Cha-La Head-Cha-La, performed by Hironobu Kageyama, debuted in 1989 as the opening theme of the Dragon Ball Z anime, with music by Chiho Kiyooka and lyrics by Yukinojo Mori. The song became one of the most recognisable anisongs ever recorded, covered by artists across Asia and Latin America and re-recorded for films, games and anniversary concerts. Its chant-like chorus turned it into a lasting shorthand for heroic hype, which is why short clips of it still circulate in edits and memes decades later.