Ballad Masterpiece Selection Performed by Japanese Girls' Bands
Ballads performed by Japanese girl bands that stir listeners’ hearts with emotive vocals and a rich palette of sounds.
The strength and beauty that dwell within the quietude woven by each band’s unique color have long been cherished by many music fans.
Imbuing their lyrics with genuine, down-to-earth feelings and pouring their souls into every instrumental tone, their songs endure in memory as timeless classics that never fade.
In this article, we focus on these exquisite ballads by girl bands.
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Ballad Masterpiece Selection by Japanese Girl Bands (21–30)
DaydreamingBAND-MAID
They’re a band often associated with the public image of a striking contrast: a five-piece in maid outfits delivering a metal sound.
However, this song is a ballad that purely sings of love.
It still features BAND-MAID’s signature, hard-hitting performance, making it a track where you can feel the band’s toughness.
Angel Who Calls Themself TimeCymbals
I think the title represents an airplane, and being able to express it like that is very poetic.
The sound evokes the time from dusk to night flights.
The final outro, where layers of beautiful noise pile up, is perfect for getting completely immersed.
Tears of RegretSCANDAL
Released in 2010 as their seventh single, it was used as the ending theme for Nara TV’s 2010 broadcast of the Nara Prefecture High School Baseball Tournament.
The song feels like a coming-of-age story for junior and senior high school students who aren’t quite adults yet.
Its clumsy honesty is easy to relate to.
Before LoveFINLANDS
It’s a song with lyrics about having nothing to be proud of, seeking stimulation and illusory love, and becoming dependent on a partner.
As a consequence, the woman ends up lavishing gifts on the man and giving him everything—an emotion that’s uniquely feminine yet one anyone can fall into.
It’s a fan favorite.
I think the charm lies in how the voice tightens into a squeezed timbre when the notes go high.
communicationakai kouen
A grand work that portrays delusions of grandeur from the perspective of boys and girls—like a nursery rhyme—on a scale comparable to the film E.T.
It’s a cinematic, fantastical song in which they sneak out at night to try to communicate with outer space, fail, yet sing, “Let’s try again” and “Let’s talk.”
HarukaSCANDAL
Released in 2011 as their 10th single, it was used as the theme song for the film “Tōfu Kozō” and featured across numerous media.
The song is dedicated to a friend who is moving far away, expressing clumsy, heartfelt emotions.
Its uplifting lyrics inspire a bright, positive feeling.
My parentsCatch Up
This is a ballad by Catch-Up that strikes the heart with its earnest wish to carry unspoken feelings through song.
It conveys both gratitude toward one’s parents and the frustration of not being able to express it well.
Those delicate emotions are rendered with a slightly gritty sound reminiscent of US indie and Minakumari’s warm vocals.
The track appears on the album Aaji, released in March 2000.
You may find it hard to be straightforward, but deep down you want to say “thank you.” This song will surely offer gentle comfort to anyone carrying that feeling.
Why not listen to it on a night when you want to savor your feelings for someone important?