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 (91–100)
My friendZARD
It was released in 1996 as ZARD’s 17th single.
The song was used as the ending theme for the TV anime SLAM DUNK, becoming ZARD’s longest-running hit and their last million-selling single.
It’s a youthful song filled with feelings for a dear friend.
Someone more important than a friendGoriki Ayame
Released in 2013 as Ayame Goriki’s debut single.
It’s a pop song with a powerful beat that sings about friendship for someone more important than the word “friend” can express.
The track was used in the Yamazaki Baking “Lunch Pack” commercial, and Ayame Goriki’s lively dance also drew attention.
pupilŌhara Sakurako
It was released in 2015 as Sakurako Ohara’s second solo single.
The song was used as the support anthem for the 93rd All Japan High School Soccer Tournament, and it marked the first time Sakurako Ohara worked on the lyrics.
It reached No.
5 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart, and she made her first appearance at the 66th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen in 2015.
TOMORROWMayo Okamoto
It was released in 1995 as Mayo Okamoto’s debut single.
Chosen as the theme song for the TBS drama “Second Chance,” it reached No.
1 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart and became a million-seller.
Thanks to the song’s success, she made her first appearance at the 46th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen, marking her television debut.
Startin’Hamasaki Ayumi
It was released in 2006 as Ayumi Hamasaki’s 39th single.
The song was used as the opening theme for Capcom’s PS2 game “Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams,” and it reached number one on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.
With this release, Ayumi Hamasaki achieved her 26th number-one on Oricon in total.