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

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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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Yoimachi Jēn

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back number – The Size of the Monster

back number is a three-piece rock band known for sentimental lyrics and vocals that resonate with younger generations.

Their seventh digital-only single, “Kaijū no Size,” pairs a refreshing, exhilarating melody with a driving shuffle beat that feels great.

The lyrics liken the magnitude of one’s feelings for someone to the size of a monster, something many listeners will likely relate to their own experiences.

It’s a bittersweet yet somehow uplifting track, portraying a message that sings of honest feelings that can no longer be conveyed.

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Hoshino Takashi

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KNOCKback number

back number/KNOCK

It’s a song that conjures the image of a couple whose relationship has grown cold, yet they’re desperately trying to hold on.

The guitar—at times heartrending, at times passionate—really stands out, as if expressing that struggle.

It makes me wonder what ultimately happened to this couple.

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Hold on a second with that dress.

The song is called “Wait a Second with That Dress,” included on the 2010 album Ato no Matsuri.

It humorously portrays the complex feelings of a protagonist who hears the news that an old lover is getting married.

The one who initiated the breakup was the protagonist—and the one who regrets it a little is also the protagonist.

Selfish as they may be, many people can probably relate.

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Yoimachi Jēn

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Endingback number

back number – Ending (full)

A track from the album “blues.” It incorporates strings, giving it a grand feel.

The chorus repeats everyday lyrics about a couple, making it memorable.

The lyrics are a bit cryptic, but you can sense regret.

It’s a heartbreak song that captures the human tendency to realize things only after losing them—something anyone can relate to.

Checkered one-piece dressback number

Checkered One-piece Dress / back number (cover by Yuto Uno)

One love ends, and a new life begins.

Even if you don’t intend to dwell on a finished romance, seeing someone wearing similar clothes will probably bring the memories back.

This song carries those bittersweet gaps in the heart on a melodious track.

The lyrics are lovely too, projecting the joy of being in love and the fragility of its end through light and shadow.

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Translucent Human / back number (cover)

This is a song included on the second single “Hanataba,” released in 2011, as well as on their major-label debut album “Superstar.” It sings of lingering feelings for a former lover and memories that won’t fade.

We all have times when we can’t forget past happiness.

That sentiment is captured in the title word, “Translucent.” If you’ve recently gone through a breakup, you might find its message especially relatable.

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Araki Jakkan

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