Songs to Listen to During Golden Week [Drive BGM and Relaxing Day-Off Tunes]
Golden Week, the long holiday spanning from the end of April to the beginning of May.
Many of you probably look forward to it every year, don’t you?
It’s a valuable time to refresh—going on trips or taking a slightly longer drive than usual.
However, going out means travel time, and during the holidays the roads get terribly congested…
So in this article, we’ll introduce a selection of songs perfect for Golden Week to keep you company on your drive.
They work great as BGM while traveling, and there are also tracks that let you relax and soak up the holiday mood—so be sure to check them out!
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Songs to Enjoy During Golden Week [Driving BGM and Relaxing Day-Off Tunes] (31–40)
I love you, love you, love you so muchchay
Released in 2015 as chay’s seventh single.
The song portrays a girl’s feelings on the night before her first trip with her boyfriend, capturing in a very realistic way her nerves about showing her bare face for the first time, choosing outfits, and wanting to look cute for him.
It’s a perfect song for a girl going on her first trip with her boyfriend during Golden Week.
Feeling great!!mihimaru GT
It was released in 2006 as mihimaru GT’s ninth single.
The song, which was used in a DARIYA “Palty” commercial featuring the duo themselves, as the ending theme for TV Tokyo’s “Sukibara,” and in a music.jp TV commercial, became the group’s first entry into the top 10 of the Oricon singles chart and their biggest hit single.
It’s a track that really gets you pumped up.
Shinymiwa
It was released in 2017 as miwa’s 22nd single.
The song was used in Japan Coca-Cola’s 2017 commercial for Sokenbicha, and miwa’s clear, refreshing vocals and sound are soothing to the heart.
With a feel of fresh wind and light, it’s a track that makes you want to listen to it outside on a nice, sunny day.
Drive Songmiwa
Here’s the perfect one-and-only driving song from the eternal guitar girl, miwa: “Drive Song.” With lines like “I’ve put together songs I want you to listen to while driving” and “You look way too wonderful behind the wheel,” there are so many swoon-worthy moments in the lyrics—it’s honestly heart-fluttering! You can’t help but fall for the girl in the song after just one listen, right? During Golden Week there are lots of cars out and occasional traffic jams, but if this track is playing in the car, you’ll be totally fine! It’s especially recommended for those heading toward Odaiba and crossing the Rainbow Bridge!
I feel like going home.ikimonogakari
It was released in 2008 as Ikimonogakari’s ninth single.
The song was written specifically as the theme for the Toho-distributed film “Sand Chronicle” and was also used in an Aiful Home commercial.
It has a somewhat nostalgic feel, making it a warm song that makes you want to go back to your hometown during Golden Week.
Songs to Listen to During Golden Week [Driving BGM and Relaxing Day-Off Tunes] (41–50)
Haneuma RiderPorunogurafiti
It’s such a special song for Porno Graffitti that its title was even included in their 2006 live show “Yokohama Romance Porno ’06 ~Catch the Haneuma~.” The track also played in a Pocari Sweat commercial featuring Haruka Ayase, where she keeps doing pole jumps and looks absolutely radiant.
The exhilarating drive of “Haneuma Rider” perfectly matches the excitement of Golden Week, and I’m sure it will appeal to listeners of any generation.
If you haven’t heard it yet, please give it a listen!
Reach for the skyKuraki Mai
It was released in 2000 as Mai Kuraki’s sixth single.
The song was used as the theme for the NHK morning drama series “Audrey,” and it reached No.
3 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.
It’s a gentle track that you’ll want to listen to on a leisurely day off to calm your mind.