A song themed around letters. A popular letter song.
Compared to the past, we write and receive letters far less often nowadays.
Still, letters have their own charm, and I think they’re a wonderful way to convey your feelings.
Precisely because of the times we live in, there may be many things that come across better in a letter.
This time, I’ll be introducing songs with the theme of “letters.”
There are many kinds of letters—thank-you notes, love letters, letters to your future self—so there are all sorts of “letter songs.”
Just hearing the word “letter” makes it feel like something filled with heartfelt emotions, doesn’t it?
Since there are letter songs for many different situations, I hope you’ll find a favorite.
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A song themed around letters. Popular letter songs (41–50)
Please Mr. PostmanThe Beatles
A song by the American female vocal group The Marvelettes, released in 1961.
The Beatles’ cover is well known.
It expresses the feelings of a young woman eagerly waiting for a letter from her boyfriend who lives far away.
Songs themed around letters. Popular letter songs (51–60)
LetterOkuda Tamio
It’s a song included on Tamio Okuda’s fourth original album, “Matatabi,” released in 1998.
The track received strong support in fan polls, ranking first in 2001 and third in 2006, and as a result it was included in “Kinen Rider No.
1: Tamio Okuda Single Collection.” On the album “Tamio Okuda Covers,” which features various artists covering Okuda’s songs, Kousuke Atari performs a cover of this track.
love letterChara
Released in 2013 as Chara’s 39th single.
The song was chosen as the theme for the film “A Tale of Samurai Cooking: A True Love Story,” starring Aya Ueto, and features a sound perfect for Christmas.
After reading the script, Chara said, “If there’s someone you want to see, go see them.
If there’s something you want to say, make the effort to say it.
I poured those feelings into the song.” It’s a track that conveys Chara’s girly and energetic worldview.
The music video features artwork created in collaboration with Yuni Yoshida—be sure to check it out.
Letteryuzu
This song is included on Yuzu’s first original album, Yuzzu Ikka, and was released in 1998.
Although it’s an album track, it’s performed frequently at live shows.
In the middle of the song there’s a section where a letter is read aloud, and at concerts it has become customary for vocalist Kitagawa to read a letter to the audience.
This staging is well known among fans, and some people attend specifically to enjoy it.
It’s a very popular song with fans.
An unfinished love song I’ve been working on foreverHata Motohiro
Written specifically as the theme song for the film “A Love Letter on Our 35th Year,” this gem of a ballad gently and warmly portrays a love that deepens with the passage of time.
Motohiro Hata’s clear, luminous vocals resonate as if tenderly enveloping feelings for a cherished person.
The track began streaming in February 2025, and a CD single was released in March ahead of the film’s premiere.
The movie depicts a husband who, upon retiring, struggles to write a love letter to his wife; accompanying the protagonist’s emotions, Hata carefully weaves his words like a letter.
It’s a song we recommend to anyone who, in the course of days shared with someone precious, has rediscovered the profound significance of their presence.
LOVE LETTERBoA
Released in 2007 as BoA’s 24th single.
It was selected as the ending theme for Nippon TV’s “Itadaki Muscle!” for the month of September, and although co-written, the lyrics were penned by BoA herself.
The song centers on the theme of “conveying your feelings to someone dear and precious,” conveying the importance of expressing one’s emotions.
BoA’s clear, expansive vocals and the refreshing sound leave a strong impression.
It reached No.
3 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.
Star Love LetterTHE BOOM
It was released in 1989 as THE BOOM’s second single.
The song was cut from their first original album, “A PEACETIME BOOM,” and was used in a Red Feather Community Chest charity commercial featuring THE BOOM.
In 2014, it was newly recorded and released as “Hoshi no Love Letter (25th Anniversary Debut Single),” which effectively became their final single.
It’s a gentle song that evokes the feeling of writing a love letter.