Introducing popular J-pop songs that start with “Ta”!
Have you heard of shiritori karaoke, where you connect songs by using the last letter of the previous song’s title? Surprisingly, it can get pretty exciting—sometimes you can’t think of any songs, or there aren’t as many singable ones as you expect.
So this time, I’ll introduce a bunch of Japanese songs that start with “ta.” I’ve picked popular J-POP tracks so you can use them both for karaoke and for playing shiritori using only song titles.
Please use this as a reference, and if there’s a song you’d like to try singing, go for it!
- Summary of Vocaloid songs with titles starting with 'Ta'
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- Songs that start with “Pa.” Great for game hints or making playlists!
- Songs with titles that start with “Na.” A hint for shiritori!
- A compilation of Vocaloid songs with titles that start with “To”
Introducing songs that start with “Ta” from popular J-POP! (131–140)
What is certain lies in the darknessB’z
A hidden gem from the ’90s that delicately portrays adult romance.
The saxophone, imbued with the scent of the bubble era, leaves a strong impression and fills the track with an oh-so-adult mood.
Included on the album “RISKY,” released in November 1990, it’s notable for its rare city-pop vibe for B’z.
Paired with its sophisticated arrangement, it conjures imagery like a scene lifted straight from a film.
The chorus doesn’t sit too high in range, making it one of the easier B’z songs to sing.
Recommended for those who love mature love songs or want to enjoy a new side of B’z.
At karaoke, if you deliver it with a calm presence, you’re sure to captivate the room.
SunYorushika
Yorushika’s masterpiece “Taiyō” (“The Sun”).
Among Yorushika’s songs, this piece boasts one of the narrowest vocal ranges.
Typically, songs with a narrow range are sung in the mid register, but this one is sung mostly in the low register.
As a result, for many women it will feel like singing in their speaking voice.
Because of this, there’s very little strain on the throat, and the vocal line itself is simple with minimal contour, making it undeniably easy to sing.
Definitely consider adding it to your repertoire.
Time Goes ByEvery Little Thing
A gemlike love ballad that embraces everyone’s sense of incompleteness and loneliness with universal kindness.
Released by Every Little Thing in February 1998, this song beautifully portrays how lovers may hurt each other yet grow together through the experience of love.
Chosen as the theme song for Fuji TV’s Thursday 10 p.
m.
drama “Amai Kekkon” (“Sweet Marriage”), it went on to sell over 1.
4 million copies.
It has since become familiar as a commercial song for numerous brands, including Toyota and SoftBank.
With its gentle melody and lyrics whose depth resonates more and more with life experience, it’s sure to move you.
Bamboo Shoot ExercisesLyrics by Yoshihiro Nakazawa / Music by Nobuyoshi Koshibe
Featured on numerous releases, including Nippon Columbia’s album “The Best: Kids Exercise Songs,” this piece is a bright, rhythmic track themed around the growth of bamboo shoots.
Since its release in April 2006, it has remained a favorite at sports days and in early childhood activities.
The composition is by Nobuyoshi Koshube, who worked on music for NHK’s “Okaasan to Issho” for 40 years, with lyrics by Yoshihiro Nakazawa.
With a comfortable tempo and easy-to-enjoy choreography, it’s perfect not only for exercise time in kindergartens and nursery schools, but also for families to enjoy moving together at home.
treasureYuichiro Hanada, Maya Nagata
A heartwarming song brimming with warmth has been born from “Okaasan to Issho.” Gently resonating with the harmonies of Yuuichiro Hanada and Maya Nagata, this piece tenderly explores the theme of the precious happiness found close to home.
Their clear, expansive vocals vividly paint the joyful moments nestled in everyday life.
Digitally released on October 9, 2024, the song has also been featured on the “Okaasan to Issho” program and is included on the album “NHK Okaasan to Issho Best Hyurara Bunbun!” It’s perfect not only for parents and children to enjoy together, but also for shared moments with kids in nursery schools and kindergartens.
If only I could say I love youKERENMI & Atarayo
This is a collaborative track by KERENMI and Atarayo that delicately weaves a portrait of hearts that can’t easily be honest.
It captures the subtle emotions of high school students exchanging diary entries with exquisite nuance, and the fusion of classic J-pop melodies with a nostalgic sound vividly depicts a coming-of-age unique to today, where analog and digital coexist.
Released digitally in July 2023, the song drew attention as the theme for the film “Kokan Uso Nikki” (The Exchange Diary of Lies).
It’s a must-listen for anyone who can relate to the flutter of falling in love for the first time, the feelings swelling inside, or those who want to convey their precious emotions to someone special.
I'm home.American Folk Music Research Society
A song by Haniwa from the American Folk Music Research Society, released in March 2025.
It’s full of charm, from the poetry reading that makes you feel as if you’ve wandered into a world of fables to the sound arrangement with overwhelming breadth and depth.
Turn up the volume and you’ll feel yourself being submerged in the sound.
The choice of words—each and every one—is superbly tasteful.
A musical experience you’ve never known may be waiting for you.