How to sing Japanese songs | 4 BEST TIPS!

[@Eliza-js7dt]

-When you already knew how to read Romaji correctly, but don't know why-

[@lilmissleepy]

Samee

[@zenithchan1646]

I know how to read it and pronounce it fluently BUT I CAN’T CONSISTENTLY DO IT

[@aquariusrising8314]

Same, I've found it extremely easy to read romaji. The only thing I have trouble with is the unspoken 'u' and 'i'. I think I subconsciously broke the words down to each syllable when I read it to speak it....or something

[@theslimecombshop8969]

Lol

[@Aditya-fv3kf]

Well you are right

[@masamasamun]

As a Portuguese speaker, I see this as an absolute win.

[@eranraine5569]

I plan to put together a cover of a Japanese birthday song for myself, and share it with my friends next month. I’ll definitely use this video to clarify my pronunciations! As person who majored in vocal performance, it was really easy to follow you and what you’ve spoken of. Very professional. Thank you very much!

[@kovocalstudio]

I'm glad the video was easy to follow. Good luck on your cover:)

[@mysticalmysticx4015]

I've been taking singing lessons for a while now and I love listening to Jrock music quite a long time. I've never sing in Japanese so it's challenging for me to pronounce it but I'm currently a beginner on learning the language. I really love to cover Japanese music one of these days. Looking forward for you making these kind of videos !

[@kovocalstudio]

Thanks!

[@theron3148]

As a native spanish speaker, it is easy for me to pronunciate and sing in japanese, but just wanted to check out how to perfect my technique

[@kovocalstudio]

I hope the video helped!

[@Ravist-P]

I can read japanese but slowly ;-; thank you for this ;w; of course Evangelion xD

[@kovocalstudio]

Hi Ravist! Thanks for your kind message!

[@ag2o189]

頑張ってください！ :D

[@exosphere1667]

Hidden gem lol.I was searching for this kind of channel for hours

[@kovocalstudio]

Thank you! I’m glad to hear that!

[@strangersings]

Well pronouncing Japanese is easy for Indian ascent speakers compared to English speakers . I am trying to learn how to sing Japanese and your lesson really helped .

[@kovocalstudio]

Glad to hear that!

[@s_sanny]

a simple japanese lesson and singing lesson in one. thank uuuu

[@hyacinthus818]

I love this video! I’ve been singing Japanese songs for as long as I can remember, but something that I struggle with as an English speaker is that I notice my vocal chords become much more strained when I sing in Japanese. I’m a belter, and I think the way I’ve been trained to sing in English makes it difficult for me to belt or blend my voice in Japanese.

[@kovocalstudio]

Thanks for checking out the video!

[@GenZHalo_87]

I can now sing hatsune miku songs thank you very much sir

[@kovocalstudio]

My pleasure. I'm glad the video helped!

[@JustMe-hg5bq]

He chose evangelion and one piece for his tutorial, this man is a man of culture.

[@kovocalstudio]

Thanks, just me!

[@urmom8360]

i love japanese songs but for some reason they’re so hard to sing because most of them have notes that are hard to sing like-

[@kovocalstudio]

Thanks for checking out the video! Yes, many of the current Japanese songs are pretty high and quick these days so they are pretty hard to sing!

[@carophx1019]

Thank you so much :) I’m glad I speak German because we pronounce the letters like the Japanese letters

[@kovocalstudio]

My pleasure! Yes, it's nice we share the same vowels!

[@addyrocks4016]

The video was so good, thank you. Keep making these videos. Much appreciated

[@cookinglikeachefima5starmi235]

Basically the vowels in japanese are pronunced as italian vowels. Thank you for this video,it really helped me a lot

[@autumn5486]

This is the first time I’ve actually tried singing Japanese and it seems like it comes natural to me even though I am a native English speaker and or have been speaking English all my life

[@kovocalstudio]

That’s great! Thanks for checking the video:)

[@autumn5486]

@@kovocalstudio omg u replied lol hi I did not expect that

[@RoCkHimself]

what an amazing channel

[@kovocalstudio]

Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed the channel. 😊 Your support means a lot!

[@Manakyn]

Hi Ko, I've studied Japanese for 3 years now. I'm a singer (in English) and I've been having trouble with vibrato in Japanese songs, especially for sustained え and お sounds. When these vowels are held in English songs, we usually change to a similar vowel that is easier to do vibrato. But in Japanese, I noticed sometimes singers will hold these vowels, but only use a small amount of vibrato, or even none at all. Do you have any tips or comments? Thanks for this helpful video! Manakyn

[@kovocalstudio]

Hi Manakyn, thank you for your message and your question! Good question! Depending on the genre of music, vibrato isn't used much in Japanese songs. Many of the anime songs are Rock music and it's more likely that they avoid singing with Vibrato to respect the style. However, there are a lot of Japanese artists known for Vibrato such as Ayaka, Misha, and Naotaro Moriyama. It's hard for me to answer your questions about your voice without hearing your actual voice but If you feel difficulty singing え or お vowels, it may be that you are applying some extra tension singing those vowels. Let me know if you need more help in improving your vocal technique singing Japanese songs!

[@Manakyn]

@@kovocalstudio Hi Ko, Thank you so much for your response! That makes a lot of sense. I will keep you in mind when I start looking for a vocal coach. Best, Manakyn

[@lovingchannelmusicproducti8493]

Greeting friendly from Indonesia...

[@kovocalstudio]

Greetings! Thanks for the comment and for checking out the video!

[@usodxsho9733]

Me:*who can sings japanese songs without tutorial and tips Also me:*singing kikuo song without seeing lyrics

[@Ultimate_Anime_Fan]

One of my big fears with singing is singing in Japanese to others and getting it wrong. Thanks for making these videos they help me reduce this fear

[@kovocalstudio]

My pleasure! I'm really happy to hear that this has helped and reduced your fear of singing in Japanese! Have fun and keep it going!

[@Ultimate_Anime_Fan]

@@kovocalstudio thanks for your encouragement

[@8paths996]

Wow I also live in Vancouver Canada

[@kovocalstudio]

Awesome! What a small world:) Thanks for checking out the video!

[@MadDogRyan]

Learning to Read Japanese will help though with syllable length

[@spanishjo4282]

I loved Japanese singing techniques

[@MaKuInJapan]

A great video. I will be using these tips at my next karaoke visit! Thanks.

[@kovocalstudio]

Thanks!

[@skinnylittlebltch]

I dont know how or when but i learned to read romaji out of nowhere probably helps that i speak a language that is spoken as it is written

[@noxnox.]

good quality video

[@kovocalstudio]

Thank you for your kind words, IMP! I hope you enjoyed watching the video😊

[@driedloaf1347]

I really liked how every sound similar in hindi

[@kovocalstudio]

Hi. Kusha! Thanks for watching the video! It's good to hear that hindi shares similar sounds as Japanese!

[@Skylerthebean]

I found it funny that I was able to sing the first part of the Evangelion intro in the first try *as an attempt* I'm in advanced choir so it's natural for us to sing songs mostly in Spanish or Latin but not Japanese so this is a new experience for me.

[@redronin8288]

thank you for this, I will finally be able to sing bink's sake as a native english speaker. thank you so much!

[@kovocalstudio]

You're very welcome!

[@redronin8288]

@@kovocalstudio 👑

[@misteriolefebvre4204]

OMG YOU'RE CANADIEN!?!?!?! I'M COMMING TO SEE YOU RIGHT AWAY!

[@kopiiseverything994]

Wise words. Details tutorials. I hope theres part 2.

[@shimi2550]

This video is very helpful I want to do Japanese covers but I just realized that the real problem is I don't have a good singing voice wwww

[@kovocalstudio]

Yes, being able to sing well can be challenging. Let me know if you need any help!

[@MilitaryMackes]

Thankyou

[@Dekuissocool]

This is actually super helpful! This is very helpful and very recommended! This made me improve singing "Be the music!" On pjsk! Thank you so much

[@kovocalstudio]

Glad it helped!

[@Carboy45]

So pretty much everything I already know since ive been learning the language for the past ₆ months lol

[@Jukuchina]

❤️

[@youhavenoMARBAS]

This is actually easy for an italian, the sounds are similar.

[@kovocalstudio]

That’s interesting! The similarities between Italian and Japanese sounds can definitely make it easier to pick up Japanese songs. Thanks for sharing your perspective! 😊

[@TheBlueKnight5]

This makes sense! I've had problems singing some of my favorite anime opening songs. Hard to pronounce the "ra, re, ri, ro, ru" and in some instances, when to hold and when not to. I don't want to totally copy, but I just want to learn how to sing, but better! This is a challenge!

[@kazua06]

lol i wanted to sing A Cruel Angel's Thesis from neon genesis and he had that song as reference nice thankyou

[@kovocalstudio]

My pleasure!

[@pianomello]

Thank you so much for the tips!😊

[@kovocalstudio]

You're so welcome!

[@s_sanny]

the fact u got the exact song in here tht i want to learn to sing (evangelion)

[@cory177]

I’m trying to learn Merry-go-round by man with a mission, and I’m using this to help me pronounce it properly. Thank you

[@kovocalstudio]

My pleasure! Good luck:)

[@jtrdns]

Very informative! Though I know the Katakana and Hiragana but still this is helpful. Reminiscing my time at n Japan. Gambatte on your channel!

[@kovocalstudio]

Thank you, Mommy!

[@kenendico490]

英語うますぎーーーーー！

[@Jack_Español]

Thanks for this. Love from PH!

[@kovocalstudio]

Thanks, Jack!

[@xtra-valkyri]

I really want to lean the Japanese version of the Pokémon Journeys theme song and this helped that you

[@kovocalstudio]

I’m glad this helped!

[@epppmm]

Hi! I find this tutorial very helpful as I'm learning to cover Japanese songs in the future :) and I also want to learn the language itself too so was wondering if you have any free recommendations on where to learn as a beginner

[@prathyusp8948]

Hear I am, after watching "your name" And wants to sing Sparkle now,

[@prathyusp8948]

Are you serious😂😂😂 actually he is explaining the one which I really want

[@chiandbri5650]

Your name is my favorite too

[@juanfernandojimenezbuitrag2434]

こさん、can you please make a video explaining why is hard to sing in Japanese? Is not about pronunciation my Japanese pronunciation is good, because I am a Spanish native, but when I sing in English Spanish I sound better than when I sing in Japanese.

[@kovocalstudio]

Hi Juan, thanks for your comment and for suggesting a video idea! "Why is singing in Japanese hard?" would be a great topic so I'll make a video on this soon. Thanks again and I hope you can find the video when released:)

[@hannylemus8728]

Great video!! Recently I started to hear japanese songs. I've learned some songs and your video was really helpful for me (o_ _)ﾉ彡☆ However I think is easier to me because I'm Spanish native speaker.

[@kovocalstudio]

Thanks, Hanny! I'm glad the video helped! I hear from other people that Spanish shares common vowels with Japanese too. What are your favourite Japanese songs?

[@hannylemus8728]

@@kovocalstudio I love Soma Saito's songs, he's a seiyuu and has a beautiful voice

[@kovocalstudio]

@@hannylemus8728 Oh, I've heard him do voice-over for many animes but had never sung him sing. I'm listening to "carpool" and yeah he has a beautiful voice:)

[@hannylemus8728]

@@kovocalstudio I'm glad you liked his songs, I love carpool 🤩

[@Jess_Plays_Toca]

i already know some words in japanese hai!

[@michellefreis3139]

I Was Trying so hard to do this maybe it's just the Vocal Range of the songs or how I pronounce things, But I couldn't do this after 1-2 Tries and I don't even know how to get better at it, I watched this 2ish times.

[@kovocalstudio]

Hey Michelle! Thanks for checking out the video and I totally understand your difficulties. It's hard to sing the way you'd like to and I bet you are not the only one on the boat. If you need any help, you can visit our website to get more tips. kovocalstudio.com/. Good luck!

[@Kanin_is.Beri_Good]

my tounge is flexible and i can pronounce some hard japanese words

[@kovocalstudio]

Thanks for checking out the video and for your comment!

[@Sinamuna]

The one main thing I struggle with that isn't covered in this video is singing along to Japanese songs when they sing very fast (Lucky Star's OP ("Motteke! Sailor Fuku"), "Say Fanfare" by Fubuki (Hololive), etc. I also struggle with reaching high and low notes so there's that (I tend to try and match the tone of the singer instead of trying to work my voice comfortably, haha).

[@kovocalstudio]

Check this one out for the top singing fast Japanese songs. kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3i1h5hnjZJ9l80

[@Chicknroyale]

To my dearest mother who tried to get me to say my Ls at the front of my mouth: ha.

[@user-gq1yj1hm7u]

i already can read romaji very well the problem its i get struggle when the lyrics are fast

[@kovocalstudio]

A lot of my students are having a similar struggle too! Slowing down music will help you on this:)

[@user-gq1yj1hm7u]

@@kovocalstudio thank you so much! I will try :]

[@smiles8075]

POV your singing sounds better in Japanese so your learning to sing in Japanese

[@FarhamHassani]

Bro I watch the one piece anime ever since it's started nowonder why I knew romaji and I could sing(edit btw the for the advice it was rly helpful

[@ngck_]

i want to sing black catcher thats why im here :)

[@kovocalstudio]

I hope this video helped you to some extent. We have the part 2 video just came up so you may find it useful for you to learn to sing black catcher. kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3i1h5hnjZJ9l80

[@spellafayzy]

I found this video too late :( I started learning Japanese and watching lots of anime to sharpen my pronunciation! The first Japanese song I sang was Gurenge (LiSA) and thanks to a hard start I don't have to worry about singing any other Japanese song wrong.

[@Futureyearsago-io8zx]

Hello i m trying to sing Sparkle your name. Can you make a full tutorial . Arigato

[@kovocalstudio]

Thanks for the request! It’s added to the list

[@raynavillus4927]

I am currently learning to sing Get Closer by Kodo from the Witchblade Anime znd it is proving to be very challenging. I have the jist of the song learned up to the first chorus bug the enunciations of certain words are really tough for me to get the hang of in time. So I I play the song stop and skip back until I get it right, singung it in time is the ussue though. Warriors from the Yugioh Anime, I absolutely love singing along to this and I can mostly fo so without reading the lyrics.

[@thatoneguy_-]

Yo in my language there three way to say a ah ahh ahhh and 2 way to say d ya and da

[@kovocalstudio]

Thanks for checking out the video, SReaper! That's amazing that there are so many ahs in your language. Japanese Ah should be easy for you to pronounce :)

[@Raquilerryuuki]

Maybe a little to late to ask for this, so I love one utaite on youtube named mafumafu, and curious how did he train his vocal to sound like that?? anyone know any tips? please let me know, thank you very much.

[@jodisonglee3577]

New subscriber here thank you so much 🤗🙏

[@kovocalstudio]

Thanks for subscribing, Jodi!

[@Leinabin]

I almost live in Japan for 4 years but I still can’t sing some fast part :(. But thanks for making this helpful videos!

[@kovocalstudio]

Thanks for watching the video! I’m glad that this video was helpful! Yes, fast parts are always tricky to sing😉

[@bread1778]

I seriously need to learn Japanese I completely forgot how to learn a new language I am currently stuck with 3 languages

[@SleepyCinnamon]

im gonna try to learn koi no uta… wish me luck 😭

[@scarlettplanet9037]

Hey there, quick question Mr Ko. i'm currently putting together a song, and i've been interested in learning to sing in Japanese correctly myself. i'm currently learning a LOT from your videos! i can sing Well in English, but i'd like to work on My pronunciation in Japanese as well. Though i only know some Japanese Words, i want to learn all i can. Have you perhaps run across any phrases Like, "神に栄光あれ" (Kami ni eikō are) I think That's "Glory to God" in English.. but How would i go about singing it respectfully, and correctly both ways?

[@sjj26000]

Why this channel is underrated . Subscribe your channel.

[@kovocalstudio]

Thanks, Surix! Thanks for your kind words and your comment means to me so much!

[@the-birbo]

I've always been really confused about singing words with ー versus っ. They always sound the same to me in songs but is there a rule for singing them?

[@kovocalstudio]

Good question! the "っ"　has a pause between 2 syllables and ー is a sustaining tone.

[@0lalalini]

Any tips for old folk songs? Im learning sakura at the moment

[@FishieeXD]

Kick back... Imma just say that

[@skyspaghetti8250]

I've always known what konnichiwa means

[@meimeifiyah]

Can you teach Lost Umbrella? New sub btw :)

[@kovocalstudio]

Hi 55 moon! I'd never heard the song until now but it’s a cool song. I'll look into it and add it to the list! Thanks for watching the video and subscribing!

[@SoggiLettuce]

i’m nervous when i sing so i never know my full potential, maybe when everyone is gone in my house and i’m all alone Lolllll.

[@nerdhouse1368]

There are songs I want to sing that are in Japanese but I'm concerned about something. I'm concerned about being seen as appropriation or offensive I'm any way since I don't speak Japanese. I've been practicing pronunciation for a long time now but I just really want to respect the songs I love so much even if that means I can't sing them the way they were originally written. I don't really want to them translated into English for two reasons: it messes with lyrics and rhythms.

[@kovocalstudio]

It’s easy for us to become perfectionist but at the end of the day, it’s your voice and your art so don’t too much about being perfectly natural:)

[@yowioxity905]

I want to sing the song king but I cant speak fast

[@kovocalstudio]

Thanks for checking out the video and for your comment. I recommend you to slow down the music and learn the song first. I hope you will be able to sing the song you wanna sing!

[@roshhandle]

I want to sing a song and have a dream to release my own Japanese song one day…where do you live now bro?

[@kovocalstudio]

Hi Rosh! Thanks for checking our video and your comment. I live and teach in Vancouver, Canada!

[@theworu9656]

I am a N2 student. I make music and make melodies recently I got vocaloid 5 I do make vocal melodies but don't know how to write lyrics in Japanese as i fear writing wrong Japanese or anything that means wrong. So any tips, sir?

[@kovocalstudio]

Try Italki:)

[@theworu9656]

@@kovocalstudio ありがとうございます!

[@R.S_editzz]

Can you please do a tutorial on how to sing peace sign by kenshin yonezu

[@shiijigates12010]

I'd make a japanese song but my Japanese friend said that some part are error, I'll hope you can help me😞🙌

[@kovocalstudio]

Hi Shiiji! Thanks for your comment and I’d love to help you out! It’s hard to know what you can improve without hearing your voice. I recommend you taking our online trial lesson from the link below, so you can get professional feed back and know how to practice to get better. kovocalstudio.com/trial-lesson/. Please send any questions to [e-mail]. Talk soon!

[@Razorrr_]

as an asian reading romaji is really easy for me lol

[@dickeylow]

I wanted to sing Shinjinrui but can’t sing the English cover bc I can’t pronounce English Rs so I’m here

[@Nina_edits00]

1:27 u sure that’s not just German

[@pupperdoodle]

I only want to sing Japanese so I can sing a renai circulation

[@carolinenicole333]

Omg same Lolllll how’s it going?

[@kovocalstudio]

Oh yeah! I heard this song before! This song is so cute 😊

[@pupperdoodle]

@@carolinenicole333 been doing good (not with Japanese but I’m good

[@c4t.g00ber]

the vowels pronunciation,that kinda sound like spanish pronunciation words- yeah,i do speak Spanish, but sometimes i wish i could be Japanese c':

[@kovocalstudio]

Thanks for checking out the video and for your comment! It's good to know that Spanish shares similar vowel pronunciations!

[@cloudydied]

Know how to read Romaji and just listen to song I wanna learn way too much for me health, that's how I've been doing ig

[@jinny82]

The japanese r... is difficult also for italians, we have a... yakuza r X°°°D けど、今の問題は発音ではなくて演歌のその小さいノートなんです（こぶし。。。？っていうのかな。。。もう帰国から5年過ごして、色んな忘れています。。。スナックへ行きた～～～～い　T__T）（すごく馬鹿なコメントすみません）

[@kovocalstudio]

スナックいいよね：）

[@Ssomeeoonee]

-Just repeat what you hear- How do you remove letters?

[@dokushintanuki401]

is it possible for an asian man to sing song sung by japanese woman?

[@kovocalstudio]

It depends on the range of the song and your vocal range, but yes, it is possible. It's a good idea to change the key of the song you'd like to sing to see which key feels more comfortable for your voice. Hope this helps!

[@dokushintanuki401]

@@kovocalstudio ok but what type of practice I should take for a beginner like me?

[@kovocalstudio]

@@dokushintanuki401 You can watch this video of our from the link below. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6ecl4N-q7WGpM0&ab_channel=KoVocalStudio-SingJapanesesongs-%E5%8C%97%E7%B1%B3%E5%BC%8F%E3%83%9C%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88%E3%83%AC The video explains things in Japanese but there are great exercises in it so this can be a good practice video for you. If you'd like to get a more personalized set of exercises, you can book an online trial link from the link in the description. I hope this helps!

[@dokushintanuki401]

@@kovocalstudio thank you so much!

[@JhonatanMV]

I speek spanish, i think that is more easy the pronunciation? Jaja

[@acedoculara9736]

Can someone help me pls I need help because I will sing My Hero Academia Opening song "The Day"

[@kovocalstudio]

Hi Ace, thanks for your comment. "The day" is a pretty hard song to sing but we are able to help you get closer to how you wanna sound through online lessons. You can find details from the link below. kovocalstudio.com/trial-lesson/

[@LIVE-ki9td]

I hope you could answer this question of mine, or anyone would see this question. Why is it Japanese Singers don't do riffs or runs in thier songs? I notice this ever since but I just couldn't find any answers. 🙁

[@kovocalstudio]

Hi Feb Feb, Thank you for your comment! It's a great question! I think one of the reasons Japanese singers don't use many riffs and/ or runs is that Japanese music tends to focus more toward the meaning of the lyrics than melodies. Japanese music has been influenced by very old traditional genres such as Minyo and Enka where they put most of the attention towards the meaning of the words and the feel of the song rather than the technical singing style. With that said, there are many Japanese singers who use riffs such as Misha, Ayaka, and Dreams come true. They sing more so like R&B J-pop rather than typical J-pop, This is what I think based on my experiences as a vocal coach and growing up in Japan, so I hope this helps:)

[@Omniescent_Pen]

unexpected anime contents

[@shadownovakj]

How did you get your dumb cane to look so nice??

[@tabby7189]

Good video, but I disagree with your title. All four tips were about diction, so the title should have been about diction or pronunciation in Japanese singing. Also, did you think I wasn't going to call you out for adding a stop consonant at the beginning of the ざ 😛 you're setting them up for confusion About the ん syllable, Dogen made a video showing seven pronunciations in native Japanese speech and under which context each one comes out. Maybe a future video idea for you?