[Spring Songs] Recommended for Women! A Selection of Karaoke Classics & Popular Tracks

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Kaneyori Masaru [Spring] Music Video

It’s a song I want you to listen to when the warm sunlight pours down and you can feel a new season arriving.

It’s a work released in April 2021 by Kaneyori Masaru, a three-piece girls’ rock band from Osaka, and it was later included on their mini-album “Tsukiugokasareteku Bokutachi wa,” as well.

Set to a refreshing guitar rock sound, it sings of that frustrating feeling of love where you can’t be honest when you’re face to face with the other person.

The down-to-earth lyrics and the wistful vocals tighten around your heart.

The band’s exhilarating, spring-breeze-like performance vividly colors the emotions that sway at the turn of the seasons.

In this time when meetings and partings intersect, it’s a number that will surely be close to the hearts of those carrying feelings they can’t put into words.

Spring Lover≠ME

≠ME (Not Equal Me) / 1st album track 'Spring Lover' [MV full]

When spring’s warmth beckons and you feel like falling in love, I recommend this song! Produced by Rino Sashihara, the idol group ≠ME included this track on their album “Springtime In You,” released in March 2024.

Its melody line, reminiscent of ’80s and ’90s pop, has a gently nostalgic warmth.

Centered on Moeko Kanisawa, the unit members deliver an emotive performance that captures the bittersweet feelings of love woven into everyday scenes—like meeting on a station platform.

Even among the masterpieces on this album, which debuted at No.

1 on the Oricon Weekly Album Ranking, this is a pop number that especially evokes a pleasant spring breeze.

Why not listen to it on your commute, gazing out at the passing scenery from the train?

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[Silent Siren] "Cherry Bomb" Music Video (Full ver.) [Silent Siren]

It’s an irresistibly upbeat rock number packed with a bouncy rhythm and sweet-and-sour feelings of first love.

The lyrics combine sugary charm with explosive energy, portraying overflowing emotions for someone special.

It’s also known as one of the signature songs by Silent Siren, a girls’ band formed by former reader models.

Featured as the opening track on their March 2016 album “S,” it was also used in the Vantan Design Institute Summer Seminar commercial.

The chorus choreography is easy to learn, and there’s a part where everyone can chant and dance together, making it perfect for amping up a girls’ night or karaoke session!

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Superfly – Spring is a Gradation Official Video

How about a number that’s perfect for the season when gentle spring sunlight mingles with a touch of anxiety? Shiho Ochi’s soaring vocals from Superfly will stay close to your heart and give you a push forward.

It’s captivating for its warm yet powerful message that affirms the mood swings unique to spring.

The song is included on the album “Heat Wave,” released in May 2023, and was produced as the campaign song for “FM802 × Chuo University ACCESS!” Many listeners were likely encouraged by the melody as it played on the radio.

It has a comforting feel that eases the tension of a new chapter in life.

Try singing it when you’re a little worn out from changes in your environment or when you want to face forward as your true self.

It’s sure to spark energy for tomorrow.

cherry blossoms drifting awayUtada Hikaru

Hikaru Utada “Sakura Nagashi” Music Video (4K UPGRADE)

Singer-songwriter Hikaru Utada, who continues to lead the J-pop scene with overwhelming vocal prowess and a unique sensibility.

“Sakura Nagashi,” suddenly released for download in November 2012 during her hiatus, was written as the theme song for the film Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo.

It was later included on her comeback album, Fantôme.

Beginning with tranquil piano and restrained vocals, it swells into a breathtaking finale where electric guitar and strings intertwine.

The lyrics, which overlay the fleeting cherry blossoms with the brilliance of life and eternal love, resonate with the emotions of March, when meetings and partings intersect.

This tender ballad is a perfect choice for a post-farewell-party gathering or as the closing number when you want to sing something heartfelt at karaoke.

Spring has comeFlower

A heartwarming yet bittersweet song, flower spring has come

A medium-tempo ballad that paints a spring scene unique to that season—graduation arriving while still carrying an aching, unspoken love.

Included on Flower’s album Hanadokei, this piece was released in March 2015.

Its warm, guitar- and piano-centered sound gently envelops the words that went unsaid.

Many listeners will likely resonate with Masato Kotake’s lyrics, which capture vivid, true-to-life snapshots of the classroom and the route to school.

The melody is calm and easy on the ears, making it perfect for softly singing with friends during the season of farewells.

A classic as soothing as a spring breeze.

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halyosy – Sakura no Ame feat. Hatsune Miku

Music producer halyosy, highly acclaimed for creating songs using VOCALOID.

Centered on the theme of graduation, this piece was born from the idea: if Hatsune Miku were a student, what would she sing? When it was released on a video site in February 2008, it quickly became the talk of the town and was made into a single as the major-label debut of the music unit absorb.

In 2016, it was also chosen as the theme song for the film “Sakura no Ame,” starring Maika Yamamoto.

Its appeal lies in a beautiful melody like fluttering cherry blossoms and a down-to-earth message anyone can relate to.

It’s a song you should sing precisely when you’re feeling the sadness of parting.

It’s a masterpiece that reaffirms the bonds of friendship and gives you the courage to look forward.