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Masterpieces that sing of beauty. Recommended popular songs.

This is a song list that gathers tracks themed around beauty and being beautiful.

Most of the songs praise a lover’s beauty, but they also celebrate many other beautiful things—names, birds, stars in the night sky, sunsets, and more.

Please enjoy comparing them as you listen.

Masterpieces that sing of beauty. Recommended popular songs (21–30)

Beautiful DaysHirai Dai

Dai Hirai / Beautiful Days (Lyric Video)
Beautiful DaysHirai Dai

It’s a supportive song perfect for the season of departures, woven from a tender, heart-soothing voice and warm tones.

Released in March 2025 as a track by Dai Hirai, it gently yet powerfully pushes forward those taking new steps amid meetings and farewells.

The acoustic sound and calm melodic line are truly wonderful.

It quietly stays close to anyone diving into a new environment or experiencing a parting with someone dear.

Beautiful YokohamaHirayama Miki

Miki Hirayama “Beautiful Yokohama 2016” 2017/11/23 Jingle Performer Audition, Zest Oike Kawaramachi Plaza
Beautiful YokohamaHirayama Miki

Miki Hirayama, with her exotic looks and distinctive husky voice tinged through the nose, left a strong impression.

This was her debut single, released in 1970.

It was produced with an eye toward a sequel-like approach to Ayumi Ishida’s classic hit “Blue Light Yokohama.”

Lapis-Lazuli EarthMatsuda Seiko

Seiko Matsuda, who debuted in the 1970s and has continued to thrive to this day without change.

This work, which she released in 1986, has become widely beloved as a choral piece as well.

The image of a “lapis-lazuli-colored star” looking down on Earth from space is exquisitely beautiful and lingers in the listener’s heart.

Across this wide fieldMoriyama Ryoko

This Wide, Open Field – Ryoko Moriyama
Across this wide fieldMoriyama Ryoko

The original release was in 1967.

It was a hit song by Ryoko Moriyama, who was popular at the time as a folk singer.

The image of telling a loved one, “I’ll give you all the flowers blooming in the fields,” is very beautiful and fills the heart with a sense of clarity.

how beautiful you areHamasaki Ayumi

Ayumi Hamasaki’s work, which gently sings of gratitude to her mother, is a heartwarming ballad that celebrates the presence of someone precious.

It gazes upon the beauty that shines within each of us, and its delicate piano melody colors a message of gratitude for the small moments of everyday life.

Included on the album “Party Queen,” it was released in February 2012 as the theme song for the Fuji TV drama “Saigo Kara Nibanme no Koi” (Second to Last Love).

The warmly affectionate music video portrays the daily lives of diverse people, filled with kindness that resonates in the viewer’s heart.

When you can’t find the words to express your gratitude to someone important, sending this song will surely convey your feelings.

Beautiful SundayTanaka Seiji

Beautiful Sunday - Seiji Tanaka (1976)
Beautiful SundayTanaka Seiji

The original is a song of the same title released in 1972 by British singer Daniel Boone.

This work was released as a single with Japanese lyrics added.

The original set a record by topping the Oricon Western music chart for 21 consecutive weeks, and this cover version also became a major hit in 1976.

However, the song was initially released as the B-side to a track called “Oh Marianna.”

Beautiful FlowerFukuyama Masaharu

[PV] Beautiful Flower (with Lyrics) / Masaharu Fukuyama (Video Clip)
Beautiful FlowerFukuyama Masaharu

Masaharu Fukuyama is a top star in both name and reality.

The single he released in 2006 is this work, issued as a double A-side with “milk tea.” It’s a song in which words from a parent to a child are woven into deeply resonant lyrics.