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[2025] Japanese karaoke songs you’ll want to sing at year’s end: A roundup of popular hits and classics

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As December comes around each year and the end of the year approaches, chances to sing karaoke at year-end parties and company gatherings tend to increase.

Since it’s a special time, you might be thinking of singing the perfect year-end song to get everyone excited.

In this article, we introduce classic J-pop songs about December scenery, the year’s end, and New Year’s Eve, spanning different eras and genres.

Whether you want to fire up the crowd with a group singalong for one last hurrah, or deliver a gentle performance to bid farewell to the year, pick a song that suits you and enjoy a wonderful year-end!

[2025] Japanese Karaoke Songs to Sing at Year-End: A Collection of Popular and Classic Hits (61–70)

vintageOfficial HIGE DANDism

Official HIGE DANDism – Vintage [Official Video]

Vintage Official HIGE DANDism

Official Hige Dandism’s “Vintage” is also the theme song for Ainori.

It opens with beautiful choral work from the intro, and by having multiple people sing, you can create a gorgeous harmony.

Since there are choral parts throughout the song, it’s a track that many people can sing along to and enjoy.

It’s recommended as a song to liven up year-end parties.

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Possibility (prod. Masayoshi Iimori)Official HIGE DANDism

Possibility (prod. Masayoshi Iimori)

Possibility (prod. Masayoshi Iimori) Official HIGE DANDism

With lyrics that include words reminiscent of year’s end, this song evokes the feeling of closing out the year and the bustle of the holiday season—perfect for a karaoke session that gets everyone hyped at the end of the year.

It’s a track from Official HIGE DANDism’s 2018 album “Escaparade.” Set to a dance-tinged sound, the song portrays the year-end jitters we all feel and the resolve we renew for the coming year.

If you find yourself sighing at the unfinished work and chores piled up at year’s end, this track might help you laugh it off: “It’s still okay! The chances I can pull it off aren’t zero!”

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A morning hastened by snow arrives.Official HIGE DANDism

A morning hastened by snow arrives.

A hurried snowy morning comes — Official HIGE DANDism

A song that portrays the bittersweet feelings of love on a winter morning, it resonates deeply when listened to at the end of the year.

The piano tones and clear vocals are striking, and part of its charm is that it lets you imagine a snowy landscape as you listen.

This track was included on the indie debut mini-album “Love and Peace Are Within You,” released in April 2015.

Cherished among fans as an early masterpiece by Official HIGE DANDism, it’s a beloved classic.

If you sing it at karaoke, it’s best suited for a calm moment, such as toward the end of a year-end party.

If you sing it with the feeling of lingering over a farewell to someone dear as you close out the year, it will surely become a lasting memory.

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Snow Magic FantasySEKAI NO OWARI

SEKAI NO OWARI “Snow Magic Fantasy”

Snow Magic Fantasy SEKAI NO OWARI

This song has a pop, fantastical worldview and is also a love song.

With SEKAI NO OWARI’s uniquely characteristic atmosphere, it captures people’s hearts.

It evokes that exciting feeling of winter, packed with events like Christmas and New Year’s.

It’s a song I want to sing while paying attention to the sparkling vibe of the music video.

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White LoveSPEED

White Love – SPEED (Full)

White LoveSPEED

I’ve sung this song many times at karaoke.

It’s exhilarating to sing and enjoyable to listen to.

It’s a song you feel like singing when the cold winter comes, and it has a really nice romantic vibe.

If there are up to four people, singing it together will really liven things up.

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WHITE BREATHT.M.Revolution

T.M.Revolution 『WHITE BREATH』

WHITE BREATHT.M.Revolution

I think this is another masterpiece that sticks in your head after just one listen.

It’s a classic winter song that my husband used to sing a lot, and it has an intensity that blows away the cold—it might even warm you up by the time you finish singing it.

It’s a great song.

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loadTHE Toraba-ryu

THE T-BOLAN “Road” PV

Road THE Tora-Bryu

When I listen to this song, I imagine a very cold winter.

I can picture someone singing outside in the bitter cold, thinking of his girlfriend.

It’s also a popular karaoke song, and I think it’s a masterpiece you’d want to sing alone, seriously, when the moment really matters.

There are 13 chapters, but Chapter 1 is the most popular.

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