Music I want to listen to at breakfast
This is a Japanese music playlist packed with songs perfect for listening to while eating breakfast.
It’s full of refreshing tracks and feel-good tunes that will brighten up your breakfast time and help you start the day on a positive note.
- [Morning Songs] Masterpieces themed around morning. Popular songs.
- Foreign songs you want to listen to in the morning: background music for the breakfast table
- Masterpieces to listen to in the morning. Special morning songs that give a boost to the start of your day.
- Songs that hype you up in the morning
- Morning BGM: music that lets you start the day feeling refreshed
- [Wake-Up Songs] Energetic and Uplifting! Japanese Pop/J-POP You’ll Want to Hear in the Morning
- [Power Songs] The best bright, energizing tracks that lift your spirits!
- [Alarm Clock] A Collection of Japanese Songs to Listen to on a Day Off Morning [Healing]
- [Alarm Songs] Start Your Day Right! Japanese Songs That Help You Wake Up Refreshed
- Classic Japanese songs perfect for sunny days: comfortable tracks that match a blue sky.
- Just listening will lift your spirits! Energetic and cheer-up songs that defined the Heisei era.
- Power songs that fill you with energy just by listening. Recommended classics and popular tracks.
- [Stylish BGM] Carefully selected chic masterpieces to color your everyday life
Music I want to listen to at breakfast (1–10)
The wave that slashes through youthatarashii gakkou no rīdāzu
ATARASHII GAKKO!, a four-member dance-vocal unit acclaimed in Japan and abroad for their Showa-flavored musicality and razor-sharp dance performances.
Their digitally released EP “Temporary Return” includes the track “Seishun o Kirisaku Hadō” (The Wave That Slices Through Youth), which was selected as the theme song for Lemino’s original drama “Tai Ari Deshita: Ojosama wa Kakutō Game Nante Shinai” (Well Fought: A Young Lady Would Never Play Fighting Games).
The rock ensemble produced by Kenta Matsukuma—known for his work with BiSH—features a hysteric yet catchy melody that really sticks in your head.
It’s the perfect song to kick-start your morning—highly recommended as an alarm tune.
hurrayYabai T-shatsu Yasan
Known by the abbreviation “Yaba-T,” the three-piece rock band Yabai T-Shirts Yasan captivates fans with live shows that unite them with the audience.
Their 4th digital single, “hurray,” written as an insert song for the morning show ZIP!’s drama Crescendo de Susume, features a catchy melody line that also makes you wonder how it would work as a choral piece.
Its driving rock sound is guaranteed to wake up a sleepy head in an instant.
This exhilarating rock tune is an uplifting, high-energy track perfect for boosting your mood and getting fired up in the morning.
Perfect Day310
Born from scenes of refreshing mornings and dusky twilights, this song gently portrays the special moments hidden in everyday life.
310’s crystal-clear vocals deliver a warm message of encouragement to everyone working hard each day.
The track has been available since January 2025 as the opening theme for the anime “I’m the Guild Receptionist, but I Don’t Like Overtime, So I’m Going to Solo the Boss.” Composed by Ryutaro Fujinaga of Elements Garden, the piece beautifully blends a driving rock sound with a pure, graceful melody, tenderly resonating with listeners.
It’s the perfect song for when you’re worn out from work or need energy for tomorrow.
For those giving their all every day, it’s sure to bring comfort and courage.
Music to listen to at breakfast (11–20)
It’s Who We AreNulbarich
A sophisticated track that captures an urban scene starting from a lazy Sunday.
Nulbarich weaves together a groovy, light rhythm that resonates comfortably, blending a variety of genres like soul, funk, and R&B.
Featured on the EP “Who We Are,” released in May 2017, the song was also used as the web commercial track for Audio-Technica’s SOLID BASS wireless earphones, the ATH-CKS50TW.
The cutting guitar rhythm leaves a strong impression, and the lyrics, which mix English and Japanese, convey the small joys found in everyday life and the importance of taking it easy.
It’s a stylish, soothing tune that pairs perfectly with a weekend drive or a relaxing moment at a café.
StaRtMrs. GREEN APPLE
With its upbeat, refreshing pop-rock sound, this track brims with energy for taking a new step forward.
Originally featured on Mrs.
GREEN APPLE’s major-label debut mini-album “Variety” in July 2015, it gained attention as the song for Kao’s Merit commercial and as the theme for Fuji TV’s show “Super Addictive! Laugh-Out-Loud Character Parade.” The lyrics, filled with anticipation for a shining future, and the catchy melody make it perfect for waking up in the morning.
It’s a song that helps you feel positive—ideal for starting a new chapter or when you want to reset your mindset.
lilacMrs. GREEN APPLE
A massive hit by Mrs.
GREEN APPLE that delicately captures the brilliance and bitterness of youth.
It begins with a gentle melody and evolves into a powerful, grand sound—perfect for waking up in the morning.
Chosen as the opening theme for the TV Tokyo anime “Boukyaku Battery,” it won the Grand Prize at the 66th Japan Record Awards.
With this award, the band achieved the unprecedented feat of winning two years in a row.
The lyrics, which support the feeling of moving forward step by step despite anxiety and doubt, will gently push the backs of all those greeting a new morning.
loveHoshino Gen
This song is extremely famous both in Japan and abroad, and it’s the kind of track you recognize as soon as the intro plays.
I think it’s great to listen to in the morning.
It’s also well-known from the “Koi Dance,” and when it comes on, someone is bound to start dancing—making it a really fun song to enjoy with everyone.
If you listen to it in the morning, you can head out in a bright mood, and you’ll naturally find yourself humming along.