Masterpieces that sing about women. Recommended popular songs.

Snow CountryYoshi Ikuzo

Snow Country by Ikuzo Yoshi

This song portrays a woman’s heart, devoted single-mindedly to the man she loves, to the point of aching sorrow.

Even though their bodies are now apart in different places, her sadness, born from being unable to separate her heart from his no matter what, comes through with heartrending clarity.

You can’t help but imagine just how captivating this man must be to inspire such unwavering devotion.

It’s a wonderful piece whose beautiful melody and female chorus transcend the boundaries of the enka genre.

Memories SakeKobayashi Sachiko

Omoidezake

In every era, there are many women who yearn for love.

Yet when you consider that once you fall in love it can ultimately ruin you, it’s only natural to become cautious.

This song evokes exactly those feelings.

It’s an enka that poignantly conveys how love is truly a double-edged sword.

I still believe ~sigh~Shizukusa Yumi

Yumi shizukusa – “I still Believe～sigh”【Music Video】【English subtitles】

A heartbreak song by Yumi Shizukusa—an artist known for her delicate high-tone voice that naturally evokes a sense of poignancy and her distinctive vibrato, who has also worked on theme songs for a nationally beloved anime.

This classic track expresses a love for a man that, no matter how fervently wished for, will never come true.

A Woman’s MorningMikawa Ken’ichi

A Woman’s Morning

The lyrics are extremely intense, completely at odds with the song’s tone.

If a woman were to fall for a man like the one in this song, would that be the end of her, so to speak? And yet it suggests that there might not be a single woman who would dislike him.

If a man leaves a woman with memories this beautiful, it makes you feel as though that alone would make being born a woman worthwhile.

That’s the kind of song this is.

Heart SakeFuji Ayako

[Kokoro-zake] Song: Aya Koji Fuji

This piece seems to ask whether, at heart, men naturally want to be a little needy around the ones they love, and women naturally find such men endearing.

No matter how times change, perhaps the dynamic between men and women won’t really change all that much.

The song portrays an ideal woman, and it naturally comes across that such a woman also knows how to drink well.

Osaka ShigureMiyako Harumi

Osaka Shigure

It beautifully expresses the feelings of a delicate woman who, including in physical matters, can’t do anything without a man’s strength and has no choice but to rely on him.

It’s the kind of song that makes you think a man would naturally feel the urge to protect such a woman when faced with her.

around two o’clockaiko

With Lyrics: Around Two O'Clock – aiko (included on the best album “Matome I”) piano and vocal cover.

When it comes to love songs, many people immediately think of aiko.

This is a song quintessentially her, capturing the pain and the butterflies of love.

It’s popular for its unique perspective: the protagonist has been cheated on, yet the song explores what happens if she tries to sing about it as positively as possible.

If someone felt about me the way the lyrics describe, I’d find them so dear that I could never cheat.

It’s a song that portrays a woman’s heart—bright yet anguished, and pure.