[Touching the Heart] Popular ballads featured in commercials. Timeless classics you’ll want to hear again.
When you turn on the TV, there’s always a commercial jingle that sticks in your ear.
Among them, it’s the ballads that resonate most deeply, lingering in our memory along with the product’s impression.
Moving melodies and dramatic lyrics stir our hearts in just a short span of time.
In this article, we’ve gathered a wide range of classic ballads that became popular through commercials.
From timeless tunes everyone’s heard at least once to those moving tracks that sparked conversation, we’ll introduce them all in depth.
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[Heartfelt] Popular ballads featured in commercials. Masterpieces you’ll want to hear again (71–80)
DEAR…againHirose Kōmi
It was released in 1996 as Kohmi Hirose’s eighth single.
Known as the “Queen of Winter,” she delivered this signature ballad, which was used in the Alpen commercial that produced numerous hits.
The song is memorable for its gentle lyrics about wanting to see a faraway boyfriend at Christmas while being considerate of how busy he is.
I Want to See You ~Missing You~Matsuda Seiko
It was released in 1996 as Seiko Matsuda’s 38th single.
Among her singles, it recorded her highest sales and became a million seller.
It was used as the image song for Canon’s “PIXEL,” and in 2014 it was performed as the finale act at the 65th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen.
CAROLSHamasaki Ayumi
It was released in 2004 as Ayumi Hamasaki’s 34th single.
It was used as the CM song for Panasonic’s digital camera “LUMIX FX7.” The song topped the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart, and its lyrics, which evoke a fantastical snowy landscape, give it a somewhat wistful yet gentle feel.
Let me live so that flowers will bloom again and again.Fukuyama Masaharu
This song, included on Masaharu Fukuyama’s 31st single “I am a HERO,” released in August 2015, conveys the idea that making even small changes for the better is a sincere way of living.
It was used as the Shiseido “TSUBAKI” commercial song, in which Masaharu Fukuyama’s scene shampooing a woman is very sexy.
Gift of the Holy NightHata Motohiro
It’s a song included on Motohiro Hata’s fifth album, “Aono Shokkei,” released in 2015.
Written and composed by Hata himself, it was featured in House’s “Hokkaido Stew” TV commercial.
The warmth of the stew and Hata’s gentle voice make it a heartwarming track.
Someday Merry ChristmasB’z
This song is included on the mini-album “FRIENDS,” released in 1992, and it was never issued as a single.
As a classic Christmas song, it’s famous for always being played during the holiday season.
After many years, it was featured in a Pepsi Cola commercial that aired in 2011.
Love StoryAmuro Namie
Released in 2011 as Namie Amuro’s 38th single, “Sit! Stay! Wait! Down! / Love Story” also includes two other new songs and was used as the theme for NTT Docomo’s “d Hits” commercial (Tears version).
It aired in a version co-starring Satomi Ishihara and Tori Matsuzaka.