[au Commercial] Songs Featured in the Commercials. A History of CM Songs [2026]
As a major mobile carrier beloved by many users for years, au has aired countless commercials.
In the 2000s, during the heyday of feature phones, they rolled out LISMO, a service that let you listen to music on your phone, and their commercials featured songs by many popular artists.
In this article, we’ll introduce not only those nostalgic classics but also the songs used in the latest commercials.
See if you can find the tunes you heard on TV or those memorable old commercial jingles!
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[au Commercial] Songs Featured in the Ads. Historical CM Songs [2026] (71–80)
Knives Out!, Pt. II (The Will)Nathan Johnson
This commercial warns that health-related information is important data that must be properly protected.
The contrast between the anxious expression when personal data is known and the relieved expression when the iPhone Health app can protect that information conveys a sense of reassurance.
The background music is “Knives Out!, Pt.
II (The Will)” by film composer Nathan Johnson.
This piece is also used as background music in the film “Knives Out,” and its tense, anxiety-inducing melody underscores the commercial’s theme of concerns about privacy.
GuerrillaRemi Wolf
Like football players huddling at halftime to plan their next moves, a certain company’s smartphone team holds a meeting on how to take on their rival, the Google Pixel 8.
The rival packs tons of features, but “we’ve got the looks!” declares the coach-like smartphone.
After rallying the team and sending them back onto the pitch, it turns out the coach smartphone is actually on friendly terms with Google Pixel—making for a curious, whimsical commercial.
The CM features ‘Guerrilla’ by American singer-songwriter Remi Wolf, adding an extra layer of cool to the already polished image of Google Pixel.
Original song
In this SoftBank commercial announcing PayPay points, Masahiro Nakai is captivating as he sings a cool track with a powerful beat.
As the title “Magical Lip Sync” suggests, Nakai performs a lip-sync to the audio, and toward the end, lyrics that reveal it’s lip-synced—paired with Nakai’s refreshingly candid expression—are sure to make you smile.
[au Commercials] Songs Featured in the Ads: A History of CM Songs [2026] (81–90)
LISTEN TO MY HEARTBoA
This is the song that was used in au’s CDMA One C5001TCM commercial.
Thanks to “LISTEN TO MY HEART” being featured in the ad, BoA’s popularity skyrocketed in Japan and she became a huge star.
The song won the Gold Award at the 44th Japan Record Awards and remains one of her hugely popular hit tracks.
By your sideBoA
“Kimi no Tonari de” is a LISMO! commercial and is also beloved as a famous song sung by BoA.
It’s a beautiful, pristine ballad, and many listeners probably wished it would last longer.
Its heartrendingly beautiful lyrics are extremely popular.
fateTani Yuuki
A must-see commercial for music fans is the Xperia 5 IV × Tani Yuuki special movie.
It portrays the lives of people using smartphones, with an a cappella version of “Unmei” sung by Tani Yuuki playing in the background.
The lyrics, overflowing with a sense of happiness, seem to speak for the feelings of the characters.
Become a flowerflumpool
“Hana ni Nare” is a digital-only single released in 2008 as flumpool’s major-label debut.
It was selected as the campaign song for au KDDI’s “LISMO,” and was also used as the commercial song for the “PAINT IT MUSIC” ad in the same campaign.
It drew attention as the first time au chose a pre–major debut artist’s song for a “LISMO” campaign.
It’s a fast-paced rock tune—definitely give it a listen!
