List of seasonal songs: a classic guide to finding tracks that fit the current season

Summertime CinderellaRyokushokushakai

Ryokuoushoku Shakai 'Summer Time Cinderella' Official Video / Ryokuoushoku Shakai – Summer Time Cinderella

Released in September 2023 as their seventh single overall, this song was pre-released in July of the same year and chosen as the theme for Fuji TV’s Monday 9 p.m.

drama “Midsummer Cinderella.” It’s a track with a wonderfully fresh feel that blends the brilliance of summer with the poignancy of the season.

Vocalist Haruko Nagaya delivers an emotionally rich performance, deftly switching between chest voice and falsetto.

The sparkling piano and driving band sound are delightful, and the arrangement makes your heart bounce just by listening.

Put it on while doing housework or when you want a change of pace, and you’ll feel instantly refreshed—so by all means, immerse yourself in the soundscape of this piece.

Blossom declaration!Chou Tokimeki♡Sendenbu

Blossom declaration!

A hopeful pop tune that makes you want to listen under the gentle spring sunshine.

Created as the theme song for the film “Himitsu no Aipri: Mankai Buzzrium Live!”, this piece overflows with the positive power that’s the hallmark of Cho Tokimeki♡Sendenbu.

The lyrics portray a strong will to bloom as your true self, even while carrying anxiety and vulnerability, gently supporting those starting a new chapter in life.

This track is also included on the album “Tokimeki Egao,” released in March 2026.

Its dazzling synthesizer tones leave a strong impression, so why not play it on a morning when you want a fresh mindset or during a sunny weekend drive? If you listen while feeling the spring breeze, it will lift your spirits even more.

Orihime and BABY (feat. Shio Reira)neguse.

Bedhead: 'Orihime and BABY feat. Reira Shio' Official Music Video

A romantic, groovy track you’ll want to listen to while gazing up at the Tanabata night sky.

Its mellow sound, rooted in R&B and soul, features a call-and-response between male and female vocals—like Orihime and Hikoboshi—that lingers pleasantly in your ears.

Created by Neguse., a Nagoya-born band whose motto is “smiles,” featuring singer-songwriter ReiRA Shio, this single was released in June 2025.

It was also chosen as the ending theme for TV Asahi’s “What’s Wrong with Being Slightly Coy?” The fact that it was completed in only about a month is astonishing! The lyrics are packed with adorable feelings of love, making it perfect for nights when you’re aching to see someone but just can’t.

Daphne (winter daphne)DISH//

DISH// – Sweet Daphne [Official Video]

This is the kind of piece you want to listen to at that turn of the seasons, when you suddenly catch a hint of spring in the cold wind.

It’s a single released in 2021 by DISH//, a four-member band fronted by Takumi Kitamura.

It drew attention for being co-written with Hattori from Macaroni Empitsu, and it was used as the theme song for the drama “The Winner in February: The Classroom of Guaranteed Acceptance.” Its lively, march-like rhythm and warm band sound gently wrap themselves around the listener’s heart.

Centered on gratitude for those who always support you and the joy of having a place to return to, it’s perfect for spring, a time for new beginnings like entrance exams and starting a new life.

How about listening to it together with someone dear to you, as a way to express that “thank you” that’s usually too embarrassing to say out loud?

evening primroseNovelbright

Novelbright – Evening Primrose [Official Music Video]

The rock band Novelbright, whose heartwarming melodies have earned overwhelming support especially among young people.

Among their songs, the one we recommend for the chillier seasons is Tsukimisou.

With a piano-and-strings arrangement, it’s a beautifully crafted love ballad.

It portrays lingering feelings and affection for an unforgettable lover, and Yudai Takenaka’s emotionally rich vocals are sure to bring you to tears.

Released in December 2020 as a digital-only single, the track was also used in the weather segment of Fuji TV’s Tokudane!.

Loved over the long term, it has surpassed 300 million streams.

On long, lonely nights when you crave connection, why not spend some quiet time alone with this masterpiece?

Magic of a Summer Nightindigo la End

indigo la End “Summer Night Magic”

indigo la End is a band led by Enon Kawatani, who’s also active in groups like Gesu no Kiwami Otome and Genie High.

This track is the B-side included on the single “Kanashiku Naru Mae ni,” released in June 2015.

It’s a beautiful ballad that vividly captures the indescribable atmosphere of a summer night and the fleeting nature of a summer romance—something you can feel deeply from the music video.

The lyrics portray the protagonist’s aching emotions as they understand the love has ended, yet fall under the spell of the night and sink into memories.

Many listeners will feel a tightness in their chest at the sensitivity of describing those irretrievable days as “magic.” With its cool guitar tones and Enon Kawatani’s soothing falsetto, it’s a song you’ll want to listen to quietly, alone, on a humid midsummer night.

Goodbye, Cosmosasagīnyo

Goodbye, Cosmos

A song by Asagi-nyo brimming with a sense of liberation that makes you want to graduate from a self bound by others’ gaze.

It’s the theme song for her self-produced Vlog film “Goodbye, Cosmos,” released in March 2022, and it came out as a single that May.

Using the meaning of the white cosmos flower—“harmony”—as a motif, it conveys a resolve to bid farewell to the self that always goes along with those around you.

The light rhythm and warm vocals bring back the pure feelings of childhood.

When you’ve lost confidence by comparing yourself to others, it will gently resonate with those who wish to live by their own measure.

It’s a refreshing number like an autumn breeze, giving you the courage to face forward just as you are.