Recommended coming-of-age songs for women
This is a playlist of Japanese pop youth songs recommended for women.
It features a selection of bittersweet classics with female vocals that will lift your spirits when you listen.
We hope not only junior and senior high school girls in the midst of adolescence, but also grown-up women will enjoy it.
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Recommended coming-of-age songs for women (1–10)
Is youth embarrassing, or is it youth if it’s embarrassing?Ryokushokushakai
It’s a song packed with the charm of Ryokuoushoku Shakai that grabs the hearts of those in the midst of their youth.
It vividly portrays the embarrassment and earnestness of adolescence, expressing the feeling of cherishing each fleeting, finite moment through clear vocals and a pop melody.
Released digitally in July 2024, it was also chosen as the theme song for ABEMA’s drama “Kyo, Suki ni Narimashita: Summer Vacation 2024.” If you’re someone who wants to live fully in the present, this track will surely resonate with you.
It’s a supportive anthem that will brighten your heart.
Nectarorenji supainikurabu
Orange Spiny Club is a rock band that delicately portrays the struggles of youth and the small emotions of everyday life, resonating with many listeners.
This track is included on their mini-album “Knife,” released in September 2025.
It was inspired by a dream seen by Naoto Suzuki, who wrote and composed the song, and it uses sweet canned juice as a motif to depict memories with friends and a faint first love.
The sense of urgency and wistful longing for days gone by rides on an emotional band sound that hits you right in the chest.
Try listening to it on your way home from school, and you might find that ordinary scenery starts to look special.
Campus mode!!Hatsuboshi Gakuen
“Campus mode!!” is a full-group song from Hatsuboshi Academy, a sparkling cheer anthem with “youth” as its theme! The lyrics and tempo are super energetic, making it perfect for teenage girls! Since multiple people sing the track, it might be tricky to perform solo, but if you have friends who like Hatsuboshi Academy, splitting parts and singing together would definitely be a blast! The tempo is a bit fast, and for the A and B sections, try singing as if you’re having an excited conversation—you’ll naturally get a bright tone.
For the chorus, crank the energy even higher and project your voice as if you’re reaching far; it’ll carry better, feel more idol-like, and be even more fun to sing! For the fast lines, it’s fine to enunciate each word clearly.
The earnestness will become a charm of the performance, so try singing as if you’ve become an idol yourself!
Recommended coming-of-age songs for women (11–20)
Everyone is a heroAI
It was released in 2016 as a digital-only single by AI.
The song aired as the TV commercial for au’s “Santaro Series,” in the “Everyone’s a Hero” edition, and debuted at No.
1 on various digital platforms such as iTunes and RecoChoku.
It’s an arrangement of “Turkey in the Straw,” and is a fun, uplifting track that makes everyone feel positive.
CHE.R.RYYUI
A timeless song portraying the beginning of a bittersweet romance comes to us from YUI.
Centered on acoustic guitar, its simple arrangement gently wraps around the protagonist’s fluttering feelings as they revel in casual exchanges over a cell phone.
It captures universally familiar emotions—tender infatuation for someone special and the heart-pounding anticipation of waiting for a reply—making it impossible not to relate.
Released in March 2007, the track was featured in a KDDI commercial and included on the album “CAN’T BUY MY LOVE.” With a refreshing atmosphere that makes you want to listen as spring arrives, this piece will softly encourage you as you take your first steps into a new environment.
Because I met youmiwa
Released in 2014 as miwa’s 14th single.
The song was used in Shiseido’s “Sea Breeze” commercial and reached No.
4 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.
With its lively sound, miwa’s clear, transparent vocals, and a depiction of the bittersweet romance of youth, it’s an irresistibly cute track.
Letter ~To You at Fifteen~Anjura Aki
It was released in 2008 as Angela Aki’s eighth single.
The song is an arrangement, for her own performance, of “Tegami,” which was written as the set piece for the middle school division of the 2008 NHK National School Music Competition, and it was also featured on NHK’s “Minna no Uta.” It is also sung as a graduation song.