[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!
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[Boost Your Femininity] Recommended Japanese Songs and Popular Tracks for Self-Improvement (1–10)
A Naked Heartaimyon
If we’re talking about expressing a woman’s feelings in love, you can’t leave this artist out, right? Aimyon’s “Naked Heart” is her 10th single, released in 2020, and it was also the theme song for the drama “My Housekeeper Nagisa-san,” which drew attention with Mikako Tabe in the lead role.
Wanting to boost one’s femininity often comes when you’re in love, doesn’t it? This song feels like it faces the heart squarely and head-on.
It helps you look closely at yourself and reaffirm your unwavering feelings.
Step and a stepNiziU
NiziU is a girls’ group that moved many viewers with the audition project “Nizi Project,” planned in 2020 and broadcast on television.
Out of ten thousand applicants, nine members were chosen, and many female viewers were likely inspired by the members’ hard work.
This song’s lyrics encourage you to value your own pace while still moving forward step by step, making it a powerful ally for girls who want to do their best.
Having someone you likeJY
JY (Jiyoung), a former member of KARA, released her second single “Suki na Hito ga Iru Koto” in 2016.
The song also drew attention as the theme for the drama of the same name starring Mirei Kiritani.
Everyone sometimes wishes they could go back and start over, or regrets things they did in the past.
Rather than getting caught up in those past moments, this song gives you a positive push to face forward—using the past as a springboard to make the present better.
[Boost Your Feminine Allure] Recommended Japanese Songs and Popular Tracks for Self-Improvement (11–20)
SmileMori Nana
Nana Mori, who is active not only as an actress but also as a singer.
This song, Smile, is a well-known number originally by HOF DYNAMITE (Hof Dylan).
It was also used as the commercial song for Otsuka Pharmaceutical’s Oronamin C, with the original band Hof Dylan producing it and releasing it digitally.
While the song has a bright and energetic image, if you take a close look at the lyrics, there’s something that quietly tugs at the heart.
Smiling rather than wearing a gloomy expression helps everything go more smoothly—and it even boosts your feminine appeal.
cherry (sweet cherry; cherry fruit)Otsuka Ai
When you think of Ai Otsuka, the song that comes to mind for many is Sakuranbo.
Released in 2003 as her second single, it became a huge hit.
You hear it often—as a cheer song for high school baseball, as a station jingle, and even as something like a theme song for a comedy duo.
Wanting to boost your femininity usually means a woman in love wants to look her best, right? This is a song that will really lift that kind of woman’s spirits.
Shineieiri reo
Shine, Leo Ieiri’s second single, was released in 2012.
The song drew attention both as the theme for the TV drama “Kaeru no Ōjosama” (The Frog Princess) and because Ieiri was a 17-year-old high school singer at the time of its release.
It’s a track that conveys a dignified, unwavering strength you wouldn’t expect from a high schooler.
“Girl power” isn’t just about cuteness or glamour.
This is a song that seems to give you a positive, straightforward strength that’s true to yourself.
Because I met youmiwa
miwa’s 14th single, “Kimi ni Deaeta Kara,” was released in 2014.
Many of you may have heard it as it was also used in Shiseido’s Sea Breeze commercial.
When you want to boost your femininity, you want your mood and energy to shoot up and turn positive all at once—that’s when things really start, so to speak.
This song is perfect for moments like that: upbeat, bright, and motivating.
It’s great before doing your makeup or heading out!