Youth songs by Japanese bands. Recommended masterpieces and popular tracks.

Blue MagicChōkyūmei

“Blue Magic” Music Video / ChoQ-May

The four-piece band Chokyuumei released “Blue Magic” in October 2025, which serves as the ending theme for the TV anime Blue Orchestra Season 2.

It’s a song woven by Rei around the theme of love that stays close to one’s struggles and loneliness.

Distinctive violin phrases are intricately interlaced, and over its dynamic sonic landscape, the small moments of everyday life overlap and grow into a story—that process is what the song portrays.

Its emotional sound, where sorrow and hope intersect, may resonate deeply when you look back on time spent with someone dear.

I should be able to fly (in the sky).supittsu

Spitz / I Should Be Able to Fly in the Sky

With lyrics like “a slight fever” and “my heart overflowing,” reminiscent of a first love, this is a sweet song that makes me involuntarily think back to the past.

When you start to take having someone by your side for granted, your feelings can fade.

Listening to this song reminds me of how I felt and the state I was in when I fell in love with this person, and it brings back my desire to cherish them anew.

GOOD DAYMrs. GREEN APPLE

Mrs. GREEN APPLE「GOOD DAY」Official Music Video

The final installment of the six-month consecutive release, unveiled in September 2025.

This track embraces life’s ups and downs with care while powerfully affirming, “My life is truly wonderful.” As Motoki Omori himself says, “My mindset as a songwriter changed before and after this song,” it marks a turning point in their musicality.

It was also chosen as the commercial song for Kirin Beer’s new brand, Kirin Good Ale, with Omori serving as brand leader.

Grounded in a rock sound, its message—facing reality while looking forward—resonates deeply.

It’s the perfect song for moments when you need a spark of courage in everyday life or are ready to take a new step.

DarlingMrs. GREEN APPLE

Mrs. GREEN APPLE "Darling" Official Music Video

Released in January 2025, this song was created as the theme for NHK General’s special program “Mrs.

GREEN APPLE 18-sai.” It captures the protagonist’s ongoing struggle to stay true to themselves and their earnest wish to be accepted as they are.

The question “Is it okay for me to be myself?” reflects the feelings of young people who often feel bound by society’s expectations and the gaze of others.

With a powerful melody and emotional vocals, the song appeals to the importance of listening to the truth that arises from within.

The special program, featuring a collaboration with 1,000 18-year-olds, aired in December 2024 and sparked major conversation.

It’s a song that stays by your side when you want to boost your self-esteem or feel like you’re losing sight of who you are.

AccordinglyMrs. GREEN APPLE

Mrs. GREEN APPLE “Tsukimashite wa” Official Lyric Video

A rock number that hurls frustration with relationships and self-consciousness straight at you.

Reconstructed from the impatience and inner conflict Motoki Omori felt in high school, the song carves youthful impulses into powerful vocals and razor‑edged wording.

Released in November 2016 as part of the single “In the Morning,” the initial limited-edition DVD also included studio session footage.

During the fan club tour “The White Lounge” from 2023 to 2024, it was reintroduced with fiercely distorted sound alongside rain and thunder effects, rendering its anger and turmoil even more vividly.

It’s a track to play when you’re stewing with a haze in your heart or need to let everything out late at night.

17 (until the day I die)BIGMAMA

BIGMAMA “17 (until the day I die)” Music Video

It’s a coming-of-age number where fierce yet fleeting rock sounds intersect with razor-sharp guitars.

Featured on the album “Tokyo Emotional Gakuen,” released in October 2023, the track drew attention for its baseball-themed music video.

Many listeners will feel encouraged by the lyrics’ positive words and ambition: “I can’t end it like this,” and “The only thing I can change is my own actions.” When you want to strive toward a goal or change your current situation, listening to this song will surely give you the courage to keep going.

Physics | Time is like a roller coasterBIGMAMA

BIGMAMA “Time is like a Jet coaster” [Lyrics Movie]

A youthful rock number that captures the fleeting flow of time and the emotions that sway within it, set to a high-velocity sound.

Included on the October 2023 album “Tokyo Emotional Gakuen,” this track, true to its title, hurtles forward with roller-coaster speed.

From a takeoff-like intro, it surges ahead, vividly portraying the urgency we feel as days pass faster with adulthood and the desperate grip of youth determined not to be thrown off.

It’s a song for everyone living as if chased by time.