Gets you pumped! A curated selection of popular and classic Japanese songs perfect as background music for work
Have you ever had the experience where a song suddenly comes on and flips your switch just when you want to focus on work or studying? Work BGM isn’t just background noise—it plays a crucial role in influencing your motivation.
Japanese music in particular has tons of popular and classic tracks that naturally lift your mood and get your hands moving.
In this article, we’ll introduce plenty of recommended BGM that’s perfect to accompany your tasks.
Use it when you want to reset your mood or push through that last stretch!
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Gets You Pumped! Carefully Selected Popular and Classic Japanese Songs Perfect as Work BGM (41–50)
tropical nightSHISHAMO
This is a song performed by SHISHAMO, a girls’ band popular especially among teenagers.
Not only the lyrics but also the performance vividly convey the languid, sticky feel of a sweltering tropical night.
It portrays the emotions of a man and a woman who are desperate to see each other right now.
freebirdSMAP
This is the 34th single by SMAP, the national idol group that disbanded last year to the regret of people all across Japan.
It was also the comeback song for Goro Inagaki, who was on hiatus at the time.
The song tells you that you don’t have to push yourself—just do your best at your own pace.
Soul RevolutionSuperfly
A song produced by Superfly that was used as NHK’s soccer theme song for 2012.
Its powerful lyrics—urging listeners to aim for the top and to stand up—make it a perfect anthem for supporting soccer.
I believe it’s a cheer song for everyone in Japan.
HOT LIMITT.M.Revolution
This is a hit song from Takanori Nishikawa’s solo project, T.M.Revolution.
It’s also popular as a classic track to listen to in the summer.
With its upbeat dance vibe, it’s known as a song that can lift your spirits just by listening.
Why not give it a listen while you study?
Get WildTM NETWORK
This is a signature song by the music unit TM NETWORK.
It was used as the ending theme for the anime City Hunter, and even after the series continued, it has been remade many times and covered by other artists, becoming a beloved classic.
It’s recommended as background music for work.
beetle (specifically, a rhinoceros beetle)aiko
This is Aiko’s fourth single.
Aiko sees the rhinoceros beetle as a lonely insect that becomes fragile if even a single layer of its shell is peeled away, and she’s said to sing about herself—putting on a brave face while in love—by comparing herself to that beetle.
The song is characterized by a gentle, heart-touching melody.
my nameback number
It’s the 15th single by back number, a three-piece rock band currently riding a wave of popularity.
It’s also a hit song chosen as the theme for the film “Wolf Girl and Black Prince.” The song is about a protagonist with trauma around love who falls in love with “you.”