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

Sayonara ColorSUPER BUTTER DOG

SUPER BUTTER DOG – SAYONARA COLOR

When you’re wrestling with the question, “What do I really want to do?”, this song might be the companion you need.

It’s a signature track by the popular band SUPER BUTTER DOG, active from the ’90s into the 2000s, released as their eighth single in 2001.

The gently conversational vocals and acoustic sound are soothing.

Before you know it, you may find yourself moved to tears.

Changing your environment is tough, but with this song, you’ll surely be okay.

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Araki Jakkan

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I love youback number

back number – I Love You

Back Number made their first appearance on the Kōhaku Uta Gassen in 2022, performing “I Love You.” The song is also known as the theme for the morning drama series “Soar High!” It portrays a man who finds it hard to tell someone important to him that he loves them, while also expressing his anxiety about whether he can make that person happy.

With lyrics that are both heartrending and full of warmth, it’s a great song to listen to with family or a partner—it’s sure to deepen your bond.

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yamamoto

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HONEYŌhashi Torio

Ohashi Trio / HONEY

It’s the lead track from ohashiTrio’s 2010 album “NEWOLD.” Centered on the theme of marriage, it’s a moving song filled with the kind of happiness shared with a partner—perhaps not flashy, but something you can truly savor.

Hymn to MotherMetis

Metis – Mother’s Anthem

It was released as reggae singer Metis’s 4th single.

The song was created to express gratitude to her mother, who was battling breast cancer.

It straightforwardly conveys thanks to the mother who raised her single-handedly.

It’s nothing.makaroni enpitsu

Macaroni Empitsu “It’s Nothing,” MV

Macaroni Enpitsu, a band overwhelmingly popular with the younger generation.

Their song “Nandemonai yo,” released on November 3, 2021, is marked by a modest yet sprightly, bouncing piano intro.

While they’ve often sung about the complex, heartrending feelings that come with love, “Nandemonai yo,” can be described as a song that simply sings of “love.” It’s not about a dramatic, heart‑wrenching romance; instead, it’s a track that makes you feel the preciousness and gratitude of “loving each other in an ordinary way.”

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Yoimachi Jēn

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Get Along TogetherYamane Yasuhiro

Yasuhiro Yamane ★ Get Along Together [LIVE “STARTING OVER”]

Here is the song that sings of eternal love: “Get Along Together.” This track was released on January 21, 1993, by singer-songwriter Yasuhiro Yamane, and it was his debut single.

It’s a song that conveys a strong determination to “protect the one you love for the rest of your life.” Yamane wrote it for a friend who was about to get married.

Amazingly, the production took only one week, and it was completed the night before the friend’s wedding.

Isn’t it wonderful that a song created in such a short time continues to be passed down as a timeless classic years later?

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Yoimachi Jēn

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canaryYonezu Kenshi

Kenshi Yonezu – Canary

A ballad included on Kenshi Yonezu’s hugely popular 2020 August release, the album STRAY SHEEP.

The beauty of its piano and string accompaniment is striking, and his vocal delivery feels gentler and softer than usual.

The most moving aspect of the song is its lyrics, which depict a couple who have vowed to spend their lives together, thinking of one another with deep affection—listening to it truly tugs at the heart.

Even as the world and the two of them keep changing, the message of continuing to love steadily and unchangingly is guaranteed to move you.

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Hane Keisuke

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