[Spring Songs] Moving tracks to hear in April: tear-jerking masterpieces of spring
When April arrives, some people are fired up for a new chapter in life, while others are surely still feeling the lingering glow of graduation, setting off on new journeys, or the sadness of parting.
At the start of a new season, a mix of emotions—anxiety, butterflies, excitement—bubbles up, doesn’t it? In this article, I’ll introduce some moving songs that will stay close to your life this April.
Every track has lyrics that sink in and tug at your heartstrings.
These wonderful classics—the encouragement of music—are sure to give you strength!
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[Spring Songs] Moving tracks to listen to in April: Tear-jerking spring classics (61–70)
CorrectRADWIMPS
A song by RADWIMPS that resonates with students’ hearts.
It delivers a powerful yet warm message to young people standing at the crossroads of graduation.
Originally created for the 18 Fes, an event for 18-year-olds in 2018, it was released digitally in January 2024.
Its lyrics delicately portray the journey of searching for the right answers in life and the shifting nature of friendship, sure to deeply touch students on the brink of graduation.
It’s a perfect track for the spring graduation season—why not give it a listen?
We againSG
It’s a heartwarming song that pairs perfectly with the cherry blossom season.
SG’s gentle vocals weave together memories and hope.
Centered on the themes of parting and reunion, it conveys the importance of the days we spent and our expectations for the future.
Released in April 2021, the piece resonated with many listeners.
In November 2024, a wind ensemble version was featured in a CalorieMate commercial, adding a new layer of appeal.
It’s a track you’ll want to listen to at graduations and other life milestones.
Highly recommended for those facing farewells with friends who want a bit of courage for the road ahead.
Before the departureWANIMA
This is a support song from WANIMA dedicated to everyone taking a new step forward.
It warmly conveys the greatness of getting back up again and again, and the importance of turning past failures and regrets into strength for the future.
WANIMA’s hallmark upbeat sound overflows with a refreshing energy that makes your body sway before you know it.
Released digitally in April 2021, the song was also chosen as the theme for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks’ “Fight! Kyushu” project.
It’s a track that gently gives a push to those starting a new chapter or facing challenges right now.
CHE.R.RYYUI
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
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.
Winter and Springback number
In January 2024, back number released a song that richly portrays the aching pain of heartbreak and the hope beyond it.
The sorrow of a love that ended unexpectedly, despite the belief that one would be chosen, is delicately woven together with scenes of snow and spring.
The protagonist’s feelings—once dreaming of a fairy-tale happy ending—shift with the changing seasons.
This breakup story, told from a unique perspective, gently embraces a wistfulness that everyone has felt at least once.
Produced by Masanori Shimada, who worked on “Suiheisen,” and featuring Iyori Shimizu’s first attempt at directing the music video, it’s a tear-jerking spring song that quietly stays close to those trying to move past the pain of heartbreak.
Sing of springback number
A gemlike ballad that delicately portrays tender emotions, where the gentle scenery of spring melts softly together with the ache of heartbreak.
With imagery of a soft breeze blowing along a tree-lined street that stirs memories of a past love, it’s a warm, encouraging song that stands by those who have experienced parting.
Included on back number’s mini-album “Nogashita Sakana,” released in February 2009, this piece carefully traces the feelings of trying to be strong while sensing emptiness, and the resolve to move forward while holding reasons they cannot meet.
It’s a song perfect for the spring season, one that quietly stays close and gives a gentle push to those carrying the pain of goodbye.