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 classic answer song. Songs that weave feelings: love songs (31–40)
The Regent’s Downfallsadamasashi
The original song is the same singer’s “Kanpaku Sengen.” The answer song, released 15 years later, sets aside the marriage-time bravado of “Kanpaku Sengen” and instead sings of the sorrow of a man lightly treated by his family.
But it’s not just a simple role-reversal; in the latter half, it turns into a cheer song for fathers like him—that’s what makes Masashi Sada so remarkable.
Dear Lonely GirlKato Miria
The original song is ECD’s “ECD no Lonely Girl feat.
K DUB SHINE.” In addition to the original track, it samples Marvin Gaye’s “Sexual Healing” and Yuri Satō’s “Lonely Girl,” delivering a straightforward portrayal of a real, down-to-earth girl’s feelings.
Never Again… feat. Dōji-TBENI
The original song is “Mou Ichido…
feat.
BENI” by Dohzi-T.
Although answer songs are often released some time after the initial song, this one was released six months after “Mou Ichido…
feat.
BENI.” The two form a pair—you could say listening to both enhances their appeal.
Another RainYasushi Nakanishi
The original song is “Saigo no Ame” by the same singer.
It’s one of Yasushi Nakanishi’s signature songs and has been covered by many artists; this track is an answer song released 17 years later.
The composition is also by Takashi Toshimi, who wrote “Saigo no Ame.” It’s a piece where you can savor his beautifully matured voice, which hasn’t diminished even after 17 years.
My Room, My Dress Shirt, and MeHiramatsu Eri
As an unofficial coupling to “Kampaku Sengen,” the song that became a hot topic on the streets was Eri Hiramatsu’s “Room, Dress Shirts, and Me.” It’s a straightforward expression of a wife’s feelings toward her husband.
Some people call it a song about a scary woman, but when a cute woman sings it, it comes across as earnest and charming.
You’ll definitely want to try it at karaoke and see how everyone reacts.
A classic of answer songs. Songs that weave feelings—love songs (41–50)
FOREVER LOVEShimizu Shota × Kato Miliyah
The original song is by the same singers, “Love Forever”; like this song, it’s also a collaboration between Shota Shimizu and Miliyah Kato.
Even before Shota Shimizu’s major debut, the two had collaborated on a track called “I’M YOUR ANGEL.” As this is their third collaboration, their chemistry is perfect.
An unfinished love song I’ve been working on foreverHata Motohiro
Written specifically as the theme song for the film “A Love Letter on Our 35th Year,” this gem of a ballad gently and warmly portrays a love that deepens with the passage of time.
Motohiro Hata’s clear, luminous vocals resonate as if tenderly enveloping feelings for a cherished person.
The track began streaming in February 2025, and a CD single was released in March ahead of the film’s premiere.
The movie depicts a husband who, upon retiring, struggles to write a love letter to his wife; accompanying the protagonist’s emotions, Hata carefully weaves his words like a letter.
It’s a song we recommend to anyone who, in the course of days shared with someone precious, has rediscovered the profound significance of their presence.