[120% Empathy] A Collection of Moving Songs [Love, Friendship, Encouragement]

The world calls it love.Sambomasutā

Sambomaster / The World Calls It Love MUSIC VIDEO

If you’ve heard it before or you’re a fan, the intro alone already moves you.

It’s a pep song for people going through tough times.

In the chorus, it feels as if it’s powerfully singing right beside you—a masterpiece that gives you strength.

If you listen when you’re struggling, you’ll be moved to tears, and once you’ve finished crying, you’ll surely feel better.

AiHata Motohiro

Motohiro Hata / Ai from 'A Night With Strings'

This is Motohiro Hata’s ninth single, released in 2010.

It’s a gentle, story-like song in which the “I,” who has become fearful of love due to a painful past, meets “you” and is gradually freed from that past.

The song exquisitely portrays the inner conflict toward love and a warmth that slowly seeps in, making it deeply resonant.

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King Gnu – Sakayume

If you’re looking for a bittersweet love song with poetic allure, give “Sakayume” a listen.

Released in 2021 by King Gnu—a hybrid band known for their classical-tinged music that absorbs influences from across the spectrum—the track was chosen as the ending theme for the film Jujutsu Kaisen 0.

It delivers an emotional sound with a jazzy groove, and its pop-leaning melodic lines, infused with a modern approach, will resonate deeply.

A medium-tempo ballad, it conveys a moving message centered on “love” that strikes straight to the heart.

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Love is…Kato Miria

MILIYAH Kato “Love is…”

It’s a moving song that makes you want to sing it at a wedding.

Even though the person was always by your side, you didn’t realize it—Miliyah Kato pours her heart into expressing that deep love.

Based on the classical piece Canon, the climax is so powerful it will give you goosebumps.

leap day personRADWIMPS

RADWIMPS – Leap Day Person [Official Music Video]

A song I’d recommend to anyone who’s experienced a love so intense it makes your chest tighten is “Uruubito.” It’s included on RADWIMPS’ 2022 release “In This Corner of the World: Original Soundtrack” and was chosen as the theme song for the film “The Last 10 Years.” The piano, unfolding with a dramatic atmosphere, resonates deeply.

The lyrics, depicting a raw heart turned toward a loved one, bring tears before you know it.

It’s a love song that soothes with the band’s warm choral work, enveloping feelings of “loneliness” and “solitude.”

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ATARAYO – Scoop the Blue (Music Video)

This song was written as the theme for the variety show “Zeroichi.” It’s a work by the four-piece band Atarayo, released digitally in May 2022.

The refreshing band sound sets off vocalist Hitomi’s straightforward singing, and it’s truly heart-cleansing.

The lyrics portray youth, friendship, and the parting that will come someday.

Listening will make you want to cherish the time you can spend with your friends right now.

Please take your time and savor it.

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Araki Jakkan

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Our Summer DreamYamashita Tatsuro

Our Summer Dream / Tatsuro Yamashita (Cover)

When talking about J-Pop, you can never leave out singer-songwriter Tatsuro Yamashita.

He’s a leading figure in city pop, a genre that has seen a global boom in recent years.

“Bokura no Natsu no Yume” was released by him in 2009.

The song was written as the theme for the hit animated film Summer Wars.

It’s a track that vividly brings back memories of summer vacations from childhood.

The clear tone of the piano and Yamashita’s vocals feel like a midsummer blue sky that stretches on forever.

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Yoimachi Jēn

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