Melancholic songs by girls' bands. Recommended masterpieces and popular tracks.
This is a playlist of bittersweet songs by girl bands.
Each track powerfully captures the unique feelings and emotions of girls in an emotive way.
Perhaps it’s a hallmark of girl bands, but although the songs are sad, they don’t feel heavy or gloomy—that’s what’s great about them.
It’s the perfect list for when you want to indulge in a touch of sentimentality.
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A girls' band’s poignant songs: recommended masterpieces and popular tracks (21–30)
Secret Base ~What You Gave Me~ZONE

It’s a very heartrending song.
Although it’s from many years ago, its message hasn’t faded at all even now.
The lyrics, which can be interpreted as either friendship or romance, seep deeply into the heart with a poignant feeling.
After all, a good song remains a good song no matter how many years pass.
It will continue to be listened to and passed down.
summer festivalWhiteberry

A five-member girls’ band.
This is a cover of an existing song called “Natsumatsuri” (Summer Festival).
The youthful energy, combined with the song’s wistfulness and delicacy, makes it a very pleasant piece.
Sadly, the band has since disbanded, but the song lives on.
It leaves you with a gentle feeling, like a faint first love.
August NightSilent Siren

Silent Siren’s 10th single, “August Night.” They’re a four-member girls’ band who are super cute, yet the song itself is a solid rock number with a great sense of drive.
It’s a piece about a girl’s bittersweet feelings of love, a song that seems to sing about the emotions everyone holds in their hearts.
Pantyhose PUNK ROCKpanku sutoraiku

A four-piece punk band.
This is exactly what comes to mind when you think of punk.
Gritty and full of melancholy, these women feel refreshingly new in an age when so many similar songs are circulating.
The wistful melody in the chorus instantly draws you in.
It stirs something deep inside.
I’ll turn you into a song.Supurīgaru

“I’m going to turn our memories into a song, just as they are.” This is a song by Spreegal that sings of a slightly bold resolve.
Without romanticizing a broken heart, its lyrics candidly trace the scenes and emotions etched in the mind, stirring deep empathy in listeners.
The track is included on the EP “MEMORIES,” released in April 2024.
Anyone who has experienced an unforgettable love will likely be startled by how unflinchingly honest the words feel, as if they were written about themselves.
While carrying bittersweet memories, the song quietly stays by your side, supporting the part of you that still wants to move forward.
call my nameChilli Beans.

Unable to take that one last step, unable to tell your feelings to someone special.
Have you ever felt that kind of frustrating love? Chilli Beans.’s latest work is a ballad that, with just acoustic guitar and vocals, gently stays close to those helpless emotions.
The lyrics—into which the members poured the feelings they keep in their hearts—depict the frustration of reaching out but never quite reaching, and the sorrow of not even being able to share a moment in words; they’re sure to move you.
This song is the final track on the masterpiece “Chilli Beans.” released in July 2022.
The album drew attention with many tie-in tracks and even won the CD Shop Award.
If you listen on a quiet night alone in contemplation, its delicate tones will gently seep into your heart.
Break it.Drop’s

They’re a five-piece rock band from Hokkaido.
This is straight-up, classic rock—this is rock.
The songs fit those words perfectly.
The vocalist’s husky, heartrending voice and the earth-shaking, thick rock sound are unforgettable after just one listen.
They’re not like just any band out there—they’re the real deal.


