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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.

Ballad Masterpiece Selection by Japanese Girl Bands (41–50)

Cloud AloneScars Borough

Scars Borough – Cloud Alone
Cloud AloneScars Borough

This song begins with dry chord strokes and a bittersweet romance.

Led by a bass line that’s the only one bursting with energy from the start, the feelings for the other person explode in the chorus through the band sound and lyrics, cascading into a powerful grunge sound.

AngelSeagull Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her

Seagull Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her – Angel
AngelSeagull Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her

Alongside a desert-dry guitar sound, it’s brimming with that endearingly unfinished quality unique to ’90s indie bands.

Compared to the ultra-clean band sounds of 2018, this rough, gritty texture is addictive.

Give it a listen.

Branch in the Roadtoddle

Opening with a twin-guitar ensemble as warm and pleasant as the afternoon sun, the twin-vocal harmonies create a spacious, easygoing atmosphere.

It’s a song brimming with a refreshing exhilaration, like the sight of open land unfolding beyond the mountains.

Perfect for a drive.

Melon Sodatricot

tricot “Melon Soda” MV
Melon Sodatricot

From a music video set in a café-like space where the movements of the three members are shown in reverse, you get the impression that they’re singing about time.

The lonely past that has gone by is expressed with a mechanical, almost symbolic guitar phrase, and it’s very cool.

Recent eventsyonige

yonige「最近のこと」(Saikin no Koto) Kanji, Romaji, English and Hungarian Lyrics/歌詞
Recent eventsyonige

A diary-like song that sings and speaks in the tone of reporting everyday, low-key worries and helpless routines—seen from a male perspective—to the woman he loves.

Driven just right by a crunchy guitar sound and a solid, heavyweight rhythm section, it’s a 1-minute-30-second memory song.

Perfect for an easygoing karaoke sing.

To youDaini Bungeibu

To You / Second Literature Club
To youDaini Bungeibu

This is a song by the in-story band from Kira☆Kira, a visual novel that once made a name for itself as a band-themed bishoujo game.

Because it meticulously depicts the process of complete band beginners gradually improving, this song, which appears toward the end, features a somewhat challenging composition with dynamic shifts between calm and intense sections.

I’ll write a letter.JUDY AND MARY

JUDY AND MARY – I’ll Write a Letter (MV)
I'll write a letter.JUDY AND MARY

This is a 90s track with a melancholic band sound that draws you into a picture book–like world.

YUKI’s soaring vocals intertwine beautifully with the translucent arpeggiated guitar phrases to weave the melody.

A masterpiece.