[2026] A Vibrant April BGM That Evokes Spring | Summary

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Superfly – Spring is a Gradation Official Video

This is a Superfly song I’d like you to listen to when you want to feel the thrilling gradation of the seasons.

It’s included on the album “Heat Wave,” released in May 2023, and was written as a campaign song for FM802 and Chuo University.

It was originally performed by a limited-time unit, but this version is a self-cover by Shiho Ochi.

Her powerful yet light vocals gently envelop the mixed feelings of anxiety and anticipation that come with spring.

There’s a warmth that feels like it’s giving a supportive push to those starting a new chapter in life.

It’s a pop number that gives you the courage to take a step forward when a change in environment has you feeling a bit tense.

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reGretGirl “Spring” Official Music Video

A song that captures the bittersweet feelings of those left behind as someone dear steps into a new life with the arrival of spring.

Released as a single by reGretGirl in April 2020, it was also included on their full album Curtain Call, released in January 2021.

While depicting lingering heartbreak, the song overflows with a warm message that affirms the person looking ahead, making it especially fitting for the season of farewells.

Spring brings all kinds of changes—doesn’t it leave you feeling a bit unsettled? Many of you have probably found yourselves reminiscing about the days you spent together.

It’s a perfect recommendation for a sentimental spring!

Spring has comeFlower

A heartwarming yet bittersweet song, flower spring has come

A medium-tempo ballad that paints a spring scene unique to that season—graduation arriving while still carrying an aching, unspoken love.

Included on Flower’s album Hanadokei, this piece was released in March 2015.

Its warm, guitar- and piano-centered sound gently envelops the words that went unsaid.

Many listeners will likely resonate with Masato Kotake’s lyrics, which capture vivid, true-to-life snapshots of the classroom and the route to school.

The melody is calm and easy on the ears, making it perfect for softly singing with friends during the season of farewells.

A classic as soothing as a spring breeze.

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Sing of spring

Back Number’s “Turning Spring into a Song” has been beloved by many fans since their indie days.

Contrary to spring’s gentle atmosphere, the helpless feelings and lingering attachment after a farewell are penned in Iyori Shimizu’s real, down-to-earth words.

The song is included on the mini-album “Nogashita Sakana,” released in February 2009, and was later selected for their 2016 best-of album “Encore”—a number that can truly be called one of their origins.

The unadorned guitar sound, rather than being flashy, only heightens the urgency and poignancy.

In April, when meetings and partings intersect, if you listen on a night when you want to pause and sink into nostalgia, it’s a track that will quietly stay close to your heart—a song perfect for a spring night.

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indigo la End 'Spring Melts'

A song by indigo la End where the gentle warmth of spring coexists with a fleeting fragility that feels as if it might vanish.

The beautiful melodies spun by Enon Kawatani tenderly accompany the delicate emotions that sway with the changing seasons.

Originally written in 2021 as a campaign song for FM802, this track was later self-covered by the band.

Released digitally in 2022 and included on the 2023 album “Aishuu Engeki,” the song captures the season of spring—when meetings and partings, expectations and anxieties about new environments all mingle.

It’s a spring classic you’ll want to add to your April playlist, offering the sensation of the ice in your heart slowly melting.

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Ikimono-gakari “Haru Uta” Music Video

With its exhilarating beat and powerful vocals, this track feels like it shoots straight up into the spring sky.

It’s a song by the three-member group Ikimonogakari, released in April 2012 as their 23rd single.

Written specifically as the theme for the feature film Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker, it captivates with a sense of speed that aligns with the movie’s world.

Hotaka Yamashita handled both lyrics and composition, brilliantly capturing the mix of anxiety and hope that defines the season.

Listening to this song is sure to fill you with the courage to move forward.

Perfect for April, when new chapters begin, it gently yet firmly gives a push to anyone ready to take on a challenge.

Under the full bloom of cherry blossoms, make it your companion as you take that first new step.

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Spitz / I Should Be Able to Fly in the Sky

When you feel the warm spring breeze, there’s a melody you can’t help but hum, isn’t there? Released in April 1994 by the four-piece rock band Spitz, this song is a timeless classic loved across generations.

It became widely known as the theme song for the 1996 drama “Hakusen Nagashi,” and went on to become a million seller.

Also included on the album “Sora no Tobikata,” the song’s lyrics vividly capture the immaturity and timidity unique to youth, and the fresh sense that meeting you will set me free.

Its worldview, where anxiety and hope intermingle, is sure to gently support anyone starting a new chapter in life.

Give it a listen this April, as an anthem of encouragement that gives you the courage to take a new step forward.