A collection of timeless ballads sung by idols—songs that deeply touch the heart
When people think of idol songs, many might imagine bright, energetic tracks.
However, there are also many idol groups that sing beautiful ballads that truly touch the heart.
In this article, we’ll introduce a selection of wonderful ballad songs performed by idols.
We’ve chosen tracks that portray a variety of emotions and stories.
Be sure to read the lyrics as you listen, find your favorites, and take your time savoring their unique worlds.
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Ballad songs sung by idols: A collection of timeless, heart-touching masterpieces (31–40)
A Lonely Graduation CeremonyAsaka Yui
On the morning of graduation, feelings that end without ever being spoken—here’s a song that Yui Asaka renders with delicate nuance.
Included on the album “Star Lights,” released in February 1987, the record marked a major leap in her career, peaking at No.
8 on the Oricon charts.
This track is a gently paced ballad that carefully sketches scenes of school life—classroom seats, yearbook messages—while quietly tracing the emotions of someone who couldn’t confess their love.
Though not showy, its structure beautifully conveys the spring atmosphere and the subtle flutter in one’s chest.
It’s a number that gently stands beside anyone facing graduation, and anyone carrying feelings they couldn’t put into words.
Graduation -GRADUATION-Kikuchi Momoko
Released in February 1985, Momoko Kikuchi’s fourth single remains beloved as a classic that colors the graduation season.
With lyrics by Yasushi Akimoto and composition/arrangement by Tetsuji Hayashi, this work is a slowed-down ballad whose delicate sound evokes the hazy spring sunlight.
The lyrics sensitively depict universal emotions—not only graduation as a school event, but also parting, the passage of time, and the feeling that there is no going back.
In addition to being featured in a Shiseido “Acne” commercial, it also drew attention as the theme song for a television drama of the same name starring Momoko Kikuchi herself.
It reached No.
1 on the Oricon weekly chart and is included on the album “TROPIC of CAPRICORN.” It’s a song you’ll want to play when you wish to express gratitude to irreplaceable friends and mentors with whom you’ve shared precious days.
I’m totally in love.CANDY TUNE
A pop-rock tune packed with sweet, melting feelings of love and a slightly thrilling, heart-pounding excitement.
It’s included on the album “Double Double FIGHT!” released in October 2025 by Harajuku-born idol group CANDY TUNE.
The song has been performed on their nationwide tour and on TBS’s “CDTV Live! Live!”, and is beloved as a crowd-pleasing staple that unites fans.
It’s perfect when you want to make a move on someone you like or express the fun of love with all your might.
In the chorus, try singing as if you’re delivering overflowing love while imitating the cute choreography!
You will fall in love this summer.≠ME
The idol group ≠ME produced by Rino Sashihara released their major debut single in July 2021.
This work refreshingly portrays the feelings of summer love, and a notable feature of the music video is its delicate depiction of romance between girls.
The lyrics express a protagonist who, prompted by a fortune-telling, resolves to take a step toward love.
It’s a piece where the exhilaration and bittersweetness of youth coexist.
When you realize you have feelings for someone of the same sex, this is a song that gently gives you a push forward.
Too late caution＝LOVE
The title track of =LOVE’s 3rd single, depicting a forbidden romance set at an all-girls school.
Released in May 2018, it reached No.
3 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.
Producer Rino Sashihara penned the lyrics, weaving tense, gripping words to portray a girl’s turmoil as she wavers between society’s “rightness” and an uncontrollable love.
Why not give it a listen when you’re harboring feelings you can’t tell anyone about?