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

Hanako on a High Pedestal (Acoustic Version)back number

Back Number – Hanako-san on a High Pedestal (Takane no Hanako-san) Anti Sleeps Tour 2024 Live

A smash-hit song by back number that also served as the theme for a TV drama.

Much like the image of beer, vocalist Iyori Shimizu’s clear voice feels refreshingly pleasant.

In the commercial, they perform an acoustic version, showcasing a different side from the usual edition’s brisk arrangement.

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Hey! Brother!

It was included as a coupling track on the 14th single, “Christmas Song,” released on November 18, 2015.

We tend to say we’re busy or tired, yet we still find time to read manga; even so, we end up thinking we’re the only ones who have it so hard.

But when you look up, everyone’s the same—so let’s sing and dance.

That’s what the song is about.

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Liar

It’s the tenth track on their 14th album, Chandelier, released on December 9, 2015, and it’s a song themed around human relationships.

It conveys a dilemma: telling lies to make life more comfortable, and wondering whether friends will reach out when it really matters.

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Life [back number] After the Festival (Ato no Matsuri)

A song with simple, straightforward instrumentation and a slightly youthful feel to the vocals.

In the midst of everyday life, you sometimes hear a familiar voice.

The way that voice sounds can throw your heart off balance or leave you feeling left behind.

After the rain stops, is a new life waiting? It’s a song where loneliness and hope are intertwined.

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One song from “Ato no Matsuri.” It’s about two people who aren’t dating yet, but probably like each other—a hazy, in-between kind of relationship—going for a drive.

They don’t know what kind of future awaits them, but in the end, a feeling emerges that they should move forward and see where it leads.

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cellnumber8☆DIGEST “Kobore Ochite / back number”

This is the song “Kobore Ochite” included on the 2011 album Superstar.

As we grow older, our responsibilities and dear ones increase.

We want to protect them, yet it feels like we’re losing something important.

This song gives us the courage to face ourselves without running away and to ask what it truly means to become an adult.

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back number Neanderthal – I tried singing it

This is a song called “Neanderthal” included on the album “Love Story,” released in 2014.

Jealousy is often considered uncool in society.

It’s a feeling many people have, but most try not to show it.

Still, bottling it up isn’t good either, so when that happens, listen to this song and laugh it off! You’ll surely feel ready to keep going again tomorrow!

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