Hidden gems of friendship songs. Recommended popular tracks.
Music captures an ordinary moment from everyday life and, through the singer’s sensibility, turns it into a drama.
Music is truly wonderful.
When we talk about friendship with our friends, cultural expressions like music and literature have become indispensable.
All the gratitude and deep emotion for our friends—feelings too powerful for words—and the many shifts of the heart can surely be expressed through music.
We’ve picked out some hidden gems among Japanese friendship songs.
Give them a listen while thinking of your friends.
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Hidden gems of friendship songs. Recommended popular tracks (71–80)
Your Best FriendKuraki Mai
This is a hidden friendship song by Mai Kuraki, who rose to fame after her music was used as a TV anime theme.
It’s a masterpiece that emotionally sings about feelings for a best friend and compassion for friends, yet it remains relatively under the radar, making it a hidden gem in Japanese pop music.
Feeling refreshedMoritaka Chisato
It’s a hidden gem that gained recognition through a beverage commercial.
With Chisato Moritaka’s charming vocals ringing out, it’s a work that conveys the comfortable ease of a breezy friendship, packed with refreshing, crisp lyrics and the appeal of the vocals.
My NoteSukima Suichi
This is a friendship song by Sukima Switch that leaves a strong impression with its catchy chorus and energetic vocals.
Although the artists are well-known, the track tends to get overshadowed by their more famous songs, giving it the status of a hidden J-pop gem.