A youth song with great lyrics. A lovely message that stays with your heart.

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Cidergirl “Melancholy” Music Video

This is a song by the pop-rock band Cider Girl, which gained popularity by featuring a high school girl’s dance in its promotional video.

It elegantly portrays a contrast between everyday life and inner emotions in a coming-of-age style, and its danceable track and dynamic development are exhilarating—very much a work that embodies their signature sound.

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Aqua Timez 'Beyond a Thousand Nights' Music Video (Theme song of the movie 'BLEACH: Memories of Nobody')

Aqua Timez’s “Sen no Yoru wo Koete” is a masterpiece that was also chosen as the theme song for the film “BLEACH: Memories of Nobody.” The previous track, “Ketsui no Asa ni,” was quite a friendship song as well, and this one is every bit as good.

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WANIMA「CHARM」（OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)

It’s a famous song by WANIMA, hugely popular among young people.

The worldview once expressed through youth punk rock is pushed even further here, giving the impression of combining both nostalgia and novelty.

The lyrics—about bringing song into everyday life—come across clearly, making it an energizing track.

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Young Skinny – Oh, Beloved Days [Official Music Video]

A heartfelt song about youth and friendship.

Set to Young Skinny’s rock sound, its honest lyrics are sure to resonate with listeners.

It’s included on the EP “If We Could Feel Happiness in Anything,” released in September 2023.

The track was also used as the campaign song for Ezaki Glico’s “Seventeen Ice.” This work sings about how someone you once couldn’t stand has now become a cherished memory.

It would be wonderful to listen with friends and appreciate how important you are to each other.

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Kenshi Yonezu – Spring Thunder

It’s a track included on Kenshi Yonezu’s 2017 album BOOTLEG.

The title, “Shunrai,” means thunder that rumbles in spring.

While the song has a catchy, upbeat feel, listening to the lyrics makes it clear that it’s a love song.

Come to think of it, we sometimes describe falling in love as being struck by lightning.

This song may bring back memories of a lover you cared for but parted with when you went off to school.

The lyrics, both distinctive and straightforward, let you feel the heat that’s taken root in your heart.

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Kenshi Yonezu – Gray and Blue (+Masaki Suda)

A collaboration song between Kenshi Yonezu— a singer-songwriter with numerous hits including “Lemon” and the creator of the NHK 2020 Support Song Project’s “Paprika”—and Masaki Suda, who is active as both an actor and an artist, “Gray and Blue.” The lyrics, which express a longing for the past and the desire to go see someone nostalgic, have surely moved many people.

Why is it that when we look back on the old days, they seem to shine so mysteriously…? I think it’s a song that gently stays by your side and comforts you when you’re tired.

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School Food Punishment – OverFlow

With girlish vocals and a straight-up, youthful band sound, this is a classic that speaks directly to schoolmates.

The refined, delicately wrapped lyrics resonate beautifully.

It’s a work that offers solid substance not only for younger listeners but for adults as well.