A masterpiece of an answer song. A song that weaves feelings—a love song.
Answer songs are created as responses to original songs.
This is a unique genre that draws attention as “sequels to songs,” featuring many love songs and narrative-driven tracks that often center on differences in perspective between men and women.
In addition to music’s charm of allowing countless interpretations—one for every listener—one of the joys of answer songs is the new discoveries they offer: realizing, beyond what you felt from the original track, that there were such feelings and stories behind it!
We’ll introduce not only the classics but also relatively new tracks, carefully picked along the way.
You might just get hooked on the worldview that connects artists’ intentions!
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A masterpiece answer song. Songs that weave feelings – love songs (11–20)
double playAitani Reina
Reina Aitani, who started her solo career in 2019 after her idol days.
In this track released in 2020, the flow sung with her sweet voice feels so smooth.
Born from the live event “NANIWAdelic,” which fuses comedy and music, this song is an answer track to Mitorizu Moriyama’s “Shoban,” with lyrics and composition by Reina Aitani herself.
It’s a love song that weaves in a baseball short hop and a double play.
Rap can sometimes be a savior in life.
Those love-filled lyrics are wonderful, too.
Fragments of a DreamZONE
ZONE, the girls’ band that took the early 2000s by storm.
This song, released in 2002 and used as the theme for Kids War 3, was created as an answer song to the big hit “secret base ~Kimi ga Kureta Mono~.” The title appears in the chorus.
Each word slips in like a puzzle piece, wrapping you in a feeling that depicts the inner struggle of growing up as time passes from those boyhood days we once dreamed of.
No matter what future we live through, the “great hope” we felt back then may continue to remain forever.
User ManualNishino Kana
Kana Nishino’s “Torisetsu” is often said to have made Masashi Sada’s “Declaration of a Husband” unnecessary.
It’s a song in which a woman, about to get married, tells her future husband how to handle her.
She sings her own user manual (abbreviated as “Torisetsu”) as a form of troubleshooting for married life.
Maintaining a marriage is tough no matter the era, isn’t it?
Poem of Cherry BlossomsKANA-BOON
A song sung from a woman’s perspective in response to the indie-era classic “Sakura no Uta.” It feels fresh that the version from the female viewpoint uses kanji in the title, and the sound has a gentle atmosphere.
When you gaze at cherry blossoms, vivid memories from the past come rushing back, don’t they? With KANA-BOON’s uniquely beautiful Japanese-style expressions, this answer song portrays the passage of time.
The music videos are connected, and I think there’s a special charm you can grasp by listening to both.
Which do you prefer? Be sure to listen while paying attention to the differences in perspective between the two tracks.
I Want to See You feat. Spontaniaazu
Around 2008, Spontania released a series of love songs featuring various female singers.
This is the answer song to “Onaji Sora Mitsumeteru Anata ni” with AZU.
A medium-tempo ballad whose graceful, elegant melody line overflows with heartache.
Many listeners likely set this track as their ringtone, layering their own feelings—those they wanted to convey and those they couldn’t—onto the song.
The harmonies of Spontania’s two members and AZU will squeeze your heart.
Two as OneRake
This is an answer song to Rake’s “1,000,000 Times ‘I Love You,’” which became a hit with its positive lyrics and catchy melody.
It’s a love that looks not only at the present but also toward the future.
Like “1,000,000 Times ‘I Love You,’” many people likely cherished it as a confession song or as a ringtone.
The music video features the same duo, Toru Baba and Ayako Aoyagi.
With content that connects to the past, it’s a wonderful love song that makes you feel that pure feelings remain connected even as time goes by.
A masterpiece of answer songs. Songs that weave feelings—love songs (21–30)
Ms. Marikosadamasashi
A track included on Masashi Sada’s 1982 album Yume no Wadachi.
It’s said that this “Mariko-san” is the same person who appears in Miyuki Nakajima’s classic song “Akujo,” and the song portrays the loneliness of a woman whose feelings aren’t understood.
“Mariko-san” seeks a moment of happiness in alcohol.
Though she appears strong, it depicts emotions everyone carries in their hearts, and it quietly pierces you.
The gap between the melancholic lyrics and the slightly upbeat sound also leaves you with an indescribable feeling.