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[Boost Your Feminine Charm] Recommended Japanese Songs and Popular Tracks for Self-Improvement
We’ve put together a collection of popular Japanese songs perfect for when you want to boost your girl power!
We’ll be introducing a variety of tracks—songs you’ll want to listen to while polishing your femininity, love songs that make you dream of falling in love, and tunes that depict women you can’t help but admire.
From upbeat, catchy tracks to slow ballads, there’s something for every mood.
Give a listen and find the songs that match how you’re feeling.
Great as background music while doing your makeup or getting dressed up—and especially when you’re thinking, “I can do this too!” and gearing up for a personal transformation!
[Boost Your Femininity] Recommended Japanese Songs and Popular Tracks for Self-Improvement (1–10)
I want to be cute.HoneyWorks feat. Narumi Seina (CV.: Amamiya Sora)
It’s a track included on the 2017 album “Nando Datte, Suki ~Kokuhaku Jikkō Iinkai~.” Every girl wants to look cute to the person she likes, right? This song perfectly captures the feelings of a girl trying to become cuter so the one she likes will notice her.
She doesn’t have the courage to confess, so she hopes he’ll notice the “cuter me”—and that sentiment is just adorable.
Give it a listen when you’re in love or when you want to boost your girlish charm.
Isn’t it okay to have tried your best?Ōhara Sakurako
These days, there are many songs with the message that you’re wonderful just the way you are, without having to try.
In contrast, here comes a song that throws out the message: it’s great that you’re working hard.
Released as a spin-off single from the film “The Liar and His Lover,” the track is produced by Seiji Kameda.
The singer, Sakurako Ohara, is a true talent who has a narrator for a father and once aimed for Broadway.
Her clear, expansive voice is truly captivating.
May it be filled with kindnessFlower
This song by Flower was released in 2016 as the theme for the film “Evergreen Love (Love, Picked Up).” It’s a cover of JUJU’s hit “Yasashisa de Afureru You ni” and brims with a different charm from JUJU’s version.
Watching the strength, grace, and beauty of the female dance and vocal group Flower likely inspires many women to work on self-improvement.
The little things you do every day really matter, don’t they?
Like magicSHISHAMO
SHISHAMO is a three-piece rock band composed entirely of women.
They made their first appearance at the 68th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen in 2017, and in 2019 they were in charge of composing the set piece for the middle school division of the NHK National School Music Competition, increasing their recognition.
They perform songs about girls’ everyday lives as their true, authentic selves, which likely resonates with many people.
Among their work, this particular song may be one that especially captures the feelings of girls in their daily lives.
milkaiko
Aiko’s “milk” feels like the essence of a girl’s feelings in love—those bittersweet aches of unrequited love—packed tightly into one song.
Released in 2009, it’s her 25th single.
The feelings you have when you’re crushing on someone are hard to put into words, aren’t they? There’s the excitement and joy, but also moments when the anxiety feels overwhelming.
This is a song that stays by your side in those times, lifting you up and making you think, “I’m going to boost my girl power and make him turn my way!”
the best in the worldInoue Sonoko
Released in 2017 as the theme song for the Netflix-style dating show “Ainori Asian Journey,” this track expresses the down-to-earth feelings of girls who want to fall in love.
The song was written and composed by Yoshiki Mizuno of Ikimono-gakari, and Sonoko Inoue’s voice has a very “girlish” quality that suits the song’s vibe perfectly.
The music video’s story—where the girl proposes and the boy cries—also feels true to life and is really moving.
SoupFujihara Sakura
This song by Sakura Fujiwara, in which she compares her love to a soup, was released in 2016.
It’s an intriguing piece, written, composed, and produced by Masaharu Fukuyama as the theme song for the drama “Love Song,” in which he starred.
Sakura Fujiwara, who sings the song, also made her acting debut in the drama as the character Sakura Sano.
The song, said to have been created from Sakura Sano’s perspective by Fukuyama, becomes more fascinating and relatable the more you listen to it.