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

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Leo Ieiri - Harukaze (Full ver.)

This is a wistful medium-tempo ballad that makes you suddenly recall past feelings of love with the arrival of the warm season.

Unspoken feelings and the lies told to avoid ruining a friendship—the unique pains of youth—are delicately portrayed through Leo Ieiri’s clear, translucent vocals.

This track was included as the lead number on the album “TIME,” released in February 2018.

At the time of release, a short film expressing the song’s worldview was also unveiled, capturing many hearts alongside the visuals.

It’s a song that will gently keep you company when you want to quietly linger in memories alone in the spring breeze, or when you wish to reflect on bittersweet recollections.

Please listen while overlaying it with the precious scenes that live in your heart.

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Kana Nishino “Best Friend” [Track on 15th Anniversary ‘ALL TIME BEST’]

It’s a heartwarming friendship song that expresses gratitude to a best friend who supports you in both good times and bad, written plainly and straight from the heart.

Released in February 2010 by Kana Nishino—an artist beloved for her cute vocals and relatable lyrics—the single was chosen as the campaign song for NTT Docomo’s “Ganbare Jukensei” (Good Luck, Exam Takers) campaign.

It was later included on the classic, hit-making album “to LOVE.” This track brightens spring events—a season of partings like graduations and moving on to new schools.

How about using it as the BGM for an Instagram Reels video that compiles beautiful cherry blossom scenes and cherished photos, dedicated to a dear friend with whom it may no longer be easy to meet as before, as you both step forward onto a new stage?

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RADWIMPS – A Masterstroke [Official Music Video]

Many of you have probably felt your heart race watching a music video set in a baseball stadium.

It’s a high-energy track packed with fiery determination, aiming to turn the tide from a do-or-die pinch.

Included on RADWIMPS’s classic December 2013 release “X to O to Tsumi to” (×と○と罪と), this song unites the entire venue at live shows.

Although it wasn’t tied to any specific campaign, it remains a steadfast favorite among fans.

April often brings new environments and lives, and with the excitement can come just as much pressure.

In those moments, listen to this song that gives you the courage to hang on at the last second.

When you feel like you’re about to lose to yourself, it’ll give you the energy to stand up again.

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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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Harujion BUMP OF CHICKEN LIVE

“Harujion,” sung by BUMP OF CHICKEN, is themed around the white flower harujion that you start seeing by the roadside around April.

It’s something easy to overlook in everyday life, but the song overlays the straight-growing harujion with the personal convictions tucked away in one’s heart.

April marks the start of a new chapter, and it’s a time when anxiety can swallow us up and make us forget what’s important.

This piece carries the message: believe in yourself and keep moving forward, no matter how many times it takes.

Take your time to savor the meaning of the lyrics as you listen!

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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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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.