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

Until the day I can no longer rememberback number

back number – Until the Day It Becomes Unrememberable (full)

The third single by back number, released on October 5, 2011.

According to the Recording Industry Association of Japan, it sold over 100,000 copies and was certified Gold.

It’s a love song about a breakup, and the deeply wounded feelings come through powerfully.

Ayako Kan (Suga Yuko) appeared on the cover and in the music video.

Old-fashionedback number

back number – Old Fashion (full)

It’s a song called ‘Old-Fashioned’ included on the album ‘MAGIC,’ released in 2019.

It gently portrays lovers who live by complementing what each other lacks.

When you listen to this song, doesn’t it make you once again feel how precious you are to each other? It even makes you feel like you could honestly say the ‘thank you’ that you can’t usually put into words, doesn’t it?

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back number – Emerald

A song by back number, known for their poignant love ballads.

It portrays adult relationships, vividly expressing the emotions of a man being led around by a captivating woman.

The depiction of his single-minded feelings for a woman in an emerald shirt—likened to a loyal dog—is especially striking.

Released in October 2020 as the theme song for TBS’s Sunday drama “Dangerous Venus,” it debuted at No.

2 on the Billboard Japan Download Songs chart.

It’s recommended for those troubled by love or swept away by their overwhelming feelings for someone.

It’s also a track you’ll want to listen to closely if you want to immerse yourself in back number’s world.

From the train windowback number

From the Train Window / back number [copy]

Included on their major-label debut album “Superstar,” released on October 26, 2011, this song likely holds deep meaning for them as it sings about the very moment when a long-pursued dream comes true.

In this mid-tempo track, the heartfelt vocals and wistful slide guitar leave a strong impression.

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stay with me

A woman thinking about a man tormented by unrequited love.

Under the same rainy sky, he laments with a broken heart.

If it were me, I would never let him feel that way.

If I could, I would heal him.

Her earnest love, which can only go on wishing for his happiness even though she cannot do any of that, is enough to make my chest tighten.

If it is a dreamback number

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Included on back number’s 17th single “Mabataki,” released on December 20, 2017.

Have you ever realized, while you were asleep, “Oh, I’m dreaming right now”? This song is exactly about that situation.

The protagonist realizes he’s dreaming about the girl he likes and thinks, “If this is a dream, then…”—this and that.

A cute daydream song about a boy in love.

To new loversback number

back number – To the New Lovers

Delicately portraying the faint stirrings of youthful love, this song captures feelings of bittersweet unrequited affection.

The protagonist, who keeps thinking about the other person yet lacks the courage to confess, leaves a strong impression.

Released in March 2012 as the fourth single, it was also selected as the theme song for TV Asahi’s “Musicru TV.” Yuna Kawaguchi appears on the jacket and in the music video, vividly expressing Iyori Shimizu’s artistic vision.

It’s a perfect choice for Instagram Reels if you want to convey the ache of unrequited love and the purity of first feelings.

Why not try creating a video that traces the feelings of someone in love?