Cheer songs to listen to in April. Uplifting tunes that color the spring.

CHE.R.RYYUI

CHE.R.RY

Let me introduce a song that refreshingly portrays a bittersweet spring romance.

Delicately expressing the feelings of unrequited love conveyed through cell phone emails, this track by YUI gently sings about the beginning of love—something everyone has experienced at least once.

With warmth, it depicts the protagonist, who isn’t good with emojis, having their heart skip a beat at messages from their crush and fretting over the back-and-forth of replies with pure sincerity.

Released in March 2007, the song resonated with many and was later included on the album “CAN’T BUY MY LOVE.” It was also used as the ending theme for the anime “ReLIFE: Final Arc.” It’s a perfect cheer song for those experiencing their first love in a new environment, or for anyone ready to take a new step forward with the arrival of spring.

Cherry Blossom Timeaiko

aiko - “Sakura no Toki” music video

A masterpiece that seeps into the heart, capturing a bittersweet yet beautiful scene of love under the radiant spring sunlight.

Released by aiko in February 2000, this song gently sings of a new romance budding with the season of cherry blossoms.

While carrying doubts from the past, the protagonist finds meaning in life through meeting someone special, portrayed alongside a calm, soothing melody.

Chosen as a Calpis Water commercial song, it has brought comfort to many listeners.

Included on the album “Sakura no Ki no Shita,” which reached No.

1 on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart.

It’s a track you’ll want to play on a spring drive beneath rows of cherry trees—resonating in your heart as the scenery passes by the window.

This year’s cherry blossomsflumpool

This year's cherry blossoms

It’s a classic filled with warm cheers for those leaving their hometowns and taking a new step, a beautiful song that naturally stirs a positive mindset.

Released on the December 2009 album “What’s flumpool!?”, it was also used as the opening theme for “Minna no Koshien.” Created as an answer song to their debut track “Hana ni Nare,” this piece has comforted many as an anthem of support for the season of departures.

As spring arrives—whether you’re starting a new chapter in life or striving toward new goals—it will give you a strong push forward.

Vermillionsumika

Vermillion

Sumika presents a song that captures the arrival of spring in vivid vermilion.

Singing of forward-looking challenges and new beginnings, the track gently embraces the mixed colors of hope and anxiety that the season brings.

While Kenta Kataoka admits he “used to struggle with spring,” he reveals that his feelings have changed through his experiences as a musician.

The song is featured on the album “Vermillion’s,” set for release in March 2025, and has also been chosen as the theme for Duskin Co., Ltd.’s new TV commercial, “Connecting Our Feelings.” Carried by a refreshing melody that conveys the joy of walking alongside someone, this piece will surely offer a gentle push to everyone ready to take their first new step.

It’s okaywacci

wacci “Daijoubu” Music Video

This is a heartwarming medium-tempo ballad by wacci that gently conveys the importance of embracing both tears and smiles as the colors of life.

Written and composed by member Yohei Hashiguchi, it carefully weaves the deep feelings embedded in the everyday phrase “daijoubu” (“It’s okay”).

Released in August 2015, the song was used as the theme for the TBS drama 37.5°C no Namida.

While life presents many challenges, it reminds us that the process of overcoming them and growing is itself an irreplaceable time.

It’s a warm song that offers sincere words of encouragement to those who may feel ashamed of showing vulnerability or tend to carry burdens alone.

Helloyama × bocchiboromaru

yama × Bocchi Boromaru “Hello” MV (TV anime “Pokémon” opening theme)

This is an unconventional collaboration between yama and Bocchi Boromaru, where a hopeful vocal performance merges with a refreshing band sound.

Centered on themes of “the courage to move forward,” “respect for diversity,” and “growth and challenge,” it beautifully expresses the will to overcome hardships and stride toward the future.

The song premiered in October 2023 as the opening theme for the TV anime Pokémon, and was released as a CD single in December of the same year.

It’s a track that gently encourages those facing changes in their environment or new challenges.

Especially in times of anxiety or doubt, why not lend an ear to this warm, uplifting piece?

On nights when cherry blossoms fallaimyon

Aimyon – On the Night the Cherry Blossoms Fall [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO]

A delicately rendered song about the arrival of spring and the pain of parting has arrived from Aimyon.

Its melody cradles feelings that scatter like cherry blossom petals, layering in the sense of distance between two people, anxieties about the future, and the bittersweetness of the changing season.

Her vocals carry a warm tenderness that quietly seeps into the heart.

Released in February 2021, the track was used as the theme song for ABEMA’s romance reality show “Koi to Ookami ni wa Damasarenai” and is also included on the album “Kimi no Me ni wa Ochiru yo Record.” It’s recommended for those taking a new step on a spring night when cherry blossoms are in full drift, or for anyone experiencing a farewell with someone dear.

Alongside its gently embracing sound, it offers a moment to release the feelings tucked away deep inside.