Encouraging songs: timeless masterpieces that resonate with the heart, recommended popular tracks
For everyone who just can’t get motivated, who’s stuck in their thoughts after a shock, or feeling down after making a mistake at work—we’ve put together a long list of “encouragement songs” to lift you up.
We’re introducing timeless, heart-touching classics—both new and old—to support all of you giving your best every day.
Watch the MVs while you listen, or pop in your earphones and let the music give you a solid boost!
Use these to recharge your heart and power up.
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Encouragement songs: moving masterpieces that touch the heart, recommended popular tracks (41–50)
Love will winKAN
The song gained popularity after being used as an insert song on a Fuji TV program and went on to become a long-selling hit.
It topped the Oricon charts for eight consecutive weeks and even won the Japan Record Award the following year.
Although it’s an older song, it continues to be loved today, and I believe it’s a tune that remains in many people’s ears and memories.
Encouragement songs: timeless, heart-touching classics and recommended popular tracks (51–60)
WOW WAR TONIGHT ~ Sometimes Start a MovementH Jungle with T
As a song that lifts weary hearts and gives listeners the strength to take a new step forward, H Jungle with t’s track resonates deeply.
It carries a message of a strong will to change your own future despite daily fatigue, and of facing forward together with your companions.
Since its release in February 1995, it spent seven consecutive weeks at No.
1 on the Oricon charts and achieved sales of over 2.13 million copies.
Seamlessly blending Tetsuya Komuro’s polished production with Masatoshi Hamada’s down-to-earth vocals, this song is perfect for moments when you need a little boost amid the busyness of work and life, or when you’re thinking about starting something new.
Whale SongMrs. GREEN APPLE
A heartwarming song by Mrs.
GREEN APPLE where grand strings blend with emotional vocals to comfort loneliness.
Included on the album “Mrs.
GREEN APPLE,” released in January 2017, this piece portrays people living with loneliness through the metaphor of whales.
Its gently enveloping melody and lyrics that speak to solitary souls stand out, softly supporting those who feel they’re losing their sense of self.
When you’re on the verge of losing confidence or feeling uncertain about the road ahead, it will surely become a source of strength.
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!Androp
This is a song that gives power to those of you who’ve stopped in your tracks and are struggling, telling you, “What you’re doing isn’t wrong,” and “Keep charging straight ahead.” Both the sound and the vocals overflow with freshness.
You might even start to feel that all your fretting was a little silly.
FantasySEKAI NO OWARI
Speaking of SEKAI NO OWARI, their hallmark is a pop, fantastical worldview.
This song is a bright track featuring pop melodies and gentle vocals singing memorable English lyrics.
The music video also has a cute, pop-inspired look, so I highly recommend it.
SUNHoshino Gen
It’s Gen Hoshino’s 8th single, released in 2015, and it was also used as a TV drama theme song.
As the lyrics suggest, the song is filled with a sense that something fun is about to begin.
The dance Gen Hoshino performs at the end of the chorus is memorable, and overall it’s a positive track that maintains a bright, upbeat feel throughout.
We’ve gotta do what seems impossible.Sambomasutā
Basically, the vocalist Yamaguchi is in charge of both lyrics and composition, and many of the interludes also feature Yamaguchi’s spoken narration.
At live shows and the like, it’s said that he often disregards the original lyrics and rhythm to reflect his feelings in the moment in his narration, but I think that’s part of the fun as well.