Miyuki Nakajima [Official]

Chijō no Hoshi by Miyuki Nakajima

Miyuki Nakajima’s powerful vocals are perfectly matched with the majestic sound.

This work gently illuminates the presence of people who usually go unnoticed yet live earnestly, likening them to “stars.” Released in July 2000 as the theme song for NHK’s popular documentary series “Project X: Challengers,” it gradually drew attention alongside the program’s broadcast.

At the 2002 Kōhaku Uta Gassen, it was performed via a live relay from the Kurobe Dam and achieved the highest singer-specific viewership rating of the show.

Aim for dynamic, powerful singing like Miyuki Nakajima’s.

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Are you sane to marry them?SARD UNDERGROUND

SARD UNDERGROUND “Are You Sane About That Marriage?” MV

That marriage—are you sane? SARD UNDERGROUND

This is the fourth digital single by the three-woman rock band SARD UNDERGROUND, released in July 2023.

It was selected as the opening theme for the TOKYO MX drama “Sono Kekkon, Shouki Desu ka?” (Are You Sane to Marry?).

As SARD UNDERGROUND originated as a ZARD tribute band, the song strongly reflects ZARD’s style.

The vocal melody is very straightforward and easy to remember, making it a tune many people can casually hum along to.

Throughout the song, singing lightly and without tension is the key to making it sound good, so please give it a try.

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Life is full of ups and downs.Chiyoko Shimakura

Life Has Its Ups and Downs – Chiyoko Shimakura – Guitar Solo Cover

Life has many ups and downs — Chiyoko Shimakura

This is a song released by Chiyoko Shimakura in 1987.

It became her biggest hit.

The lyrics evoke her own eventful life.

For people of a generation that has fully experienced both the joys and hardships of life, it’s a song that makes everyone nod in agreement, so I think it’s a piece everyone can sing together (or chime in with call-and-response).

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My castle townRumiko Koyanagi

Rumiko Koyanagi – My Castle Town (1971)

My Castle Town - Rumiko Koyanagi

Nowadays, it’s perfectly normal to confess your feelings over LINE, but in the 1950s and ’60s it was an era when even saying “I like you” wasn’t allowed, and most first loves ended faintly, wistfully, and sadly.

There are surely many women who can relate to the song “Watashi no Jokamachi.” Even now, in these changed times, it’s nice to sing it while recalling those bittersweet feelings.

The melody is easy to remember and easy to sing.

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You're not alone.Mari Amachi

Mari Amachi - You Are Not Alone

Mari Amachi - You're Not Alone

The 1960s.

Mari Amachi was like an angelic presence.

Back then, media hadn’t developed like it has now and everything was analog, so you could only see her on TV.

She wasn’t necessarily a great singer, but as you get older, don’t you find yourself relating more to “Hitorijanai” (“You’re Not Alone”)? The melody is catchy and easy to remember, making it a recommended song to sing at karaoke.

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Sinbad on the ShorePink Lady

Pink Lady de Nagisa no Sindbad

Sinbad of the Seashore Pink Lady

This is a song you absolutely can’t sing if you’re feeling shy, so go all out and become Pink Lady in your 60s! Decide in advance who will play Mie and who will play Keiko Masuda, split the parts, and sing as a duo—you’ll be totally in the groove.

If you can, learn the choreography too.

You’ll really feel the greatness of Pink Lady, the idol group loved in the Showa era.

It’s a perfect track to hype up the crowd.

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Recommended for women in their 60s! Easy-to-sing Japanese karaoke songs (91–100)

I'll wait.Amin

I’ll wait – Aming

I'll wait, A-Min.

A song by the female duo Aming, released in 1982.

They entered that year’s Popcon with this song and won the Grand Prix.

“Matsu Wa” became a huge hit, ranking No.

1 in Oricon’s annual sales for 1982, and they also appeared on the Kohaku Uta Gassen.

With its easy-to-remember melody and no extreme ups and downs in pitch, it’s very easy to sing.

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