[Heisei-Era Summer Songs] A curated selection of timeless summer tunes loved across generations!
A summer when you hung out with friends and made tons of memories, a summer of passionate love, a summer when you poured your sweat into club activities and studying.
What kind of memories do you have of summer?
In this article, we’ll introduce summer songs released during the Heisei era.
We’ve gathered a variety of Heisei summer tracks, including songs by artists strongly associated with summer and timeless summer classics loved across generations.
You might even find a song that colored your own Heisei summers!
If you spent the Heisei years with the songs we introduce, take a trip down memory lane.
And if you’re discovering them for the first time, find your favorites and be sure to give them a listen this summer!
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[Summer Songs of the Heisei Era] A curated selection of timeless summer tunes loved across generations! (91–100)
Ponytail and ScrunchieAKB48
A pop tune by AKB48 packed with the freshness of summer and the sparkle of youth.
Released in May 2010, this song features lyrics that capture a seaside moment of adolescence, expressing the girls’ charm through “ponytails” and “scrunchies.” Yasushi Akimoto’s lyrics and Shinya Oda’s composition are a perfect match, evoking listeners’ summertime memories.
It became a major hit, selling about 510,000 copies in its first week on the Oricon charts, and was used as the ending theme for NTV’s “Naruhodo! High School.” It’s a recommended track for anyone who wants to recall fun times with friends or the flutter of a budding crush.
fireworksaiko
It’s one of the signature songs by aiko, the singer-songwriter from Osaka Prefecture.
It was her third major-label single, and it feels like this was around the time she gradually started gaining attention.
The gentle sound, with piano and guitar resonating and a hint of languidness, evokes a sense of nostalgia.
The lyrics, which contrast constellations spread across the summer night sky with fireworks, are a major highlight, conveying an image that lifts your spirits as summer approaches.
In conclusion
We introduced summer songs from the Heisei era—did any of them bring back memories for you? The selection ranged from tracks that heat up the summer to ones that let you quietly reflect on summers past.
Use the songs we featured as background music and make lots of new summer memories!