I ranked every Yakuza Protagonist by their Singing

[@LaVitaNouva]

You wouldn't want Yagami to sing, the whole budget of the game will be double or triple.

[@LuisMane1]

Yokohama would be homeless

[@resyntax]

Judgement 3 would be 2 PNGs of Yagami and the final boss spazzing out with a karaoke track in the background

[@kentmichaelgalang686]

@@resyntax lmao imagine if that became their weapon against the final boss in an abridged video, where yagami just goes to a karaoke and sings to fuck with the game's budget and make the final boss lose budget for their moveset or smth

[@Moister356]

I'm pretty sure Kiryu and Akiyama VAs were good singers before the Yakuza gamess.

[@HolyDragoon98]

Kiryu's VA is in a band

[@BoyGeorgiaX]

I don’t understand how the new English VO thought he could hang with these guys.

[@Pun291]

​@@HolyDragoon98 yagami is also in an idol group

[@kd0079]

@@Pun291 yes and even after his group disbanded, he still releases albums and do concerts as a solo artist, but the price for him to sing would be way too high for RGG studios lmao

[@XCC23]

@@kd0079 also tbf a lot of multi-talented artists like keeping their shit separate. It was *really hard* for Nintendo to convince Jack Black to sing in the Mario movie for exactly that reason - he'd like Jack Black, the actor, to be one thing and Tenacious D, his music act, to be another thing.

[@GuardianGamerKey]

Akiyama and Kiryu voices definitely sound good so ofc they deserve to be at Perfection 🔥

[@KPdropped40]

Oh yea

[@denkikaminari4458]

Kiryu’s voice actor has a Spotify and has made ten songs

[@KPdropped40]

@SteveyTheEx-Eevee 😂

[@KPdropped40]

@SteveyTheEx-Eeveelil bro??? But wassup

[@ToddersonOCara]

Akiyama being the best singer in the entire franchise without a doubt

[@haakonht]

Fits the character so well too! He's the definition of smooth.

[@MrLlama-rc8nj]

Adachi's Machine Gun Kiss is beyond underrated it's the most fun version of the song

[@KPdropped40]

Facts

[@windwind3170]

Now listen here, boy. This is a Christian household and we have some ground rules here. 1. We do not swear. 2. We pray to our lord and savior before the meal. 3. We listen to Shun Akiyama Baka Mitai full version extended with lyrics HD quality anniversary edition every day before the supper.

[@KPdropped40]

Yessir

[@psychopearl]

Nagakura's (Saejima) song in ishin is his best one for him i feel like he'd go higher in the tierlist if you listen to it.

[@KPdropped40]

I’ll check it out

[@notonthrax]

My favourite karaoke song is "Zetsubou-chou Pride" from Yakuza Kiwami 2. I love metal and metal-esque songs, and having Kiryu as the lead singer with Majima as the background vocals is just the icing on the cake. #1 song in my opinion, #2 goes to "Today is a diamond".

[@Virgile77777]

I love you

[@ElRunaDeDios]

I was going to be very upset if the mad cinderella of shimano didn't got a high tier. Who couldn't love that beautiful "everybody say... ROUUUUGE OF LOOOOOVE!!!"

[@gianncmedina7805]

Saejima's Rouge of Love is pretty great aswell. There's an adorable dialogue that Saejima has saying that his brother taught him to dance (but I believe that that only happens if you do poorly on the song) but it's still adorable nonetheless.

[@FrankByDaylight]

Eyo! Yagami's English VA sang in like a Dragon as Namba. If that counts lol. Bro has a good singing voice.

[@KPdropped40]

Dang I really should’ve put Ichiban’s party in the video now

[@NukaKappa]

@@KPdropped40 Kiryu’s great but Adachi topples in MachineGun Kiss

[@KPdropped40]

@@NukaKappa definitely I love his version of machine gun kiss

[@thareqprimaharianto8725]

@@KPdropped40 Spoiler: He put unnecessary spices for MGK that makes it stands out from the others. His English version however, sounds good if it was Shinada instead of Adachi.

[@Hunter-im3tg]

Full version of Baka Mitai by Akiyama is so beautiful

[@cornycob]

akiyama is the king of yakuza karaoke almost all the AI voice overs of baka mitai are his version. I also love haruka's singing in yakuza 5 I would say your ranking is based asf

[@KPdropped40]

Yo!!!, I appreciate it

[@moisesmastique]

majima got his own game so we can hear more of that sexy voice

[@yoshimallow]

0:57 Though Kenshiro doesn't sing in Lost Paradise, his voice actor (Akira Kamiya) in the Hokuto no Ken anime did sing some songs that were used in said anime, or even just put in the Soundtrack Ken-Hokutosei (Ken-Big Dipper), Kouya no Kaze (Wilderness Wind), and Kareta Daichi (Withered Land)

[@zettonhz]

Akiyama singing Pure Love Kamurocho is my all time favorite

[@KPdropped40]

It was my first time hearing it in the video, now it’s my favorite from him

[@tobitobi2493]

I had this video in the background and I broke my neck to look when Akiyama came on

[@kryg]

Shinada really is kinda cooking tbh. Man can sing like Hironobu Kageyama. Bring him back for a cameo in 8 so he can sing some We Gotta Power

[@renhardhalim]

He's the reason i hear machine gun kiss. So far his version is the best for me

[@Twocogsmontgumry]

Need a version after 8 with every character who picks up the mic, protag or no. If he gets more songs, I think Adachi might be S tier.

[@KPdropped40]

Oh I definitely will

[@aronsurakh1747]

this did not feel like a 9 minute video I wanted more lmao

[@KPdropped40]

Thanks , honestly I thought I was dragging the video out

[@franciscor390]

Is there a special tier list for Yong Yea?

All of the Yakuza and Judgment series is just a spinoff for the story of Shinada

[@KPdropped40]

Fax

[@Doktor_dooom]

All of the videogame series are just spinoff to Shinada for the story

[@justice9539]

I know Nishiki and Ichiban technically have the same voice, but where would you put Fish Man for his Judgment performance?

[@KPdropped40]

Perfection without a question

[@LuckyyBrawl]

saejima being that low is a war crime. hes not the best singer of the bunch, but he absolutely seems trained.

[@zengravy1878]

Its a crime adachi wasnt here his machine gun kiss goes so hard

[@KPdropped40]

Ik it one of my favorites too. I definitely gotta remake this list at some point.

[@Happy_Sailor639]

I like how there's no: "Put the mic down!!!" character in the tier list.

[@clairecorin5684]

What sucks about 2 of the characters in vocally disabled is that their seiyuus CAN sing. Takuya Kimura (Yagami) was in SMAP and has a solo music career. He's insanely popular. I can't speak on Tanimura's OG voice but in the remaster he's voiced by Toshiki Masuda, who is in multiple 2D idol projects (idolish7 and ensemble stars). The characters he plays are pretty popular and he's a really talented singer as well. Also has his own solo music career. If either character was allowed to sing they'd be in perfection but alas the game's budgets are only so big.

[@KissyG]

bro you perfectly described Ichibans reasoning for being in that tier list. Comedy gold.

[@johnmehlman5195]

Majima does have his own karaoke song in kiwami 2, aswell as in dead souls, also ishin (yes thats technically soji okita, but fuck technicalities, thats majima)

[@jehoon]

There’s also a canonically(?) licensed song majima made called majima no majirock from kurohyou 2

[@DatLemur]

What would you rank Dead Souls Majima's singing and why is it Perfection?

[@KPdropped40]

Nothing truer has been said

[@ES21007]

Now if we're talking about dancing, Majima and Yagami automatically shoot up to perfect, and Kiryu is just behind. Kenshiro goes to beyond perfect because while he's not technically dancing, he's rhythmically beating up people and healing people. You put a guy capable of healing and exploding people to Ode to Joy at bottom and see how he reacts.

[@KPdropped40]

I gotta see everyone dancing now

[@sheevpalps3846]

Saejima should be one tier higher for sure. Surprised but happy that Majima is that high. The best song of his that shows off his range is Majirock. I like Ichiban’s voice, some of the songs work better for his tone. You should hear some of the interjections as well as to tell in addition to Judgement Shinpan.

[@joey.buckets]

KP dropping bangers only

[@KPdropped40]

Yessir

[@Kingsnax12]

Why didn’t you add the whole yakuza 7 party hell the JAV actresses from kiwami 2 as well

[@KPdropped40]

I forgot about Ichiban’s party members when I recorded the video .

[@Monou111]

we need a tier list for the best singer of like a butterfly

[@KPdropped40]

We do

[@thareqprimaharianto8725]

In my objectively right opinion that count as a fact, Kirara Asuka is the best singer.

[@TrajGreekFire]

Takuya sings, it's just that they play Majima no Majirock over it

[@LucasRCD]

He sings karaoke but due to limitations his singing is conveyed via combat grunts.

[@vibespidersstudios8895]

To be honest you should rank all the female partner singers from the clubs, mama singers, male singers. Somehow in Yakuza 0, I prefer the mama partner sing with me then the club girls.

[@vibespidersstudios8895]

Also Majima singing in dead souls is the hardest mini game in all the karaoke games.

[@KPdropped40]

Yup I’d imagine

[@icancsharp]

W content, this guy should definitely make more videos.

[@KPdropped40]

He should unfortunately this guy is a little stupid

[@nam6282]

now do this for every party member in 7 and 8

[@jameshibberd5134]

1:39 say that again for me please

[@tas-n7h]

yakuza singing is so good it cant ever be bad

[@KPdropped40]

Ur right

[@armedstrobbery1934]

Shrimpnada hitting us with that heavenly voice

[@KPdropped40]

That why he needs to come back

[@AkiyamaIsEpic]

i clicked to see akiyama's spot , left with a big fat like button

[@KPdropped40]

Appreciate it

[@holdfish6414]

joryu new song sayonara silent night is a real banger fr

[@KPdropped40]

Need to listen to it real quick

[@VioletPistols]

Majima not being in the highest tier is crazzzyyyyy

[@garryhlambert]

The only proper yakuza tier list

[@KPdropped40]

Yessir

[@madcakes02]

bro’s directing traffic LMAO

[@darkz_0593]

Bruh y cant say Ryuji started singing yesterday . Brother sings way better than anyone after they start singing.

[@skeletonmcwellington8942]

Can't believe he forgot Joryu SMH new tier list when

[@EngineerTeamFortress2]

Damn didn’t know most of these fighters were also singers

[@KPdropped40]

Ik right

[@thenorthstarronin]

Kenshiro can definitely, sadly we did not get it in Lost Paradise

[@Joe-gq2kv]

Shout-out to Akame, Saeko, and both JP and ENG Zhao

[@Dethronerofworlds]

honestly ryuji singing is not that bad imo??? like I kinda dig it

[@KPdropped40]

I like it but compared to everyone else he just not as good in my opinion

[@langus.]

Video was perfection.

[@KPdropped40]

Thanks, I appreciate it

[@TrajGreekFire]

yo where is Yong Kiyu tier below vocally disabled

[@KPdropped40]

He gets his own tier

[@LucasRCD]

Autotune Hell tier

[@hiddenlineage4296]

English Kiryu ranks in PUT THE MIC DOWN.

[@KPdropped40]

That’s too high

[@iLukeLite]

please listen to majima "get to the top"

[@KPdropped40]

Oh trust me I have. It’s amazing

[@StarVlogUniverse]

Aint no way my man put Shinada over Ichiban

[@suhsnow]

Kiryus VA actually has a band on Spotify.

[@KPdropped40]

That’s pretty sick, what is it called ??

[@VendedorDeMorte]

@@KPdropped40 kuroda takaya & goodfellas

[@suhsnow]

@@VendedorDeMorte it’s takaya kuroda & goodfellas

[@namirakira7138]

Did you not count Majima no Majirock as Tatsuya singing it since it is Majima's VA singing it in Karaoke?

[@KPdropped40]

Yes

[@Prometheus--]

Yusuke as profile picture 🔥🔥

[@KPdropped40]

Yup he’s the goat 🐐

[@Prometheus--]

@@KPdropped40 ☕

[@FuzzyRebuilder]

wait till you hear majima sing get to the top (solos akiyama and kiryu no diff)

[@Shy_Abi]

Nishiki not being a protagonist is the biggest flop in the franchise

[@KPdropped40]

I wish for a Nishiki Gaiden and have it take place between 0 and 1

[@SilllyBzns]

Akiyama is my king 👑

[@KPdropped40]

For sure

[@TheDTSZ]

Yagami may not be able to sing but at least he’s god-tier at dancing

[@KPdropped40]

Oh yea

[@cheeseball2967]

Akiyama is the bear singer, yes

[@thebeastfromwithin3024]

Kenshiro is voiced by Kiryu.

[@shadowofsparta4568]

I'd personally put majima in S tier. Other than that cool list though. 👍

[@KPdropped40]

Yea I can see that

[@UltraSnance]

Based Video🔥

[@KPdropped40]

Baseder Comment my man

[@gurg__]

7:04 this is taichi?

[@KPdropped40]

Yes

[@協420]

tatsuya sings muppet in kurohyou 1

[@KPdropped40]

Damn I didn’t know that

[@huryshmarkian]

Only I noticed, that Kaito is absent!?

[@KPdropped40]

Yes

[@Sarmathal]

I’ve never seen a tier list before I agree with 100%.

[@sahansubayi5101]

There are a lot more character that sing in yakuza games

[@KPdropped40]

Yup, this list only has characters that you can control in game

[@sashapinesnguyenhienhoa8003]

Why there so many owl jumpscare at haruka section

[@KPdropped40]

I was up late editing, and Kiryu sounded like an owl in my head.

[@blametheghost]

Kiryus best song is Judgement and i will die in thie hill

[@KPdropped40]

I thought this before I listened to machine gun kiss for the first time

[@werevin649]

I also think Majima's voice actor hates singing

[@KPdropped40]

That’s crazy, he’s so good tho

[@michaelbardock8675]

You forgot Nishiki. He can sing judgment lead in 0

[@KPdropped40]

He would’ve been there with Kiryu but u don’t get to play as him in any game

[@michaelbardock8675]

@KPdropped40 oh so this list is just for the playable characters?

[@KPdropped40]

@@michaelbardock8675 yup

[@ethan82714]

where's date? in protag mode

[@debuffz7405]

Put majima lead singer right now bruh

[@sprunkmansprunk3369]

I love shinada but that man cannot sing, also Okita Soji is perfection

[@KPdropped40]

nah respectfully bro was cooking

[@melvint-p9500]

You’re gonna have to lower Kiryu a little bit

[@KPdropped40]

No

[@tobitobi2493]

Akiyama mogged Ryuji 😭😭😭

[@Ratchet-Taco]

You forgot kiryus English dub

[@KPdropped40]

I forgot everyone’s English dub

[@AbdallahAhmed-qz6uu]

where is joryu and suzuki

[@CliveGlitch]

What about Kaito? He's vocally disabled

[@KPdropped40]

Yea I should’ve had him on here

[@dish-wu9vb]

Yagami got nerfed 😢, kimutaku would be number 1

[@Pun291]

I hope the financial support rgg is recieving is enough to get yagami to sing if thet make a third judgement game

[@dish-wu9vb]

@@Pun291 Just by making Judgment 3 WITH Yagami i'm satisfied

[@klaus.sfc01official30]

This man forgot suzuki and joryu gaiden i am very dissapointed

[@KPdropped40]

How unfortunate

[@Kuroiwa1988]

Tanimura above Ichiban bruh 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Akira_Nishikiyama_reaction]

No Yakuza 7 other party members?

[@KPdropped40]

I realized that I forgot about them as soon as I stopped recording the video. I probably have to remake this video at some point.

[@Akira_Nishikiyama_reaction]

@@KPdropped40 The kiwami version of this video is based

[@Akira_Nishikiyama_reaction]

​@@KPdropped40been 4 month, still waiting the kiwami version with Yakuza 8 party members Tier list

[@KPdropped40]

@@Akira_Nishikiyama_reaction damn I’ll make that one next

[@maqvy]

How come joryu isnt here 😢

[@KPdropped40]

He is, u just gotta look for him

[@HonkG.Womblatin]

do their english dub now...

[@FersoElFlaco]

wher fishki

[@KPdropped40]

U can’t play as him in the games he’s in

[@kamarocho]

Haruka bottom tier i aint even playin

[@KPdropped40]

I respect it

[@jackleighfield4507]

English ichi 😮😮

[@godemperormeow8591]

Instant thumbs down. Shinada is perfection.

[@KPdropped40]

No

[@mfmoai]

balls out