Famous songs celebrating heroes. Recommended popular tracks.

HERO (When You Become a Hero, That Time Is Now)Kai Band

Kai Band - HERO

It’s one of Kai Band’s signature songs.

It sings about the moment of determination—loving, protecting, and standing up to fight for someone—as the time you become a hero.

The song conveys a powerful feeling: that it’s enough simply to become a hero for the person you cherish.

Superheroshiritsu ebisu chūgaku

[MV] Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku “Super Hero”

It was released as the ninth single by Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku.

Furthermore, it sold 69,000 copies in its first week, marking their highest sales to date.

Another track on the limited first edition is Ponpara Pecorna Papiyotta, composed by Yoko Kanno, and the regular edition includes the song Korya Medalna, written and composed by Satsuki ga Tenkomori.

Panda HeroYonezu Kenshi

Hachi MV “Panda Hero” HACHI / Panda Hero

This is one of the Vocaloid songs that Kenshi Yonezu posted on a video-sharing site back when he was still using the name “Hachi.” It’s also one of his million-hit tracks, and although it predates his major-label debut, there’s no doubt it shook the Vocaloid scene.

We Are The ChampionsQueen

Queen – We Are The Champions (Official Video)

With a song structure that brilliantly combines the resolute, march-like power of forward motion with the tenderness of a ballad, this piece expresses the pride of overcoming life’s trials and the determination to keep fighting alongside one’s companions.

Released from the album “News of the World,” it is marked by lavish piano and vocal harmonies, and, through Freddie Mercury’s exceptional expressiveness, paints a sweeping, moving drama.

Since its release in October 1977, it has been loved around the world as a victory anthem in sports and was even used as an official theme song for the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

When you need the courage to face adversity, or when you want to share joy with your friends, this is a song that will surely resonate in your heart.

Longing to be a heroTHE BLUE HEARTS

THE BLUE HEARTS / Longing for a Hero

It depicts someone who admires the warriors—heroes of a tumultuous era—and the emerging inner conflict of realizing that, in the peaceful times they now live in, they cannot become like those admired heroes.

The painfulness of their struggle, as they search for how they might become a hero and get hurt along the way, is palpable.

HeroAmuro Namie

Hero – Namie Amuro (Full)

It was released as Namie Amuro’s 45th single.

It served as NHK’s theme song for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics and Paralympics broadcasts.

Namie Amuro’s retirement from the entertainment industry in September 2018 became shocking news that swept across the country.

Even now, many fans mourn her retirement… In any era, there will never be a lack of fans who regret and grieve.

Hero: Poem of FateEGOIST

EGOIST “Hero: The Song of Fate” Original Movie -Short Ver.-

It was selected as the opening theme for the TV anime Fate/Apocrypha.

Ryo, who composed the song, said he envisioned Joan of Arc, and it seems the lyrics include some of her famous lines in English.