on the other hand Like a dragon The game revolves around yakuza immersing themselves in a dangerous world, in the shade. The franchise is best known for its many distractions in the dense neon cityscape.
One activity that remains a franchise staple is karaoke. A rhythm mini-game where you take a break from the high stakes plot at the karaoke booth and sing to the content of your heart.
First introduced Yakuza 3 As a result of Ryosuke Horyoli’s karaoke obsession, the songs featured at karaoke quickly became the core aspect Yakuza game.
To celebrate 20 years Like a dragon Recent releases of Like a Dragon: Hawaiian Pirate Yakuzait will be ranked The most iconic karaoke song in the series.
This list considers the songs of the entire Yakuza as if they were the main line style of the dragon.
10 Camparo Larabee
Underrated Encagems
Kamuracho Lullaby is One of the first songs to debut in Karaoke Mini Game Yakuza 3, A song written on Rom Romanticize Kamuurcho, A city full of crime and joy.
Kamuracho Lullaby is written as Enka Song, a traditional Japanese ballad genre that is slowly sung along etheric tracks, with an emphasis on the vibrato of the singer’s voice.
Kiriu never gets old to sing melodramatic songs, And Kamrocho Larabee is no exception. In the middle of the song, he really enters the mood of the song, makes dramatic moves and sees him bowing when he gives him a performance of his life.
What’s interesting about this song is that it was featured in Yakuza 2 “Enkalife” in the form of matter; Kiriu meets and helps Chikamatsu, an old-fashioned Enka singer who is trying to make it bigger.
I can’t immediately recognize someone else on this list, Kamuracho Lullaby is a slow and romantic ballad that fully encapsulates the Asian karaoke experience.
9 Hell’s Stew
Kamuracho City Rock
As one of the new songs introduced Yakuza: Like a DragonHelstew is a much heavier, darker, ominous alternative rock song that portrays the hot pot as a demonic ritual.
Both Zhao and Ichiban can sing this song, Zhao’s usual calm and mellow voice is a fun contrast as he unleashes and screams in a heavy metal song It is deeply inspired by the band Seikima-II, known for their demonic outfits and theatrical make-up.
Some fans have explained that Hell Stew is the judgement of this new generation, but they are not wrong. What’s a better song about Friendship Bonds?
If you’re listening to the original Japanese version, you may notice that Zhao’s voice is very similar to Bakugo My Hero Academia.
That’s because they’re both being called out by Okamoto nobuhiko, A resume stacked with anime voices contains icons like rin Blue Exorcist And from Himalru Freeze.
8 Like a butterfly
Kiriu wrap!
When Karaoke was first introduced in the franchise, Most songs were sung by hostess at karaoke clubs to entertain guests, The same goes for the culture of Japanese hostess clubs.
debut Yakuza 6 And sung by the hostess, Sakiakai and Riona Ichiho, It’s a fast-paced, intense J-rock song, like butterfly.
The song features Kiriu wearing goofy future sunglasses It’s usually two hilarious character moments to the stoic dragon of Dojima, while providing backup vocals and rap English lyrics.
As Butterflies became a staple for female characters in subsequent games, And while the inter-wrapping jets may be a bit off-skirt at first, they don’t distract you from the bad songs of female characters in the franchise.
7 Goro Pirates Theme
The real treasure has always been friendship
Release of Pirate Yakuza It brought not only a new cast of characters, but also a new karaoke song for Majima to sing.
Goro Pirates’ theme is a campy yet passionate rock song that pumps blood Majima and his crew march towards an invisible enemy in the music video.
Not only is it the theme of the main menu and the end credits of the game, it also exists great in the game world as you can hear Majima and his crew sing as ocean fantasies as you sail through the Hawaiian seas.
As much as I hate to be exposed to unprecedented discourses of sub and dub. I have to admit that the iconic Matt Mercer sings as Majima sounds much better More than Hidenari Ugaki’s voice, as an iconic Majima despite his iconic voice.
6 The future I dreamed of
Typically, it’s the first one
In many ways, Ichiban Kasuga is the perfect successor as Kiriu’s main protagonist Like a dragon series, It symbolizes a paradigm shift in the way RGG Studios writes heroes from powerful, quiet types to raucous and brave.
Ichiban’s song, the future I dreamed of completely encapsulates the tone of Yakuza: Like a Dragonit has an anime-like atmosphere that suits RPG games inspired by: Dragon Quest.
The future I dreamed of is described as Ichiban as a character, He remains true to his worth and hopes for a future despite the constant sadness he has experienced in his life. Ichiban was a prisoner who died at age 40, as there was nothing, but he was still able to make his own name despite all the possibilities.
As one of the series’ most exciting and hopeful songs, The future I dreamed of has a great message that keeps your head high and you are doing your best Regardless of your situation.
5 Today it’s a diamond
A happy song with melancholy lyrics
With a bright, hilarious backing track of classic 70s style pop rock. Diamond is a seemingly happy song today On the surface, it sounds like a parent trying to wake up a lazy child from a deep sleep.
But if you look at the lyrics and know the context of this song, Today Diamond has amazingly depressing and boring lyrics.
debut Yakuza 6the song essentially hides behind the song where Kiriu happyly gossips and sadness when he learns that his adopted daughter Haruka is in a coma after a fatal encounter with the Yakuza.
The contrast between the tone of the song and the lyrics is very unsettling. He sings about lyrics that parallel the meaning that if Haruka isn’t awake from her coma, Kiriu might end his life In the last two lines of the Karaoke version: “You will never wake up/I think I’ll sleep too…”
Today Diamond is one of those songs despite the sad lyrics about death. It was an incredibly fun song and won the place in the top five.
4 Machine gun kiss
Fires a billion kiss
Machine Gun Kiss is a passionate rock song about showing dedication to your lover by filming a barrage of kisses with powerful, offensive power chords with the full version of Badass Guitar solo.
Like the other Yakuza Karaoke mainstay, machine gun kissing was sung by different characters: Kiriu and Shinada Yakuza 5and Yakuza 7. Of the three singers, The version of Adachi, titled Police Specification, is probably the best.
Kiryu’s voice actor Takaya Kuroda has the iconic singing voice that we all come to love, but is also known for vocalizing the snake voice from Adachi’s talented voice actor Akio Otuka ( Metal Gear And everything is one My Hero Academia), brings the song home with his ad-libbing and impressive belt.
3 24 hours Cinderella
Majima is forever young
Majirock and Get The Top the Top are some of Majima’s best songs, but 24 Hour Cinderella is definitely his flagship song. Simply because it’s entirely because Majima is a pop idol of the 80s who plays acrobatic stunts on roller skating.
This is a friendly reminder Majima is standard in the 60s During the events of Infinite wealth and Hawaiian pirate yakuzahowever, he still exudes the super energy he’s always had since debuting in the game.
First introduced Yakuza 024 hours of Cinderella is back Pirate Yakuzaand this time, Matt Mercer sings the song in English dub. I make Majima sound much younger than I really am in this song. the Like he sang from the heart and went back to his youth.
Not only that, this is one of the songs that Majima actually sings, where he screams like a madman and instead of the typical rambling Majimaism.
2 Judgment – Shinpan –
We are bad boys
Don’t be confused with Yagami’s spinoff series starring Yagami.
First introduced Yakuza 0 Sung by Kiriu and Nishiyama Judgment – Simpan – intentionally horny, reminiscent of 80’s rockas it portrays two brothers wearing leather jackets and headbands fighting an unfair world.
But since they fell Yakuza 0 And the final feud Yakuza 1/kiwamiKiriu hasn’t sang this song for decades, but that’s sad It’s Kiriu’s favorite song, by default.
That is, until Kiriu meets Ichiban, Yakuza: Like a Dragon and Like a Dragon: Infinite wealth.
Coincidentally, both Nishiyama and Ichiban share the same Japanese voice actor Kazuhiro Nakaya. Some may say that if Nishiyama had not been lost from his own path, then Nishiyama might have become.
Infinite wealth Version of Judgment – Shinpan – Kiriu governs the burning sibling passion she felt decades agoand despite growing weakly from his aging and cancer, it’s great to see Kiriu relive the best parts of his youth.
1 Bakamitai
I’ll sing for you…
Bakamitai is undoubtedly the franchise’s most iconic song. This is because it has been closely linked to the franchise’s popularity surge since it became a meme during the 2020 pandemic.
The song is remixed into countless deepfake meme formats. It leads to people making collages of dozens of deep characters singing Bakamitai in the ensemble choir.
It was my first debut Yakuza 5, Bakamitai is more closely related Yakuza 0.Translated as “I’m a fool,” the song is a melodramatic ballad about Heartbreak, and it fits surprisingly well. Like a dragon.
But outside of the popularity of that meme, Bakamitai is a catchy and sad song about heartbreak, and the singer laments that he regrets what happened to things.
It is sufficiently symbolic that anyone who takes a song seriously can be moved by its lyrics, and at the same time it is just as fun for those who recognize it as a song of memes.
Bakamitai is so popular that RGG Studios decided to adorn us a few years later with the spiritual successor of the song Infinite wealth: Baka Darou, or Bakamitai 2.0, as fans are lovingly calling it.
Baka Darrow does not have the iconic status of Bakamitai, It takes over the hornyness of a romantic karaoke song, and when you see the lyrics of self-deprecating about losing love by missing an opportunity, it hits hard.
There are typically heartfelt intimate things about karaoke Bakamitai fits this bill as the most iconic karaoke song Like a dragon Franchise.
