TOP 100 Japanese Songs of the 2000's (REACTION)

Top 100 popular Japanese songs from the 2000s. Now, I may be a 90s kid, but I grew up in the 2000s, and the 2000s, call me biased, were the greatest time to be alive. So, let's hear what Japan was listening to back then in the streets. [music] >> Number 100 is already gods here, man. Oh my god. Tell me that doesn't sound beautiful. Pieces of a dream. This song is a dream. >> This like This seems like something they throw in at the end of like a a a Nickelodeon movie or something. No, it wouldn't. The [ __ ] am I talking about? [music] Yo, I just imagine watching a skateboarding montage video with this song playing in the background. Hell yeah. I'd be doing [ __ ] kick flips to this [ __ ] man. I wrote a major. >> Yo. [music] Oh, here we go. That's what the ladies were listening to. Slow dancing, too. >> [music] >> Love it. [music] >> Green. [music] [singing] >> This is the Green Boys, right? Kind of sounds like the Green Boys. Was this their original name? Green? I don't know. It sounds like them. [music] Were they around that long? I don't know. I I don't know. >> It sounds literally like the Green Boys. [music] >> Wow. [music] >> Wow. >> I'm telling you right now, I'm going to love every song in this [ __ ] list. >> [music] >> easily. [singing] >> Bro, I would be having the best Christmas ever if this song was playing in the house. Wow. [music and singing] Oh, [singing and music] I love the the the 2000s uh uh uh what's it called? style, man. Oh my god. Like they were always wearing [ __ ] like this, man. It's so cute. [music] Wow. Beautiful. [music] [singing] >> I've said that about every song so far. [music] >> Wait a minute. Wait a minute. 90 with Sakura and then 89 with Sakura. Same guy. No, wait a minute. [music] WHOA. [groaning and screaming] WAIT A MINUTE. OH, I like this. Best [music] one so far. Never thought I say a song named Sakura would be the best one so far. But I do love the the the leaves. >> Sakura. >> Why can't music like this top the charts anymore? Maybe in Japan. I see a lot of rock music like this popular as [ __ ] in Japan. Never in America. We never get this in America anymore. Here goes Nicholas Light trash in America again because it deserves it. [music] >> What is Japanese country? [singing] Wow. [singing] What is a meteor shower coming? What's she looking at? The end of the world. >> Can we go back to playing the piano on rooftops? Can we go back to this era, please? I like this. Oh my god. Little monkey boy over here, man. >> Damn, bro. I want to throw a banana at him. >> [music and singing] >> Southern All Stars. That was actually their name. >> That's so funny. [singing] >> Can we go back to this era of music? Just singing on a random hilltop man with a dress on. >> Singing to the ocean on some Moana [ __ ] >> Wow. Beautiful. >> [singing] [music] >> Bump of chicken, bro. They've been around that long. >> Oh my god. [music] I mean, obviously they were making like um Naruto songs, I believe. I'm not sure. Am I thinking about the right group? I'm not sure. But wow, man. Are they going to be more on this list? Because this song is great. [music] I'm going to be so surprised with the names on this list of I'm like, dang, they've been around that long and they're still popping. >> Yeah, I like the slow, passionate vibes. The love is in the air vibes. [music] Sounds like a very passionate song like lyrically. Fragile. >> Taps it to the taps into the Japanese psyche. >> Look at the title of this song. Wait a minute. Sign watino. Did I say that right? Did I say any of that out right? >> [music and singing] >> again. >> I'm telling you, this is the green boys. I am [ __ ] telling you, man. Kesky. So good. I know this. I've heard that, bro. This is the Green Boys. Really? Is that autotune or is this just like a style of singing? [singing] >> Maybe I'm just not cultured, but I don't know about this one. [music] >> Orange range. 2004. [music] >> YO. YO, THAT SOUNDED GREAT. [music] >> This guy singing to like his his his 10 wives right now, man. [music and singing] >> I'm getting hard just listening to this, man. God, I'm about to bust. >> [music] >> I love a good old girl rock band. This is really cute. >> Here he comes. Exiles back. He's not an exile anymore. >> Oh, this guy brings the [ __ ] music. You know what I mean? Like, yeah, bro. Hell yeah. making all the Japanese horny with this one, including me. >> My nipples are hard. [music and singing] >> Wow. Heavenly. What a heavenly sound. I like the the the tempo of this graffiti. [music] Wow. [music] Look how much style the 2000s had, bro. Look how much it had. You go on the charts nowadays in America and it's all the same [ __ ] [ __ ] >> There was such versatility and [music] diversity in Japanese music back then, in the 2000s in general. Maru [screaming] >> 2003. >> Yoda's song is great. >> How old is she here? 12. [music] >> Now we're getting to the era of music that I even know. I mean, from anime openings, right? Aqua Times. Didn't they do a Bleach opening? [music] That guy had full on dreads. >> 67. [music] >> Wow. Arashi, BRO. I JUST CHECKED OUT ARASHI THE OTHER DAY ON my second channel. Oh [ __ ] Yo, these guys are awesome. Soldier boy. [music] Oh, now this is the Japanese R&B. >> Yo, [music] >> those Japanese slow vibes. >> See, if I was Japanese, right, my mom was Japanese, this would be the type of music she likes. This >> This is right up her alley. You know what I mean? [music] Juju [singing] >> love it. >> This would have been me. Honestly, this would have been me in the 2000s. This was my style of music, bro. This in hip-hop. Holy [ __ ] And R&B, I'd be all over that [ __ ] like a dick. Rock out [ __ ] Supercell. >> Oh, Monagatari. Yeah. Yeah. Wow. >> Triple platinum. >> I believe it. >> What is this? Blue clues. Blues Clues. Lazy Town. [music] >> I'm going to try my best to say this name. Ready? Marono Kamino Ottoame. How was that? How'd I do it? Tommy Shimatani. >> I like that name. Yo, look at her move >> like a butterfly. [music] around and [singing] [music] wait a minute, man. >> This would be my number one song, honestly. My way by Dev Tech, >> bro. I gota t I got to check out Japanese rap. Y'all got to start requesting [ __ ] like this, bro. Indie. Of course they're indie. [music] >> Wow. Huh? >> Am I right? Wow. [music and singing] >> Okay, this is the second best song other than the rap one by Death Tech. My favorite Yusuke Himari about Borutoto sister. Insane foreshadowing. >> [music] [singing] [music] >> Yo, this guy looks like the coolest guy in the world. >> I like that. >> Exiles back with the love, bro. That [ __ ] music. [singing] [music] >> Oh, it's like the Japanese Chris Brown. [singing] >> [music] >> We know this. We know this artist. >> Oh yeah. >> Oh my. THIS WAS 2004, MAN. Oh my god. I was 11. I was nine. Can't count. [music] Yeah, Aqua Times. Always killing this [ __ ] Always. Of course, >> Orange Rage. >> Wow. I want the world to go back to this style. Look at this. [music] >> I'm not the biggest fan of this song. I'm not going to lie. It's a little too poppy for me. >> Hey, [music] Mr. children back at it. Never heard of them. >> Cute video. [music] Roman slow rock song. I like it. Intimate. Thank you. [music] >> Yo, Mr. Children's all over this [ __ ] man. >> Never heard it. >> I love this. What happened to Mr. Children? [music] >> There ain't children anymore. I don't know. >> They ran the 2000s. >> They probably left right after [singing] >> Hikaru Utada. I think I read in an interview or something or I seen an interview where she was inspired by like R&B in America or something. I could be completely wrong thinking about somebody else, but if I'm right, man, you could hear it, man. >> Her music is so [ __ ] good. Like, man, come on. Zenu Zenu. [music] >> No more cry. [music] >> No more crying, guys. >> D51's here to save the day. [music] [music] >> Yeah, bro. In 2006, nobody was cooler than Katun. I can tell you that without [music] even knowing. >> This is the cutest video of all time. Oh my god, I'm going to cry. [music] I'm going to [ __ ] cry. >> Look at this [ __ ] It doesn't get cuter than this. Bring back videos like this. Damn it. >> [music] [music] >> This is one of the better songs. Love this one. 2000. [music] I was five. I thought the world was going to end. >> Wait, is this bleach or No, it's something else. [music] >> So good. [music] >> Damn, bro. He look like a Orochi Maru there. The Southern Allstars are back. This was past my time period of music, right? I'm not saying like guys, I was like, how old was I there? Eight years old, but I wasn't really listening to music like this back then. This is more like my parents. My parents would love this [ __ ] >> I wonder like it's like groovy get down music. You know what I mean? Like I wonder if the kids were listening to this in 2003 or was it more for like the adults? You know, it seems adult and I'm an adult right now, but I feel like a little kid >> at heart. Let me roaming back at it. Kayuki [music] overworld. Yo [ __ ] this is my type of music right here, bro. Akanakuma toan noi. Hell yeah. >> What year was this? It should say it. It's double platinum though. Nice. Back to back. They were killing it that year. I wonder if [music] it's the same album. A man's in his winter coat now, so it might be a different year. Yep. Yep. This was that parent music right here, man. Parents at the disco type music. [music] >> Yo, Hikaru Utada ran the [ __ ] country, man. Oh my god. I'm a prisoner of her music. No, that would mean I hate it. I meant that in a good way. [singing] >> I love her music. >> Billion hits. Four billion hits. Look at that. Crazy. [music] The guy will flool. That's a name. Flumpool. [music] >> Pretty good. I would have been the number one super fan of Ikaru Utada back then. Seriously, man, I would have had her her face on my shirt. Maybe even my forehead. >> Yeah. >> Yep. She'd be my number one. >> I love her. She's great. And she's still killing it to this day, bro. Bees again. Bees in the trap. >> Never heard of bees. >> Have they done an anime opening? I don't know. [music] He kata back at it. [music] I can't really explain it that well, but this music video just makes me feel so nostalgic and good inside. It's such a beautiful video, man. And the song is great. Just compliments it at the same time, man. I mono wait Monogakari. I'm practicing, guys. Kimur romantic. Romantic. THE GREEN BOYS BACK AT IT AGAIN. [music] >> DAMN, I didn't know they were this popular. [music] >> Unless that's what they're called in Japan. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. Who knows? [music] Damn, this guy's on a surf party. >> Crazy, bro. You may be cool, but you're not cooler than a Kawata on a [ __ ] surfboard in a suit. >> In 2001, [music] >> this guy's surfing. He's performing underwater. Wait. Oh, no. Wait. Sea of Love by Southern. Oh, it's the Southern All Stars. >> Leave it up to Japan to perform underwater. They'd be the first. [laughter] >> This is the Finding Nemo theme song in Japan. [singing] >> Do I have to say it again? I love her. She deserves it. [music] [singing] >> Is she going to be the next 20 spots? [music] >> Wait a minute. Is it the Kingdom Hearts song? It's the same as the Kingdom Hearts rhythm. No. Is this the same? I don't even [ __ ] know anything. >> [music] [music] >> Bro, it's one of the coolest outfits I've seen. >> Wow. [music] I cannot keep it secret. I HAVE TO LET IT OUT, BRO. She is the greatest. >> 2001. Hey Siri, how old was Hikaru Utata in 2001? >> Do you want me to use chat GPT? >> Dude, just [ __ ] give me the answer using chat GPT. Just use Google. It's not working. It's not. I'm gonna look up this. How old Wait, how old was Hikaru Utada in 2001? I'm going to guess 21. 18. It says Hikaru was 18 for most of 2001. It's a funny way to put it. Holy [ __ ] She just got out of high school. >> [music] >> How old was she when she started? >> Oh my god. If we watch the '9s video and she has songs in there, I'm going to go knows blow up >> like a bomb. >> A lot of songs named Sakura. I mean, I would sing about Sakura, too, bro. island than Japan. I'm so beautiful. >> Every Japanese artist has a song named Sakura. >> No, that's that that's a little racist that I said that. I I didn't mean it in a bad way. You know what I mean? Like I'm saying I would too. [music] >> Bump of chicken just has that voice, bro. Oh my god. You can hear it from a million miles away and know it's them. One [music] of a kind. Yeah. [music] >> It's not only a beautiful world, it's Hikaru's world. We're just living in it. [singing] >> Yeah. The Wow, it's so beautiful. >> Maybe it's [music] an oxymoron. I don't know. Ah. >> [singing] >> I know you are [music] sunny day. >> Wow. >> Plumb back at it again. [music] Yeah. [screaming and groaning] >> HOW MANY HITS DOES SHE HAVE? >> I guess I got to wait and see. [music] >> 20,000. Oh my god, she's 17 here. [music] >> And it was probably recorded when she was like 16. >> [music] >> We've seen her name a lot. Become Monakari. Monagatari. [singing] I wonder what that means. >> She's singing to the younger generation, telling them not to do drugs and end up like America. >> [music] [singing] >> 2007. She was in her 20s still. In her [ __ ] 20s, man. She ran the world in her teens and now she's running the world in her 20s. Even more so. 2007. >> [singing] [music] >> Wow, this looks like 19 1900s. The >> Southern All Star, bro. Them, too. They're killing it. This list. [music] >> I wonder what happened to them. Are they still alive? >> He looks like he could be in his 30s there. [music] >> You never know in Japan though, bro. I say in their 30s. Watch him be like 78 here. [music] >> [music and singing] >> This is what Hannabe was named after in JJK. A Mr. Children's song. [music] >> Wow. >> I thought it was Hikaru Utada again, bro. Nah, no, no, no, no. She's had enough hits. There's no way she's on this list again, bro. This sounds good, too. [music] >> Yeah. Oh yeah. Six. >> Wow. Aqua times. [music] [music] Yes. It's >> so cool to know that this is what Japan was listening to in the 2000s. Like top 10 [ __ ] right here, man. That's crazy to me. It puts you into that mindset of like a young Japanese male or female or even an adult listening to this to feel younger. This seems like younger music. [music] >> All the girls were probably crazy about him back then. All the moms This is the happiest guy I've seen in my life. >> I'm not a fan of this song. >> It's probably classic Japan. You know what I mean? Like all all the old head watching me right now like, "Fuck you, kid. This is the goat. Supima Switz. >> Is that a [ __ ] mole? >> Orange Range had the number two song in the 2000s. I didn't know they were this big. >> What's number one going to be? >> [music] [music] >> Oh [ __ ] Wait. [laughter] Bluebird was number one. Triple platinum, bro. was probably quadruple platinum by now. Times two. Holy [ __ ] bro. It's like triple diamonds. Oh, no. That's lower. Onyx. It's like triple Onyx BY NOW. GOD DAMN, MAN. What the [ __ ] I didn't even know it was this artist. I never looked it up. Who sang Bluebird? I guess it was her. Ekimona Kakari. Man, you know how many songs she has or this group has on his goddamn list? >> What? 10. I wonder how many of the songs in the top 100 were related to an anime because yeah, a few of them I noticed, but a lot of them I feel like weren't. But the number one is an anime song, Naruto. Bro, Naruto ran the [ __ ] world in the 2000s. Not only in Japan, but America as well. Bro, please, please, please. I can't handle this again. Please give me another video like this. Like, I got to see the 90s or the 80s. I'm excited for the 90s. So, if y'all want me to do the 90s, like this video and let me know down below. Yo, definitely want to do that [ __ ]