Winter songs with lyrics that really hit home. Winter tunes you’ll want to listen to closely.

The smell of winterFurawā Kanpanīzu

Flower Companies 'Scent of Winter'

A song by the four-piece rock band Flower Companyz, formed in 1989 and active while moving between major and indie labels.

It’s included on their 3rd single “Oretachi Hatachizoku Part 2 ~ Fuyu no Nioi” and their 3rd album “Oretachi Hatachizoku.” The guitar’s sharp cutting sound and the lively beat heighten the sense of anticipation for winter.

With straightforward vocals and lyrics that evoke vivid scenes, you can practically smell winter—just as the title suggests.

It’s an upbeat winter song you’ll want to listen to before the season arrives.

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Hoshino Takashi

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painted skyMarushii

Marcy – Esora (Official Music Video)

Let me introduce “Esora,” a song themed around a winter heartbreak.

This track was created by Marcy as the theme song for the drama “New World Makers.” Told from a male perspective, the lyrics look back on the happy days with a former lover and the farewell on a winter day.

The arrangement shifts from a somewhat restrained vocal delivery to a powerful surge in the latter half, stirring the listener’s emotions.

Also pay attention to the subsequent key change—rather than words, the sound itself expresses the protagonist’s feelings.

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snow tearsNakagawa Shoko

Shoko Nakagawa “snow tears”

It’s included on the 2008 album “Big☆Bang!!!”.

It was also used as the ending theme for the anime “Hakaba Kitaro.” Shoko Nakagawa herself was involved in writing the lyrics, and it’s a melodious ballad that she delivers beautifully with her high-tone voice.

Winter FireworksOku Hanako

Winter Fireworks / Hanako Oku [MV]

Okhako, beloved by women for her heartrending love songs.

Her track Winter Fireworks is a single released in 2014—a winter love song, a one-sided love song that slowly seeps into the heart.

She expresses her feelings for someone she loves by turning fireworks—typically a symbol of summer—into winter fireworks.

For anyone nursing a crush or suffering from an unrequited love, it’s a tear-jerker that tightens the chest.

It’s a winter love song that conveys, with painful clarity, the feeling that the person you like already likes someone else.

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utatane

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A winter fairy is melting a snowmanKimura Kaera

Kaela Kimura “A winter fairy is melting a snowman” [short ver.]

Included on the 2011 album “8EIGHT8,” it was also used in an NTT Docomo commercial.

From the very start it sets a Christmas mood, and the refrain in the chorus is so vivid it feels like it lingers in the back of your mind.

The light rhythm and the pop, easy-to-listen-to melody are also very good, I think.

winter fallL’Arc〜en〜Ciel

L’Arc～en～Ciel「winter fall」-Music Clip-

When it comes to L’Arc’s winter songs, it has to be this one! “winter fall” was released ahead of the album HEART in 1998 and became a huge hit, now a staple winter tune.

Hyde’s vocals amplify the lyrics that evoke winter—and the cold—like the clear, crisp winter air.

It’s also a very popular pick for winter karaoke.

Even those who aren’t fond of winter or the cold and can’t wait for spring can comfortably feel the season through this song.

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A Person Upon Whom Snow FallsEn Hiroshi

Hiroshi En – The Person on Whom Snow Falls

It was a single released in 1990 and was used as the theme song for TV Asahi’s “Quiz Shigotonin.” He is a singer-songwriter from Kochi Prefecture who is often treated as a “one-hit wonder,” perhaps because few of his songs besides the smash hit “Musōka” are widely known, but he has written many great songs.