Famous songs celebrating heroes. Recommended popular tracks.
This is a playlist of songs themed around heroes.
It includes selections from a wide range of eras, from the 1980s to the latest hits.
The musical styles and lyrics vary, and it could be interesting to compare how different artists portray heroes in their own ways.
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Masterpieces that sing of heroes. Recommended popular songs (41–50)
HERO (When You Become a Hero, That Time Is Now)Kai Band
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
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
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.
Longing to be a heroTHE BLUE HEARTS
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
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.
ANTI-HEROSEKAI NO OWARI
Released as SEKAI NO OWARI’s eighth major single, it was also used as the theme song for the live-action film Attack on Titan.
This track differs from SEKAI NO OWARI’s previous musical style and mood, standing out with a distinctly dark worldview.
Awakening HeroismAntikku-Kohiten-
The lyrics are structured like a story, depicting a hero who, while harboring various inner conflicts and pains, fights against adversity and breaks through the walls of everyday life to take action.
They convey feelings and thought-provoking messages that arise from this portrayal.
It is well known as the opening theme of the anime DARKER THAN BLACK.