[Going Viral!] A Special Feature on the Cute Songs Used in Commercials
When you’re watching TV commercials, don’t you ever come across a wonderful song that really resonates with you? Upbeat, cheerful tracks in particular are striking and tend to stick in your head.
In this article, we’ll introduce a roundup of cute songs that have been featured in commercials.
Along with tracks by idols and singer-songwriters, we’ve included a variety of songs both old and new, including original music made specifically for commercials.
If there’s a song you heard in a commercial that caught your interest, be sure to look for it here.
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[Going Viral!] A Special Feature on Cute Songs Used in Commercials (41–50)
Singing In The RainMakihara Noriyuki
Noriyuki Makihara’s “Singing in the Rain” is an American popular song.
It is also the theme song of the musical film of the same name, a classic beloved and covered around the world.
On a rainy day when going out feels like a chore, it might be nice to listen to various versions of “Singing in the Rain.”
You are in full color.Ohtaki Eiichi
Released in March 1981.
Since then, it has transcended eras and generations, and to this day remains a beloved classic by many.
The lyricist Takashi Matsumoto, after the shock of losing his younger sister to illness, spent painful days feeling that his world had turned monochrome.
One day, upon seeing a beautiful person, he felt color return.
It is said that this song was born from that experience.
Aux Champs-ÉlyséesKimyō Reitarō
This is the CM song for Suzuki’s Lapin Chocolat.
Hidetoshi Nishijima plays a chocolatier at a neighborhood chocolate shop.
Kiyoshiro Reitaro singing in Japanese to the melody feels fresh, and the performance by the Travel Swing Orchestra is wonderful!
love-sick pigKimura Kaera
In the renewed Naive commercial, Kaela Kimura herself transforms into a pig character called “naiveee,” sporting pig ears and a pig nose.
She jumps from a flying trapeze, sings and dances, and appears as a cute and lively pig.
forever and everHUMBERT HUMBERT
This is Misawa Homes’ corporate song, created in 1970 by lyricist Yoshihisa Araki and the master composer Kuni Kawachi.
It’s a piece that has been passed down and sung by various artists; in 2014 it was extensively remade and the baton was passed to Humbert Humbert.
Their clear, transparent vocals are wonderful.
To the futureKiroro
It is often sung at middle and high school choir competitions and as a graduation song.
In addition to being covered by many artists such as Rimi Natsukawa and Hideaki Tokunaga, it also became a huge hit in Malaysia.
Even as time passes, it remains a masterpiece Japan can be proud of—loved by many across borders and continually sung around the world.
rainbow-coloredayaka
It’s the song that was also the theme for the morning drama “Hanako to Anne.” With a slow tempo and easy-to-understand lyrics, the song conveys a sense of fulfillment both personally and professionally—through marriage, childbirth, and returning to work.
She also performed this song at that year’s Kōhaku.
She said, “I’d be happy if people all over the country started humming along to it.”