Songs to Encourage Those Who Are Ill | Supportive Tunes That Gently Soothe Anxious Hearts
I’d like to introduce some songs recommended for those who want to encourage themselves or a loved one who’s feeling anxious because of illness.
When you’re sick, it’s easy to fall into negative thoughts like, “What’s going to happen to me from now on?”
Being alone can make unpleasant thoughts surface even more.
These are songs I’ve gathered for moments like that—ones that let you feel gentle sentiments such as “I’m right here with you” and “It’s okay to cry when it’s hard.”
Why not offer a heart-touching song along with words of support and comfort?
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Songs to Encourage Those Who Are Ill | Supportive Songs that Gently Accompany Anxious Hearts (41–50)
365 Days’ Paper AirplaneAKB48
When you’re struggling with illness, it can feel impossible to think about dreams or the future.
But by holding on to a dream, you can sense a light in tomorrow.
This song by AKB48, chosen as the theme for the NHK morning drama “Asa ga Kita,” gives you the belief that one day the dream you hold will come true.
For those who are eager to get better and tend to strain themselves, it seems to gently release that tension and help them relax their bodies at their own pace.
Please consider giving it to someone who might be losing sight of hope.
Good Luck!SixTONES
SixTONES is a six-member idol group that made its CD debut on the same day as Snow Man in 2020.
Their eighth single, “Good Luck!,” released as a double A-side with “Futari,” was selected as the theme song for the TV drama “Hajime wa Pā,” starring member Jesse.
Its positive message, which blows away anxiety, may brighten the spirits of those feeling down due to illness.
With a pop melody and a lively, upbeat groove, it’s a track that gives you a push and lifts your mood.
HOPEAI
AI’s powerful singing voice and deeply moving lyrics are beloved by a wide audience.
Her song “HOPE” is a track full of AI’s signature style—one that stays close to those feeling down and gives them courage.
She wrote it in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, to offer hope to a world weighed down by anxiety and sadness.
It’s the kind of song that will gently reach those battling illness and serve as a talisman that helps them face forward.
Rising SunEXILE
Endless days of treatment with no way out in sight.
But night always turns to dawn, and the rain always stops.
The song that gives me that forward-looking hope is EXILE’s “Rising Sun.” It was performed as a charity song to support recovery after the Great East Japan Earthquake.
Whether someone is struggling through disaster or enduring painful days due to illness, the types of hardship may differ, but we are alike in living with the agony of not seeing an exit.
Even so, this song gives us the strength to believe that the suffering will end someday.
If you know someone whose illness is causing them to lose hope, try sending them this song.
A Day Gazing at the SeaTeshima Aoi
It’s a ballad that quietly stays by your side in times of pain and hardship.
Aoi Teshima’s 2016 release, “Umi o Mitsumeru Hi” (A Day Gazing at the Sea), seeps into the heart with its gentle voice and poetic lyrics.
Her songs, with their fresh melodies and deep emotional expression, gently draw out the hidden tears within us.
The tones wrap you in kindness, and each word brings healing.
When thoughts of illness won’t leave your mind, it might be nice to follow the song’s lead and gaze out at the sea.
dogwood (flowering dogwood)Hitoto Yo
This is the fifth single by Yo Hitoto, a Taiwanese-born female singer who is active across a wide range of fields, including singing, songwriting, and acting.
It has been featured in numerous tie-ins and is famous as one of her signature songs, but did you know it isn’t actually a love song, but an anti-war song? Written in the wake of the September 11 attacks in the United States, its lyrics convey a message about the preciousness of life and a wish for a healthy future for those we hold dear.
It is a moving masterpiece that you’ll want to dedicate to someone who is ill as well—imbued with the hope that they will stay well, and get well.
HikariAndrop
When not just tomorrow but even what’s right in front of you feels pitch-black and invisible, this song will give you light.
It’s a moving track that was also chosen as the theme song for the drama “Good Doctor” starring Kento Yamazaki.
Even when you’re ill, not every day is a bad day.
But sometimes the darkness of the bad days is so thick that it swallows up even the good ones, and before you know it, it all feels dark all the time.
For you, who are stuck in the dark and can’t find your way out, this song offers the light of a “future” and “tomorrow.” How about gifting this song to someone who feels trapped in total darkness and unable to move?