Masterpiece songs about older sisters. Recommended popular tracks.
There are countless songs expressing gratitude to parents or lovers, but this time we’ve put together a slightly niche collection themed around “older sisters.” These tracks focus on feelings for that close‑yet‑distant sister—someone closer than your parents, to whom you may feel gratitude but don’t always find it easy to feel admiration—as well as songs about sisterly love.
How about using a song to convey your thanks to the big sister you used to fight with all the time as kids? Of course, these also make great wedding songs.
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Classic songs about older sisters. Recommended popular tracks (21–30)
Be happy.SMAP
“I may be an inadequate older sister, but…”—you can almost hear a grown-up line like that from a younger brother in this song.
It’s a track by SMAP, the beloved national idol group that sadly disbanded in 2016.
It was included on their fourth album, SMAP 004, released in 1993.
Do you want to build a snowman?Ana to Yuki no Joou
Disney’s Frozen was a massive hit not only in Japan but around the world.
With spin-offs and sequels produced, it captivated not just children but adults as well.
The song Do You Want to Build a Snowman? featured in Frozen portrays the interactions between the young sisters Elsa and Anna, and is essentially a song from Anna to Elsa.
You probably heard it often in commercials, too.
It’s a piece full of the younger sister’s touching, adorable attempts to invite her older sister—who has shut herself away—to come out and play.
FAMILYKato Miria
Miliyah Kato is a popular R&B singer with overwhelming support from women.
This song is included on her second album, Diamond Princess, released in 2007.
It sings about family relationships and the gratitude she can express now.
Ayano’s Theory of Happinessjin
This is a work by Jin, also known as Shizen no Teki-P, a composer famous for songs using VOCALOID.
It was created as one of the works in the Kagerou Project, a multimedia series spanning novels, anime, and manga.
The content reveals the character Ayano’s humanity.
On the flower-blooming embankmentTamaki Kōji
Koji Tamaki, originally from Hokkaido and also known as the vocalist of the rock band Anzen Chitai.
This song is included on his third album, “On the Chimneys of the Karinto Factory,” released in 1993.
It’s a nostalgic piece that sings about memories of living with his family.
Be AliveDJ RYOW feat. PUSHIM & Tina
This is a collaborative track by DJ RYOW, a trackmaker from Gifu Prefecture, and singers PUSHIM and Tina.
It’s included on the 2016 release “THE MIX TAPE VOLUME #4 -Throw Back Everyday-.” While the lyrics depict a close-knit sisterly relationship, it might be more accurate to say it’s a song about two best friends who are as close as sisters.
July 6MASH
This song is included on Young People, the third album by MASH, a singer-songwriter from Aichi Prefecture, released in 2010.
It’s a straightforward yet somehow nostalgic piece that sings about childhood memories.
You can almost see the cheerful everyday life with family come into view.