Humbert Humbert’s Collection of Masterpieces | Simple Melodies by a Husband-and-Wife Duo
Humbert Humbert is a married duo beloved by a wide audience for their warm, inviting world and light, breezy melodies.
They drew major attention for performing the theme song of the 2025 latter-half NHK morning drama “Bakebake.” Their music captivates with lyrics that touch on the subtleties of life and harmonies only a married pair could achieve.
In this article, we’ve gathered some of Humbert Humbert’s most celebrated songs—tracks that have resonated with many listeners.
As you listen, immerse yourself in their world, reflecting on your own path and state of mind.
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Humbert Humbert Greatest Hits | Simple Melodies by the Husband-and-Wife Duo (11–20)
A Wondrous MelodyHanbaato Hanbaato
A deeply affecting number known as the original version of “Taiyō,” the theme song for the film Pool.
Featuring the Scottish traditional music group Fiddlers’ Bid, it blends the delicate tones of fiddle and harp with a beautiful melody.
After opening the 2009 concept release Gassō, it was also included on the 2010 album Sasurai-ki.
Its atmosphere, drifting between reality and fantasy, gently keeps you company on quiet nights when you want to be alone with your thoughts.
Savor its mysterious resonance, where nostalgia and novelty coexist.
Laughing and falling downHanbaato Hanbaato
A very warm number that makes you cherish the small happenings of everyday life.
This song was chosen as the theme for NHK’s serial TV drama “Bakebake,” starting on September 29, 2025.
In creating it, they delved deeply into Setsu Koizumi’s autobiography and wrote the song by fully becoming the protagonist.
It’s a tune you’ll find yourself humming at the start of an ordinary day, or on a night when your heart feels a little tired—one that will brighten people’s mornings.
Sky in a DreamHanbaato Hanbaato
This work captivates with a fantastical world that feels like it’s telling a tale from long ago.
It’s a song by the husband-and-wife duo Humbert Humbert, themed around the imaginative idea that people once had wings on their backs.
Longing for lost freedom and nostalgia for dreams of flying through the sky are portrayed in a bittersweet yet warm melody.
Written in April 2022 as the theme song for the live-streamed comedy play “Yumeji Airport,” it was later included on the album “Joubu na Watashitachi.” When you want to free your heart from the everyday, these gentle tones will lift your spirits lightly.
capeHanbaato Hanbaato
It’s a song that lifts your spirits with a refreshing sense of speed, as if you’re traveling along an endless coastline.
Created by Humbert Humbert, a husband-and-wife duo who deliver heartwarming music rooted in folk, it blends straightforward love-filled lyrics with a slightly nostalgic melody to unfold a worldview that seems to brightly illuminate a future with someone dear.
The track was released in advance in July 2022 and is included on the album “Jobuna Watashitachi” (Sturdy Us).
It’s also recommended for moments when you want to feel positive—like summer drives or the start of a new chapter in life.
meeting upHanbaato Hanbaato
This is a song by Humbert Humbert, a husband-and-wife music duo.
While waiting for a loved one on a station platform, the song captures both the loneliness and the swelling anticipation of seeing them soon.
It sings of earnest feelings that make even the waiting time itself feel precious.
The track is included on the album “Sasurai-ki,” released in November 2010, and became well-known as a commercial song for Odakyu Electric Railway.
If you listen to it during those slightly bittersweet moments of waiting for someone, that time will surely feel even more special.
In The DarkHanbaato Hanbaato
This piece is performed as if gently accompanying the memory of a loved one who has been lost.
Written and composed by Ryosei Sato, it portrays a serious, introspective worldview.
The melody is striking for the warmth it conveys even amid sorrow.
The track is included on the album “Carnival Dreams,” released in November 2024.
In April 2025, a music video featuring actor Mikako Ichikawa was also released.
The dreamlike visuals woven from overseas cityscapes feel like a journey through a dream.
It’s recommended for quiet nights when you want to be alone with your thoughts.
Humbert Humbert’s Collection of Masterpieces | Simple Melodies by the Husband-and-Wife Duo (21–30)
bento (boxed lunch)Hanbaato Hanbaato
A husband-and-wife duo, Humbert Humbert, included this song on their 2010 album Sasurai-ki (Wanderer’s Chronicle).
While friends around them are grabbing fast food, the lyrics depict the scene of savoring a homemade bento that still tastes good even after cooling on the bus—a blend of wistfulness and warmth.
It reminds you that the most ordinary days are truly irreplaceable.
It’s a song you’ll want to listen to when you feel like pausing amid a busy day.