Recommended cheer-up songs for women: classic and popular Japanese hits
From timeless classics to the latest hits.
Bright, poppy, and irresistibly cute—the essence of J-POP!
A collection of Japanese cheer-up songs, mainly by female artists.
Among them is the hugely popular “Santaro & Oni-chan” for women—uh-oh!
For the rest, you’ll have to read the article to find out…
Cheer-up songs recommended for women: Classic and popular Japanese tracks (1–10)
A bouquet for meNEW!Ado
While life can feel like the same thing repeating every day, there actually isn’t a single day that’s truly the same.
So even if today is the worst day, tomorrow might be the best.
This is an upbeat, encouraging song that makes you feel that way.
The lyrics, filled with unpretentious words, are highly relatable.
The gentle melody and powerful vocals are soothing.
Released in March 2025 as a song by Ado, it was featured in a commercial for the coffee brand Georgia.
It’s also included on Ado’s Best Album, a compilation celebrating the 5th anniversary of her debut, released in April 2025.
Highly recommended for anyone looking for a celebratory song to give to friends or family.
It’s perfect for those facing major life milestones, such as taking on a new challenge.
The day called tomorrowNEW!Natsukawa Rimi
A song that was originally a poem to which music was later added.
With the vast sky as its theme, it expresses the beauty of living and portrays the belief in tomorrow even in difficult circumstances.
Released as a single in September 2011, it was tied up as a choral piece supporting recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake.
Rimi Natsukawa and Masafumi Akikawa co-created the work and each released it on CD, also performing together on year-end music programs.
For those whose everyday lives were taken by the disaster and who feel they cannot see the light, listening to this piece will surely inspire them to face their wounded hearts.
Even when it’s hard, tomorrow will come—this song teaches us to believe in ourselves and overcome.
You Got Thism-flo
m-flo is a group that fuses a wide range of genres and constantly pursues innovative sounds.
“You Got This,” their first track in about seven years created solely by the three members—LISA, VERBAL, and ☆Taku—is a number brimming with positive energy.
While carrying anxieties yet choosing to move forward, the song expresses that resolve over a danceable beat.
It’s a perfect anthem for when you want to fire yourself up.
ultra-strongestChou Tokimeki♡Sendenbu
Why not boost your study motivation with an ultra-positive track that skyrockets your self-esteem just by listening? Sung by the Stardust Promotion idol group Cho Tokimeki♡Sendenbu, this song is included on their album “Tokimeki Rulebook,” released in December 2024.
It sparked a huge buzz on social media, racking up over 300 million views on TikTok.
Lyrics brimming with love and confidence for your “oshi” pour powerful energy into the listener’s heart.
Perfect for those moments when you can’t quite focus or need a mental reset.
Ride the wave of its full-on happy aura, breeze through your assignments, and blast through the wall in front of you in one go!
Ultramarine DaysToukyou Jihen
The band was formed because, around 2003, Ringo Sheena, who was so unmotivated to continue her music career that she was considering retirement, thought, “If I write songs as if I’m writing them for the members, maybe I’ll feel inspired.” It originally started as Sheena’s backing band, but once she herself joined, they officially began activities as a band.
It’s a song that gets you pumped up and feeling positive.
HappinessAI
She’s a quarter-American.
With high-level vocal skills, she effortlessly rides a diverse range of tracks, blending R&B’s signature melodies with a J-pop flavor, earning broad popularity among Japanese listeners.
This song was also used in a TV commercial and is guaranteed to lift your spirits.
Can You Keep A Secret?Utada Hikaru
Hikaru Utada debuted on December 9, 1998.
Her first album, “First Love,” has sold over 7.65 million copies in total, making it the best-selling album of all time in Japan.
Her second album, “Distance,” set a record for the highest first-week sales with 3 million copies.
She can rightly be called Japan’s most powerful female singer.