I like the song "Seikan Hikou".
The Miku Hatsune Vokaloid song "Nee"
- The third one. - That one is good.
Wasn't there a dance for that one?
Yes that one!
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what kind of song they sing they best when they go to karaoke
also what kind of song gives the most positive atmosphere.
Maybe you can remember one of those songs and impress your friends.
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What's your best karaoke son?
- "Ito" - By whom?
Mika Nakashima's "Ito" song.
Do you know it?
I know Mika Nakashima but I don't know that song.
It's a great song, you should listen to it!
I like Namie Amuro.
I frequently sing her "Love story" song.
Why did you pick that song?
The Music video was beautiful and the lyrics are magnificent.
I like the melody too.
I like a song from the "Houkago Princess" idol group.
My favorite right now is "Seishun Mermaid"
- Are you practicing it right now? - I am.
I like the Vocaloid song
HoneyWorks's one
It's called "Ijiwaru na deai".
That's my current karaoke favourite.
I like Macross Frontier.
I like the song "Seikan hikou" that Ranka sings.
I pick Aiko's "Kabutomushi". I love Aiko and when I sang that song,
everyone praised me for how well I did. Since then I sing it a lot.
"Follow me" by the E-girls. It goes like that 'Follow meeee'...
Can you dance it too?
I am not sure. Maybe a little.
My favourite song is "Michi" by EXILE
I like the voice of the main singer, and in this song his voice is the best.
It's a slower song so you get to really hear how great his voice is.
I like Ellegarden's "Number 12".
The Karaoke tv shows the live performance of them.
So you can see how they play the guitar together. It was so cool.
That got me into it.
The song "Nee" by the Vocaloid Hatsune Miku.
I sing that song the most. Generally I sing Vocaloid or anime songs.
From the anime songs I sing Flipside's "Only my Railgun".
- That one is nice. - It's so high pitched.
I generally can't sing it because it's so fast.
It's so super fast.
I sing songs from AAA and...
I also sing Love Live! songs.
I sing a bit of everything but I love Anime songs.
My favorite song would be from Love Live now.
Love Love and other idol music like Uta no Prince.
- You love idols, right? - I adore them!
From Uta no Prince I like the ST★RISH idol group.
I also like the real idols...
I am a fan of Johnny's too.
I like Kiss My FT2 and such.
I like Kanjani8.
What song is the best?
"Omoidama" is best.
It's a great song.
Flumpool's "Hoshi ni negai wo"
I love singing it at Karaoke.
Do you sometimes sing songs from abroad?
I can't sing it but I listen to Tailor Swift's "We are never".
The one that goes like "Weeee".
- That one. - That's a lot of fun singing.
We sometimes sing it.
I have a friend who can sing it well. We ask her to sing it for us.
I sometimes sang Taylor Swift.
I totally forgot which song, but I sang it in High School.
The song from Owl City.
I think it's called "Shooting Star."
I don't sing it much but sometimes.
Song from abroad are difficult to sing...
But sometimes we put it on and dance and stuff. Like Lady Gaga.
Even though you can't sing it perfectly you use it to party a bit.
Yeah, just having fun.
I watch the music video from Maroon 5's "Sugar" .
I enjoy just watching the music video.
I can't sing it but I would like to be able to sing Zebra Head.
And Ellegarden also has songs that are sang in English. - That's right.
But I don't really sing the songs that are completely in English.
Teach me the best party song for Karaoke.
A song that will get all your friends hyped.
A song that will get everyone hyped is...
Any song from the idol entertainment group Johnny's.
Any song apart from the ballads.
Is there a Johnny's song that everyone likes?
I think any of the Arashi songs is good.
- "Sakura Sake" or "Arashi" and such? - Those are old!
She said my songs are old...
But I do like "Sakura sake"
I like "Hare Hare Yukai" (From Haruhi Suzumiya)
That's a song that everyone enjoys.
- You mean the Haruhi Ending? - Yes.
Those who can dance to it will dance. I can't do that though.
It's a lot of fun though.
Love Live has an idol group called Bibi. Their song "Trouble Busters"
It will get everyone psyched. We will go "ooh" and wave our pen lights.
- It would have to be Love Live. - I think so too.
Their song "Natsuiro Egao de 1,2 Jump!"
After singing it you get the...
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It really makes a good end to a Karaoke session.
TM Revolutions....
"Kakumei Dualism"?!
Yes, that song is great too.
Gets everyone singing.
Miku Hatsune's "Senbonzakura".
That's the song me and all my friend will sing full force at the end.
We really use all our voices at the fullest and then go home.
We do that every time.
- Power yourself out and then go home. - Yeah.
Arashi. We sing a medley from Arashi together.
"What the hell" from Avril Lavingne.
That one gets everyone singing.
I wonder what one is good...
What are you singing at the end?
I sometimes pick Katy Perry's "Fireworks" for that.
I also like Katy's "Birthday" song.
Do you know a good Japanese song to get everyone excited?
Shonan no Kaze's "Suirenka".
That's a great song. We all swing out towels to it.
I also like the Ryusei song version.
- That one? - Yes.
Wasn't there a dance for that one?
Yes that one!
Please teach me your best Karaoke party song!
Momoiro Clover's "Ikuze! Kaitou Shoujo"
We sing that full force.
And dance to it too.
- Even if you can't sing it, you dance instead? - Yeah.
We barely get to sing it.
We jump on the sofas and get crazy.
That sounds like great fun.
- I pick AKB songs. - Sure!
We dance to them.
- Which one is best? - "Aitakatta!"
We all dance to it, Otaku style.
- Like that? - Otaku dance!
Please tell me your best party song!
Ellegarden's "Jitterbug" is a really cool rock song.
That one really comes across.
Right now I would say
Radwimp's Zen zen zense
Or the the theme song from "Your name."
The next one is a bit old but a few years ago songs from Golden Bomber too.
Everyone knows those songs and will party.
I will try out those songs. Thank you.
Karaoke! If you come to Japan and want to sing Karaoke
with your Japanese friends and Western friends, I can give you a couple
of Karaoke tips. If you go and only sing the songs that you like
that's nice but always actually think about the people who are with you
So if you pick a good song that everyone can sing along it will get everyone excited
For example with the UK people I know picking Queen,
Bohemian Rhapsody is like the most amazing thing.
The whole room will have so much fun singing out of tune
That's one song I can recommend you if you sing with a group of foreign people
If you sing with a group of Japanese people I recommend to pick a song
that all generations might know. For example if you pick a Johnny's song
from SMAP or ARASHI, something that everyone knows,
Then everyone will have a good time singing along. Pick a good beat
pick an upbeat song so everyone can sing along.
That will make a big difference and if you pick those at the end before going
everyone will get a positive feeling before leaving the place.
If you are the last one to sing, don't just go "I wanna sing that that's the end"
Think of everyone in the room and pick something everyone will enjoy
and you will have a better Karaoke experience.
That's my recommendation to you when you come to sing Karaoke in Japan.
Thanks for watching, have a lovely day, catch you soon on Ask Japanese.
Oh and let me know which your favorite Karaoke song is! Bye!