Recommended for women! Japanese wedding songs—perfect for ceremony BGM and reception entertainment.

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Recommended for women! Introducing Japanese wedding songs.

At weddings, music is used to enhance various moments.

These days, it’s also common to see performances like dancing, singing, or acoustic sets as part of the entertainment, so weddings and music are inseparable.

With that in mind, we’ve gathered recommended tracks for brides-to-be and for women planning to perform at a wedding.

Most are moving, tender songs that might bring tears, but there are also upbeat dance numbers you can happily groove to!

Please use this as a resource when you’re unsure what to choose.

Recommended for women! Japanese wedding songs: BGM and performances for weddings (21–30)

love letterEvery Little Thing

Every Little Thing – – – Love Letter (Live Ver.) (Photo Slideshow)

love letterEvery Little Thing

It was released in 2004 as Every Little Thing’s 27th single.

The song was used in a commercial for Nobel Confectionery’s “Honey Kumquat Throat Candy” and as the theme song for the film “A Love Letter from Heaven.” Its lyrics, like a love letter to someone dear, are warm and comforting, making it a feel-good, heartwarming song.

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dogwood (flowering dogwood)Hitoto Yo

Hitoto Yo – Hanamizuki

dogwood (flowering dogwood)Hitoto Yo

Released in 2004 as Yo Hitoto’s fifth single.

The song had many tie-ins, including serving as the theme for NTV’s “Tuesday Suspense Theater” and for the Toho-distributed film “Hanamizuki.” Many people choose this song for their weddings, wishing for a marriage that lasts 100 years with the one they love.

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Recommended for women! Japanese wedding songs. Perfect for ceremony BGM and performances (31–40)

JEWEL SONGBoA

BoA-Jewel song

JEWEL SONGBoA

It was released in 2002 as BoA’s ninth single.

The song was used as the theme for the TV Asahi drama “All About Eve” and reached No.

3 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.

As a gentle ballad expressing the wish for a beloved person to shine forever, it’s a perfect fit for emotional wedding scenes.

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I love you.Otsuka Ai

Ai Otsuka / I Love You (Short Ver.)

I love you.Otsuka Ai

It was released in 2004 as Ai Otsuka’s sixth single.

The song was included on the demo tape she sent to Avex, and it reached No.

3 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.

According to Otsuka, it’s the song she feels most attached to—a gentle, warm track that conveys feelings directly to someone you love.

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BloomSuperfly

Superfly『Bloom』(Music Video)

BloomSuperfly

This is a deeply moving song by Superfly, also highly popular as a bridal song.

Released as a single in June 2018, it was chosen as the theme song for Zexy’s 25th anniversary campaign.

The grand sound woven by piano and strings, together with Shiho Ochi’s powerful vocals, gives listeners a profound sense of emotion.

You can almost picture the journey of a love nurtured over time eventually blooming into a magnificent flower.

This work is also said to be an answer song to the classic “Ai wo Komete Hanataba wo.” It’s a masterpiece you’ll want to listen to when you wish to express gratitude to someone special.

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Love is…Kato Miria

MILIYAH Kato “Love is…”

Love is...Kato Miria

Released in 2007 as Miliyah Kato’s 10th single.

The song is inspired by the classical masterpiece “Canon” and was used as the ending theme for the MBS/TBS anime Toward the Terra.

It’s a slow-tempo ballad with a relaxed feel and has become a staple wedding song, perfect as BGM for weddings.

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TO BEHamasaki Ayumi

Ayumi Hamasaki / TO BE (Short Ver.)

TO BEHamasaki Ayumi

It was released in 1999 as Ayumi Hamasaki’s eighth single.

The song was used in a Japan Tobacco “Momo no Tennen-sui” commercial, and its title was taken from the famous line “To be or not to be” in Shakespeare’s Hamlet.

It is a grand, moving love ballad.

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