Only masterpieces that color the season of meetings and farewells! Spring songs recommended for Gen Z.

Forget-me-notMarushii

Marcy – Forget-me-not (Official Music Video)

This song beautifully captures the emotions of spring, where encounters and farewells intertwine.

The lyrics penned by Marcy’s vocalist, Ukyo Yoshida, delicately portray the mix of anxiety and anticipation for a new environment, as well as the lingering sorrow of parting from someone dear.

Released digitally in March 2021, the track is also included on the album “Memory.” The music video features actress Airi Furuta, and the sound production includes Akimitsu Homma, known for his work with Ikimono-gakari.

While dealing with the universal theme of farewells that come with spring, its fresh expression and polished sound resonate strongly with young listeners.

It’s the perfect spring song for nights of reminiscing or moments before saying goodbye to someone important.

forget-me-notAwesome City Club

Awesome City Club / Wasurena (MUSIC VIDEO)

This number conjures up springtime scenes with its poignant lyrics, melody, and a delicate ensemble that feels ephemeral.

It was released in February 2021 as a pre-release single from the album “Grower,” and is also known as an inspiration song for the film “We Made a Beautiful Bouquet.” The bittersweetness woven into its pop sensibility and sense of speed is pleasantly affecting, making it the perfect track for a drive when you want to feel the spring breeze—one you’ll find yourself humming along to.

It’s a song filled with the charm of Awesome City Club, capturing the encounters and farewells of spring.

DarlingMrs. GREEN APPLE

Mrs. GREEN APPLE "Darling" Official Music Video

This song features a light rhythm that evokes the warmth of spring and a melody that gently embraces personal doubts and inner conflict.

It portrays, from Mrs.

GREEN APPLE’s characteristically down-to-earth perspective, the emotional wavering everyone experiences in youth—wondering whether it’s okay to be one’s true self.

Created as a symbol of the band’s new phase, it was produced as the theme song for the NHK General special program “Mrs.

GREEN APPLE 18 Festival” in January 2025, and its collaboration with 1,000 18-year-olds generated a huge response.

This track warmly and gently nudges forward those beginning a new chapter in life or searching for their authentic selves.

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Mrs. GREEN APPLE “Lilac” Official Music Video

A masterpiece filled with the radiance and poignancy of youth has been born.

Its gem-like melody, which deftly captures the gentle sweetness of spring sunlight and the season of new encounters and farewells, paints a page of youth anyone can relate to.

The delicate vocals and refreshing sound woven by Mrs.

GREEN APPLE tenderly embrace the anxieties and hopes of youth, as well as the longing for growth.

Written as the opening theme for the TV Tokyo anime “Oblivion Battery,” which began airing in April 2024, the song won the 66th Japan Record Awards.

It’s a perfect pick for karaoke in this season when you can feel spring’s arrival.

It is sure to resonate deeply with those embarking on a new chapter in life or experiencing a farewell with someone dear.

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Yuta Orisaka – Spring (Official Music Video) / Yuta Orisaka – Spring Comes

With its folk-inspired melody and distinctive vocals, this song vividly expresses Yuta Orisaka’s unique world.

It sings of the feelings that sense spring’s ambiguous arrival, becoming a profound work interwoven with both anticipation and anxiety about change.

Released digitally in November 2020, it was created as the theme song for the film “Any Crybabies Around?” It was later re-recorded for the album “Shinri,” featuring a new arrangement with a full band.

This piece offers comfort to those experiencing the uncertainty that accompanies life’s turning points.

It was also used over the film’s end credits and received high acclaim, including a strong recommendation from lead actor Taiga Nakano.

It’s a song you can listen to calmly, while feeling the universal springtime scenes and shifts of the heart.

A Clockwork DreamKeyakizaka46

Keyakizaka46 “Clockwork Dream” Short Ver.

It’s a song that vividly brings back a page of youth that everyone experiences—the farewell to a friend seen off on the station platform.

Sung by Keyakizaka46’s popular unit “Yui-chans,” this track was included on the single Glass wo Ware!, released in March 2018.

The gentle tones of the acoustic guitar delicately portray the distance between the city and one’s hometown, as well as a sense of loss for one’s dreams, as if a spring had suddenly unwound.

When you’re separated from your best friend and feel just a little lonely, this bittersweet yet warm melody may resonate in your heart.

It’s a work that softly stays by your side, as if to remind you that precious memories never fade, no matter how far apart you are.

revolutionMOROHA

MOROHA “Revolution” MV (Director: Isao Yukisada, from MOROHA BEST ~Ten-Year Re-recordings~)

A song that resonates in the heart along with the spring air.

In this work, MOROHA powerfully sings of a strong will for self-transformation.

Afro’s passionate rap and UK’s delicate guitar weave a unique sonic world that shakes the listener to the core.

Included on the album “MOROHA II,” released in November 2013, the track was later chosen as the ending theme for TV Tokyo’s drama “From Miyamoto to You.” It’s a song to play when you’re thinking about a fresh start or facing yourself.

Why not spark your own “revolution” along with the warmth of spring?