Collection of J-Pop ending songs
When you’re watching a drama and the ending theme starts, you get that feeling of “Ah, another week is over…
I can’t wait to see what happens next!” Right? Just hearing that song can bring those emotions back.
There are a lot of songs that are strongly tied to certain dramas, too.
Here, we’re focusing on ending themes from TV dramas.
We’ve gathered a rich selection of theme songs and ending tracks from recently talked-about series as well as classics.
Listening to them might make you want to rewatch the drama all over again!
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Compilation of J-Pop ending songs (1–10)
loveHoshino Gen
This song became a huge hit with the “Koi Dance,” the ending theme of the drama ‘We Married as a Job!’ Even after the show ended, you can’t help humming the tune or breaking into the Koi Dance, can you? The light, upbeat music and Gen Hoshino’s gentle voice are a perfect match that makes you want to listen again and again.
Why not give it a listen when you’re in love with someone?
Run, Honest OneSaijō Hideki
Hashire Shoujikimono (Run, Honest One), sung by Hideki Saijo, was used as the ending theme for the anime Chibi Maruko-chan, a song that makes everyone happy when they hear it.
The lyrics are wild and hard to make sense of, but they fit perfectly with Chibi Maruko-chan’s worldview.
The lyrics were written by Momoko Sakura, the creator of the manga.
TURUE LOVEFujii Fumiya
Asunaro Hakusho was made into a drama in 1993 and caused quite a stir at the time.
Its theme song was True Love, which also became one of Fumiya Fujii’s signature tracks.
As the bittersweet story of youth and romance grabs your heart, when this song plays over the ending, that sense of poignancy swells even more.
Collection of Japanese ending songs (11–20)
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The drama “Gisou Furin” (Fake Affair) is a wacky story in which a single woman, on a whim, lies that she’s married and ends up falling in love with a younger man, a romance that begins as an “affair.” In each episode, she wants to come clean about the lie, but most of the time she just can’t quite do it, and every time that happens, this song plays as if speaking for the heroine’s aching feelings.
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EverythingMISIA
MISIA’s signature song “Everything” became widely known as the theme song for the 2000 TV drama “Yamato Nadeshiko.” The drama, which portrays a romance between a woman whose childhood poverty left her trusting money over love and a man who runs a neighborhood fish shop, achieved high ratings.
The exquisite love song that plays throughout heightened the drama’s emotional intensity and has since become a timeless classic still sung today.
HANABIMr.Children
A massive hit by Mr.Children, commonly known as “Misuchiru.” The chorus is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser at live shows.
Whether you listen when the story has reached a breather and you feel relieved, or when you’re on edge wondering what will happen next, it fits every scene perfectly—surely that makes it a classic.
Code Blue: Doctor Heli Emergency Lifesaving later became a feature film, which was also a big hit.
Tomohisa Yamashita, Yui Aragaki, and the entire cast delivered pitch-perfect performances in their roles.
Love comes slowly, little by little.Sazan Ōrusutāzu
Even after many years since their 1978 debut, Southern All Stars’ songs remain timeless classics.
One of them is the theme song for the drama “Nippon Noir,” which began with a shocking opening.
Judging by the title, you might expect a love song about carefully building affection, but it actually portrays the gradual fading of love.
It’s a beautiful piece that, though bittersweet, expresses a mature, seasoned form of love.