[Cherry Blossom Season] Spring Song Special by Japanese Rock/Pop Bands [Meetings & Partings]
Spring is a season of meetings and farewells, with events like entrance ceremonies, graduations, and cherry-blossom viewing.
Some of you may be starting a new chapter in life.
As the weather gradually warms, people are filled with many feelings.
In this article, we’ve gathered spring songs by Japanese rock bands.
We’ll focus on tracks that portray the bittersweet emotions of spring and songs that conjure images of cherry-lined streets.
From timeless spring staples by beloved rock bands across generations to buzzworthy new tracks, these are all songs that let you truly feel the season—so please enjoy to the end!
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[Sakura Season] Special Feature: Japanese Rock/Pop Bands’ Spring Songs [Encounters & Farewells] (41–50)
cherry blossomJanne Da Arc
This song, included on Janne Da Arc’s major-label debut album, is a poignant breakup tune based on bassist ka-yu’s real-life experience.
When cherry blossom season arrives, memories of the time spent with someone you loved come flooding back… I’m sure many of you can relate.
Youth and a momentmakaroni enpitsu
Macaroni Enpitsu is a four-piece, all-ages pop-rock band delivering emotional songs.
Their 2019 release, “Seishun to Isshun” (“Youth and a Moment”), sings of the bittersweetness and hope of being a teen.
Alongside a catchy band sound, the performance carries a distinctly UK-influenced feel.
The lyrics cherish the fleeting nature of time, making it feel all the more precious.
Beyond a refreshing vibe, their music also draws out a mellow, introspective mood—that’s part of their appeal.
It’s a rock track that makes you want to treasure the new chapter of life that’s about to begin.
HARUKAZESCANDAL
SCANDAL is a girls’ band formed in Osaka, and their 2012 track “HARUKAZE” was used as an opening theme for the anime BLEACH.
The song expresses the sadness of being separated from friends or someone you like at graduation, as well as the determination to overcome that and keep going.
If the person you’re parting from is a friend, it encourages you to convey your gratitude; if it’s someone you like, to finally express the feelings you’ve been keeping inside.
It inspires you to communicate those feelings properly and move forward.
It’s also a song that helps you reaffirm your resolve to work hard toward the dreams you’ve envisioned, carrying your precious memories with you.
petalback number
This is a song by back number that portrays memories resurfacing in the cherry blossom season and the regret tied to those memories.
Along with conveying the warmth of spring, the layered sound also carries feelings of remorse and wistfulness.
It expresses how not only cherry blossoms but various scenes can revive past memories, and how the heart aches each time they return.
Alongside the cherished feelings one cannot let go of, it also depicts a wish that, if time could be turned back, one would choose without regret next time.
It’s a song packed with anguish.
CHERRY BLOSSOM10-FEET
It’s a song depicting meetings and farewells in the cherry blossom season, and one of 10-FEET’s signature tracks.
It always fires up the crowd at live shows and is dearly loved by fans.
A new life naturally comes with anxieties—but this song blows them away somewhere.
Flower Reportberry meet
A heartwarming love song by berry meet that gently portrays springtime farewells and encounters, like cherry blossoms scattering along with our memories.
Released in February 2025, this work is a gem of a message song that colors the fleeting yet powerful season of new departures.
It captures the loneliness of parting, feelings of gratitude, and hope for the future in exquisite balance, while its warm melody and mixed male-female choral work resonate deeply.
It will gently accompany those who are experiencing a farewell with someone dear or are about to take a new step forward.
After the cherry blossoms (all quartets lead to the?)UNISON SQUARE GARDEN
It’s a song by UNISON SQUARE GARDEN that conveys a positive image, almost as if it’s capturing the exhilaration of cherry blossom season.
It was also used as the opening theme for the anime Yozakura Quartet ~Hana no Uta~, where cherry blossoms are a key motif—another noteworthy point.
The bustling, almost rampaging interplay of each instrument is striking, and the sense of fun comes across directly.
It’s a track that strongly expresses feelings of taking a step forward on a wave of elation, as well as emotions like release and freedom.