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[Touching Song] A moving song that sings about you

Music has a mysterious power to heal the heart, give courage, and at times bring tears.

Songs that bring back the sparkle of our youth, masterpieces filled with feelings for someone dear, and gem-like tracks that light the way toward the future.

Here are moving songs that stand by the emotional shifts everyone experiences at least once and encourage you to take a new step forward.

Gentle vocals and melodies, along with lyrics that sink deep into the heart, are sure to resonate with you.

[Moving Songs] Touching songs that sing about you (141–150)

Untitled TodayHirai Dai

Hirai Dai / Untitled Today (Lyric Video)
Untitled TodayHirai Dai

This warm song resonates with a message that invites us to rediscover the happiness and gratitude hidden in everyday life.

The sound woven by Dai Hirai’s gentle vocals and gospel-style chorus gives a calm and soothing impression.

It carefully portrays the importance of small, everyday joys over material desires, a strong will to believe in the future, and the significance of empathy with others.

Included on the album “Life Goes On,” released in February 2021, it became a popular work that surpassed 100 million streams in December of the same year.

Dai Hirai’s warm voice has supported many listeners as an encouraging song that lifts the spirits when they feel down or emotionally tired.

Letter to TomorrowTeshima Aoi

Aoi Teshima “Letter to Tomorrow (Drama Version)”
Letter to TomorrowTeshima Aoi

This gem of a ballad, carried by a gentle, heart-stirring piano tone, sings of feelings for a precious person who keeps moving forward toward the future.

Aoi Teshima’s crystalline voice beautifully conveys a sense of nostalgia for one’s hometown and a pure, unadorned heart.

Included on the album “Ren’dez-vous,” released in July 2014, it was later chosen as the theme song for Fuji TV’s Monday 9 p.m.

drama “Love That Makes You Cry” in February 2016, and it has also been featured in a commercial for Aflac Life Insurance.

Embracing listeners with images of innocent childhood smiles and hometown scenery while encouraging them to face forward, this song offers gentle comfort to those living away from the places they call home.

Same ThingHoshino Gen “Eureka

Gen Hoshino – Same Thing (feat. Superorganism) [Official Video]
Same ThingHoshino Gen “Eureka

Gen Hoshino brings us a song imbued with the resolve to lovingly embrace the contradictions and absurdities of emotion.

It’s an ambitious work created in collaboration with the UK band Superorganism, featuring English lyrics.

Set to a sleek electropop sound, it paints a worldview where rainy days and sunny days, hatred and love—all hold equal value.

Released in October 2019, it impressively reached No.

1 on the Oricon Digital Albums chart.

Its bold, modern reinterpretation of the traditional concept of wabi-sabi also drew attention.

This is a piece that stays by your side when you feel stuck or face unreasonable circumstances, supporting you as you try to keep moving forward in everyday life.

[Moving Songs] Heartfelt tracks that sing about you (151–160)

YuiriMurayama Yuiri

[MV full] Yuiri / Sayaka Murayama [Official]
YuiriMurayama Yuiri

A heartwarming number with a beautifully resonant piano sound.

It’s Yuiri Murayama’s AKB48 graduation song and her solo debut track.

The lyrics, packed with her own experiences and feelings, directly reflect her as she stands before the major turning point of graduating from being an idol.

And Murayama’s gentle singing voice is truly wonderful.

It’s a song that softly encourages anyone who’s about to take a new step forward.

In the Great Sky and on the Vast EarthMatsuyama Chiharu

Set against the majestic nature of Hokkaido, this gem of a masterpiece sings of a powerful way of life.

Its lyrics, which stress the importance of continuing to look forward even while facing the setbacks and hardships everyone experiences at least once, are filled with the unique depth of insight and warmth characteristic of Chiharu Matsuyama.

Especially in moments when your heart feels like it might break, the song embodies the will to seize happiness with your own hands, gently giving listeners a reassuring push forward.

Included on the June 1977 album “Kimi no Tame ni Tsukutta Uta” (A Song Made for You), it was later featured as an insert song in the Fuji TV drama “The Ugly Duckling” and used in a Snow Brand Milk Products commercial.

This is a song to hear when you stand at a crossroads in life or are about to take a new step.

Matsuyama’s clear, pure voice will surely kindle a light of courage and hope in your heart.

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.

Words of FarewellKaientai

Released as Kaientai’s 16th single, it was used as the theme song for the first season of the drama “Mr.

Kinpachi in Class 3-B,” in which Takeda played the lead role.

Although the song was written about his own heartbreak, it has become a staple graduation song.

It ranked second in Oricon’s “Songs Men Want to Give on Father’s Day” ranking.