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Recommended band songs for weddings. Use them as a reference for choosing background music!

Editor-in-Chief, RAG MUSICHane Keisuke
Editor-in-chief of RAG MUSIC. JFC-certified fact-checker. After working in a music studio and handling wedding sound, joined the RAG MUSIC editorial team in 2016. Experienced with a variety of instruments: marching band in elementary school, clarinet in junior high school wind ensemble, and drums in a band from high school onward. Drawing on my own musical activities and the experience gained through my work, I produce daily articles, including various song introductions, features on music festivals around the country, and live reports. In music, I enjoy not only rock from Japan and abroad but, lately, a wide range of J-pop as well.
A Vocaloid producer who is also a music writerAraki Jakkan
I’ve worked in a variety of roles—regardless of pro or amateur settings—including live event PA, cameraman for video and photography, restaurant staff, and logistics center staff. I now spend my days as a part-time writer. I’ve contributed to music and manga websites with feature/review articles, and wrote the liner notes included as a bonus for 1st PLACE Inc.’s “IA SUPER BEST.” As for my music background, I started playing guitar in junior high and focused on band activities during my school years. For over 15 years since then, up to the present, I’ve continued releasing original tracks as a Vocaloid producer. My areas of expertise are Japanese rock, Vocaloid, and manga.

If you’re a couple who loves rock bands, you might be thinking, “We want to play band songs as our wedding BGM to keep it true to us!” In this article, we’ll introduce a curated selection of band songs that are perfect for weddings, especially for band-loving couples like you.

We’ve chosen tracks that fit various wedding moments—not only straightforward love songs about pure devotion, but also songs expressing gratitude to family and celebrating friendship.

Use this as a guide for your playlist, and color your wedding with the music you love.

Plus, the songs featured here are also great for performances, so if you’re planning to play music as part of the wedding entertainment, this will come in handy too.

Recommended band songs for weddings. Use them as a reference for choosing BGM! (71–80)

cherry (sweet cherry; cherry fruit)Otsuka Ai

Ai Otsuka / Sakuranbo (Short Ver.)

cherry (sweet cherry; cherry fruit)Otsuka Ai

It was released in 2003 as Ai Otsuka’s second single.

It’s a very cute, upbeat song.

This track earned her first appearance at the 55th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen.

With its bright, catchy vibe, it’s perfect not only as an entrance song but also for the toast or the cake-cutting.

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The hottest summer in the worldPRINCESS PRINCESS

The Hottest Summer in the World / Super Loose Socks (PRINCESS PRINCESS Cover)

The hottest summer in the worldPRINCESS PRINCESS

It was released in 1987 as Princess Princess’s second single, and a Heisei-era version was released in 1989.

It’s one of Princess Princess’s most popular signature songs.

As a track by Princess Princess, a pioneering and popular girls’ band, it’s widely known.

It really energizes the crowd when performed live by a girls’ band.

It’s a perfect song for weddings held in the summer.

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Thank youikimonogakari

Arigatou – Ikimono-gakari (Full)

Thank youikimonogakari

At a wedding venue, there are surely many people you want to thank.

To convey your feelings to all of them, how about performing this song? It’s one of the signature tracks by the three-member male-and-female group Ikimonogakari.

It was released in 2010 as their 18th single, and it drew attention for being used as the theme song for the drama “Gegege no Nyobo.”

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In conclusion

We’ve introduced plenty of songs that are perfect for live band performances and acoustic sets at weddings.

From tracks that let the couple and the people who supported them express their gratitude to exquisite love songs, there was a lot to choose from.

We picked out a wide range of pieces beyond just the classics, so please select songs that match the tastes of the bride and groom as well as the guests in attendance!