[Songs with Great Lyrics] Masterpieces you’ll want to listen to while savoring the words that resonate with your heart

What age would you like to go back to?Sakurazaka46

Sakurazaka46 'What Age Do You Want to Go Back To?'

Sakurazaka46’s 8th single “How Old Do You Want to Go Back To?” was released on February 21, 2024, and its message has resonated with many listeners.

The song is directed at young people struggling with the “now,” offering strength to look forward even as they reflect on the past.

It carries a message of courage and hope for those of us worn down by reality and prone at times to escape into the past.

The music video, with Ten Yamasaki as center, also became a hot topic.

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Ayaka – Crescent Moon

Ayaka’s “Mikazuki” is her fourth single, released in 2006.

Her deep, gently enveloping voice slips right into our hearts, doesn’t it? The song was used in an au commercial, earned her the Best New Artist award at the Japan Record Awards, and led to an appearance on the NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen.

It reflects Ayaka’s feelings after moving to Tokyo and being separated from friends and loved ones, and her characteristic kindness shines through in the idea that even when apart, we’re connected by looking at the same moon.

It’s a great song to listen to when you’re feeling lonely.

Let’s go home.Fuji Kaze

Fujii Kaze – Kaerou (Official Video)

Fujii Kaze is someone for whom the word “one and only” fits perfectly—in his vocal ability, his lyrics, in everything.

His song Kaerou is included as the closing, final track on his first album, HELP EVER HURT NEVER, released in May 2020.

It’s a song that makes you feel as if you’re gently floating on the wind—somehow tinged with sadness, yet filled with kindness.

Experience that indescribable feeling that lingers after you’ve finished listening.

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I like you.Mr.Children

Mr.Children “Kimi ga Suki” Music Video (Short ver.)

It was released in 2001.

The music video featured actor Yosuke Kubozuka and became a hot topic.

Above all, its purity stands out, and listening to it brings back the feeling of simply falling in love with someone.

The music video’s imagery is quite different from the song’s content, which can be surprising.

If you sing it at karaoke, you can really feel how innocent the lyrics are.

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1115Kimura Kaera

Kaela Kimura “1115”

This song is well known as one provided by Tamio Okuda.

It’s been performed live, and among fans it’s considered a hidden gem.

If you have Tamio Okuda write about life, it’s guaranteed to turn into a song with a refreshing feel.

Listening to it really lifts your spirits, doesn’t it?

Moon DropsRUI (Shibasaki Kou)

KO SHIBASAKI CONCERT TOUR 2019 “EARTH THE KO” - Tsuki no Shizuku | Ko Shibasaki

An in-film song and the theme song of the movie Yomigaeri.

Ko Shibasaki released it under the name RUI.

It’s a quiet, slow, New Age-like ballad.

In the film, those who have died return and spend the remaining time with their loved ones.

RUI has also lost her lover, and this song expresses her feelings for him.

It carries a charm that sears itself into the corner of your mind and never lets go.

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First LoveFukuyama Masaharu

Masaharu Fukuyama – First Love (Full ver.)

A song by Masaharu Fukuyama released in 2009.

Although it’s in a minor key and has a darker tone, it also feels gentle and beautiful.

Fukuyama’s signature sultry, resonant vocals match it perfectly.

At first glance, the title might make you think it’s a song about first love, but reading the lyrics reveals that it’s a metaphor.

It portrays a man and woman who used to be lovers; now they each have someone important in their lives, yet they realize the person they truly love is still each other.

It’s a track overflowing with the ache of unfulfilled longing.

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