Recommended Japanese birthday songs to give on someone's birthday
Family, partners, friends—and of course your own birthday—each only comes once a year, so you want to make it a wonderful day, right?
In this article, we’ll introduce Japanese birthday songs you’ll want to listen to and give as gifts.
From timeless classics to tunes that truly touch the heart, we’ve gathered a wide range of birthday songs.
Whether you’re celebrating someone special or sending a message to yourself as you start a new year, try singing or gifting these songs.
They’re also perfect for spicing up a birthday party or using as a BGM playlist!
Wishing you a wonderful year ahead.
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Japanese songs I want to give as a birthday present (21–30)
birthday songSanketsu Shoujo Sayuri
This song was included on Sayuri, the Oxygen-Deprived Girl’s first album, Mikazuki no Koukai, released on May 17, 2017.
The album hit No.
1 on the Oricon Daily chart and drew a lot of attention.
Though it’s a birthday song, rather than simply celebrating a birthday it’s a track that questions the meaning of life under the themes of the Oxygen-Deprived Girl’s culmination and a new dawn, seeking the value of having been born.
Birthday songAAA
It’s a birthday song released by AAA in 2012.
Since AAA is known as a popular dance group, many might imagine an upbeat dance number, but this song is a gently sung piece that conveys celebration and gratitude to someone special.
That said, it still has handclaps in the sound and separate male and female parts, making it a lively birthday song to sing at karaoke.
How about everyone singing it together for a close friend, or dedicating it to your partner?
Japanese songs I want to give on a birthday (31–40)
Kimi Anniversary ~Thank You for Being Born.~sonā poketto
“Kimi Kinenbi ~Thank You for Being Born~” is a mutual-love birthday song that celebrates the fact your lover was born.
It’s packed with heart-melting lines any woman would love to hear at least once—like “Thank you for being born” and “As long as you’re here, I don’t need anything else.” It’s the kind of track that would make you so happy you might cry if you received it on your birthday, don’t you think?
BIRTHDAYFujifaburikku
This song by Fujifabric is charming precisely because the words “birthday” or “birthday” never appear directly in the lyrics.
Is it that today is the protagonist’s birthday? They’re different from the self they once imagined, but there’s still plenty of time to change in any direction! It’s a refreshing track that carries such an uplifting message.
It’s also a great choice to perform as an acoustic gift.
BirthdayKEMURI
KEMURI’s “Birthday” celebrates a birthday in a lively ska sound.
It was included as the B-side to the single “along the Longest way…” released in 1998.
The song portrays throwing a grand, love-filled celebration for someone special.
Although the lyrics are entirely in English, the chorus is the part where everyone will want to sing along and get hyped.
Use it as background music for a birthday party, and the atmosphere will instantly turn bright and cheerful.
Happy BirthdayQ;indivi Starring Rin Oikawa
Although the lyrics are entirely in English, this song was produced by a sound production unit led by Japanese music producer Yusuke Tanaka.
The singer is Rin Oikawa, whose voice you may recognize from commercials and films.
Her voice has such clarity—it’s beautiful and truly lovely! “Happy Birthday” is a cute birthday song with sparkling sounds that lift your spirits.
It’s perfect to give to a female friend, and it also makes great background music for a surprise video!
Birthday SongWHITE JAM
WHITE JAM’s “Birthday Song,” which gently brightens a friend’s fun birthday party, is included on the 2017 mini-album “Toritate Menkyo de Bun Bun Bun.” It portrays the gentle bonds between friends and feelings of gratitude set to a warm melody.
Amid this, there’s a scene often seen on variety shows—someone getting a cake smashed into their face.
It’s surprising for a moment, but you can’t help smiling at a relationship where you can laugh and enjoy even things like that.
It carries the hope that, no matter how many years pass, we’ll stay the kind of friends who can play around like that on birthdays!