A collection of back number’s heartfelt masterpieces: popular love songs

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Jyoen Jyoyuushou 2

This song is a sequel to “Supporting Actress Syndrome,” which was the B-side of the seventh single “Blue Spring.” It’s included on the fifth album, “Chandelier.” In the previous song, the relationship with the person they liked was at a delicate distance, but this time it tells of that relationship coming to an end.

Feelings they just couldn’t bring themselves to say, and having to part from the person they love while still carrying those feelings.

It’s a heartbreak song that tightens painfully deep in your chest.

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"You probably don't need me" / back number (Cover) by Hiyashi Coffee

Included on back number’s 12th single, “SISTER,” released on May 27, 2015.

A song that expresses the feelings of a heartbroken man.

The poignantly sad lyrics really hit home.

It’s especially recommended for those who have just gone through a breakup or are still carrying lingering feelings.

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I tried singing back number’s “Weekday Blues”!

Everyone carries some kind of baggage—like hating your negative side or promises you couldn’t keep.

But that doesn’t mean you’re a failure.

Let’s do what we can.

Even if you can’t see anything now, you’ll gain something someday.

So let’s keep walking without needless worries! It’s a hidden gem that, without being blunt, still fills you with a positive feeling!

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back number – Koi (full)

With graduation just around the corner, there’s so much to do, yet I still haven’t told her how I feel.

Is that really okay? I’m confident I love her more than anyone else does.

I’ll find the courage.

I’ll tell her I like her.

This song captures a faint, youthful moment like that—one page of adolescence cut out and preserved.

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Tokyo Sunset - back number (cover)

It’s included as the ninth track on their 14th album, “Chandelier.” It was probably written after they moved to Tokyo and got used to the city.

You can sense the feeling of “I don’t want to be looked down on!” from the lyrics.

I think many people can relate to this sentiment, not just those in Tokyo.

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Mariko Shinoda smiling

There are feelings that won’t be conveyed unless we put them into words.

There are also feelings we want to be voiced on purpose.

I used to be so passive that I just waited for questions to be thrown at me.

Instead of asking “How should I convey my feelings?”, if you can’t put them into words, try sharing them exactly as you feel them.

Do it before you miss the chance.

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back number – From the Hands We Held

Why is it that we can’t realize happiness is right here when we’re happy? Why do we mistakenly think it’s somewhere else? This is an upbeat song about noticing the precious things that were slipping through the fingers of our joined hands, and deciding to go and tell someone about it.

It’s important to keep moving forward without letting it end in regret, isn’t it?