A masterpiece piano ballad
This is a song list of ballads performed by Japanese singers, featuring striking piano sounds.
It’s packed with highly soothing tracks whose warm piano tones and gentle melodies will put listeners at ease.
Recommended for those who are feeling tired.
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Piano Ballad Masterpieces (11–20)
I want to see you nowMISIA
Released in 2009 as MISIA’s 23rd single.
It was used as the theme song for TBS’s Sunday drama “JIN,” and MISIA wrote it specifically for the show with the theme of life.
This masterpiece conveys the weight of life, the bonds between people, the joy of having someone you wish to see, and the feelings you have for that person.
spoiled childOtsuka Ai
It was released in 2004 as Ai Otsuka’s third single.
The song was used in Sato Pharmaceutical’s “Stonarhini S” commercial and reached No.
6 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.
It’s a slow-tempo ballad with girlish lyrics that gives you a warm feeling.
FINAL DISTANCEUtada Hikaru
It was released in 2001 as Hikaru Utada’s eighth single.
The title track “DISTANCE,” which was included on the album Distance, was rearranged and released as a single, and it was used in a DoCoMo M-stage commercial.
There’s a well-known story that a girl who was a victim of a certain incident was a fan of Hikaru Utada, and that this song was dedicated to her and made the title track, making it a renowned masterpiece.
even ifHirai Ken
It was released in 2000 as Ken Hirai’s 11th single.
It reached No.
3 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.
It’s a very heartrending song about a man whose beloved woman loves another man; even knowing that fact, he can’t suppress his feelings.
The piano’s timbre expresses both the sorrow and the man’s heart, making it a masterpiece.
Silent EveKarashima Midori
This is a single released by Midori Karashima in 1990, which was used as the theme song for the TBS drama “Christmas Eve.” It reached No.
1 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.
As Karashima’s biggest hit, it has long been celebrated as a classic Christmas song.
OH MY LITTLE GIRLOzaki Yutaka
It’s a song included on Yutaka Ozaki’s debut album “Seventeen’s Map,” released in 1983.
After being selected as the theme song for the Fuji TV drama “The End of This World” in 1994, it was decided to be released as a single to coincide with the broadcast.
It has since become one of Yutaka Ozaki’s signature songs.
Piano Ballad Masterpieces (21–30)
Tears of Mulan ~acoustic~Stardust Revue
Stardust Revue is a four-member band that made their major debut in 1981 with “Sugar wa Otoshigoro.” Their “Mokuren no Namida ~acoustic~” is an acoustic self-cover of their 1993 release “Mokuren no Namida,” recorded by the band in 2005.
The original is a mid-tempo, gently emotional number, but this version, which opens with a piano intro, slows things down even further, highlighting the original’s sense of poignancy.
The wistful piano tone draws out the beautiful, heartstring-tugging melody that resonates deeply with Japanese sensibilities, leaving a lingering ache in the listener’s heart.
