[Spring Songs] Masterpieces to Listen to in April: Classic Tracks that Color the Month

Red Sweet PeaMatsuda Seiko

Red Sweet Pea – Seiko Matsuda

The eighth single, “Akai Sweet Pea,” was released in 1982.

Sweet peas are known as spring flowers, and for many people, even if they don’t know the flower, the word “sweet pea” brings this song to mind.

The lyrics were written by Takashi Matsumoto, and the composition is credited to Keisuke Kudata—actually a pen name of Yumi Matsutoya.

It’s one of Seiko Matsuda’s most popular songs.

The lyrics include words that evoke the feeling of spring.

It’s a classic that poignantly sings of a bittersweet love.

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A Million KissesGLAY

GLAY / One Million Kisses

While it’s a song about love, it’s also a message song created with the theme “I want to be a man who can notice an SOS,” in response to the rise in bullying and violent incidents in today’s world.

Watching the news, I imagine many people feel anxious about new schools or environments.

I hope this song helps ease your tension a little.

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Spring of LifePerfume

[Official Music Video] Perfume「Spring of Life」

Perfume’s song “Spring of Life,” which even has “Spring” in the title, is their 15th single, released in 2012.

It’s a track packed with the excitement of spring and the rising, heart-thumping feelings that come with starting a new chapter in life.

Work, love, and the expectation that something new will happen—spring lifts our spirits in all these ways, doesn’t it? It’s a perfectly spring-like song to keep you company in those moments.

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End and Beginningkariyushi 58

Kariyushi58 'The End Is the Beginning'

Graduation ceremonies are held in March, and I think April is still a season when we carry those feelings with us.

The song I want to listen to at such times is Kariyushi58’s “Owari Hajimari” (“An Ending, A Beginning”).

Even if you feel lost in a new environment, remembering your best friends and the people you’ve met so far can make you stronger…

It’s the kind of song you want to hum when you want to recall that warm feeling.

Spring-colored skyOku Hanako

Oku Hanako – Spring-Colored Sky

This is another song that gives you a sense of a fresh start in life: Okuda Hanako’s “Spring-Colored Sky.” As the title suggests, spring is the perfect season to begin something new, with its warmer weather.

It makes you want to set your past self aside for a moment and bring out a new you! It also hints at the possibility of a new romance.

Spring feat. Kana Otsubo (from Spangle call Lilli line)Furukawa Hompo

Furukawa Honpo – Haru no feat. Kana Otsubo (from Spangle call Lilli line)

This is “Haru feat.

Kana Ohtsubo (from Spangle call Lilli line)” from Furukawa Honpo’s album “Girlfriend from Kyoto,” an album that featured various female vocalists.

The blend of electropop and a languid female vocal conjures a wonderfully laid-back spring atmosphere, making it a track with a soothing, slackened feel.

It’s the kind of song where you realize you’ve dozed off because it’s just that comfortable.

Cherry LetterTomorika

Cherry　Letter　PV　PART2

This is “Cherry Letter,” a song released under the name Yurika Tomorika by Yurina Hase, who is a singer-songwriter, voice actress, gravure idol, and stage actress.

As the title Cherry Letter suggests, the song, which expresses her feelings for her grandmother, clearly conveys that her grandmother suited cherry blossoms.

It beautifully captures the gentle softness of spring.