A coming-of-age song that was a hit in the ’90s. A classic and popular track in Japanese music.
“SAY YES,” “Tomorrow never knows,” and “Nani mo Ienakute… Natsu”—
The youth songs of the ’90s hold treasured memories hidden in everyone’s heart.
The bittersweet love of CHAGE and ASKA, the hope for the future from Mr.Children, the summertime melancholy of THE JAYWALK.
It’s as if we’ve boarded a time machine, and those shining memories of back then come flooding back.
Shall we look back on that page of youth engraved in our hearts, together with those nostalgic songs?
Ah.
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Coming-of-age songs that were hits in the 90s. Classic and popular J-pop tracks (21–30)
I’m only gazing at you.Daikoku Maki
When it comes to the first ending theme of the TV anime SLAM DUNK, it has to be this song.
I imagine many people started playing basketball because they admired that quintessential coming-of-age basketball manga, and shared their youth not only with the manga and anime but also with this song.
In the Sun and the DustCHAGE and ASKA
Released in January 1991, this is a single cut from the album SEE YA.
ASKA wrote and composed it with the desire to create an anthem to youth, expressing the struggles of young people chasing dreams and hopes through a dramatic melody.
It was used as the CM song for Nissin Cup Noodles Red Zone and as the ending theme for Fuji TV’s TIME3, reaching No.
3 on the Oricon weekly chart and selling over 500,000 copies.
Blending exhilaration with a touch of poignancy, this song will gently give you a push forward when you want to keep moving ahead despite hitting walls.
Youth songs that were hits in the ’90s. Classic and popular J-Pop tracks (31–40)
Dan Dan Kokoro HikaretekuFIELD OF VIEW
The opening theme of the anime Dragon Ball GT.
This song brings back memories of those days in my youth when I was glued to the TV, utterly captivated.
It’s an energetic track that stirs up the feelings from that time—when I was overflowing with dreams and chasing after them.
I want to shout that I love you.BAAD
The moment that intro rings out, I bet many of you feel a sudden heat well up in your chest.
As the theme song of the anime SLAM DUNK, it’s an immortal classic by BAAD that represents the Being sound of the ’90s.
Kyoji Yamada’s husky voice, laced with a sense of urgency, sings of the frustration of never becoming more than friends, squeezing the listener’s heart in the process.
The chorus, where feelings burst out straight and raw, is a true cry of the soul.
It overlaps with the passionate drama of the story’s characters, wrapping you in a rush that makes the scenes unfold right before your eyes.
It’s a timeless anthem of youth, isn’t it?
Give it some guts!!Urufuruzu
A powerful song by Ulfuls.
It’s a perfect track for those fearless, headlong days of youth.
The positive lyrics and catchy melody and sound lift you up, encouraging you to push through with guts even when you feel like you’re about to lose or give up.
Love Story Comes SuddenlyOda Kazumasa
While it’s a classic love song, this track also evokes gently bittersweet, nostalgic days.
The lyrics “that day, that time, that place” pull up from deep within your heart the feelings of a youth spent swept up in love.
I want to take only you away just like this.DEEN
Romance in adulthood gets tangled up with various constraints and appearances.
But I feel that in my youth, I charged ahead with a straightforward heart, without overthinking.
This one song makes me feel as if it speaks on behalf of that pure, straightforward feeling.