An uplifting anthem of love and courage. Recommended classics and popular songs that boost your spirits.

gentianWANIMA

WANIMA "Rindou" OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO

This song, which takes the single-bloom gentian flower as its motif to sing of the preciousness of life, carries a message of support for those facing loneliness and hardship.

Its powerful message—“It’s okay to grow strong while accepting your weakness”—resonates deeply with listeners.

Included on WANIMA’s October 2019 album COMINATCHA!!, it’s a long-awaited track that has been performed live for years.

The beautiful piano and string arrangement is striking, revealing a new side of the band.

It’s a song that stands beside those who are lost in life and on the verge of losing sight of their purpose, giving them courage.

SignalWANIMA

WANIMA “Signal” OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO

A song filled with courage and hope that sets listeners’ hearts ablaze! It features a driving, fast-paced sound and uplifting lyrics, carrying the message: “Even if we’re unfinished, let’s keep challenging ourselves.” Included on the January 2018 album “Everybody!!,” it was performed with 1,000 eighteen-year-olds on the NHK special program “18-sai Matsuri.” It was also used as the commercial song for Lotte Ice “Sou.” This is a track that gives a push to young people standing at life’s crossroads, such as during entrance exams or job hunting.

All the more reason to listen when you’re struggling with worries or anxiety—you’re sure to find courage.

Before the departureWANIMA

WANIMA 'Before the Departure' OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO

This is the song I especially want new graduates and young employees to hear! When you’re not used to work and things aren’t going well, or when you’ve made a big mistake, it’s easy to get discouraged and think, “Am I just not capable enough?” or “Why can’t I do this right?” In times like that, this song will gently stay by your side and cheer you on.

Reading the lyrics, packed with the message “Get back up again and keep challenging yourself!!,” will make you feel like you can give it another try.

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Hane Keisuke

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Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!Androp

androp “Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!” music video (Mitsuya Cider commercial song)

This is a song that gives power to those of you who’ve stopped in your tracks and are struggling, telling you, “What you’re doing isn’t wrong,” and “Keep charging straight ahead.” Both the sound and the vocals overflow with freshness.

You might even start to feel that all your fretting was a little silly.

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Vermillionsumika

Vermillion

Sumika presents a song that captures the arrival of spring in vivid vermilion.

Singing of forward-looking challenges and new beginnings, the track gently embraces the mixed colors of hope and anxiety that the season brings.

While Kenta Kataoka admits he “used to struggle with spring,” he reveals that his feelings have changed through his experiences as a musician.

The song is featured on the album “Vermillion’s,” set for release in March 2025, and has also been chosen as the theme for Duskin Co., Ltd.’s new TV commercial, “Connecting Our Feelings.” Carried by a refreshing melody that conveys the joy of walking alongside someone, this piece will surely offer a gentle push to everyone ready to take their first new step.

one’s true feelingssumika

sumika / Honne [Music Video] *Theme song for the 99th All Japan High School Soccer Championship

An encouraging song that gently embraces life’s doubts and inner struggles—about moving forward while battling the urge to give up.

It carefully portrays the setbacks and loneliness everyone feels at least once, and the way we overcome them by supporting one another.

With a warm melody that lights the way like a beacon of hope and a powerful, inspiring message, this work was written as the official support song for the 99th All Japan High School Soccer Tournament, and from April 2021 it was also featured in a TV commercial for Aisin Corporation.

It’s a song I wholeheartedly recommend to anyone who’s chosen their own path but still feels uncertain, and to those who want to cheer on friends striving toward their dreams.

It’s okaywacci

wacci “Daijoubu” Music Video

This is a heartwarming medium-tempo ballad by wacci that gently conveys the importance of embracing both tears and smiles as the colors of life.

Written and composed by member Yohei Hashiguchi, it carefully weaves the deep feelings embedded in the everyday phrase “daijoubu” (“It’s okay”).

Released in August 2015, the song was used as the theme for the TBS drama 37.5°C no Namida.

While life presents many challenges, it reminds us that the process of overcoming them and growing is itself an irreplaceable time.

It’s a warm song that offers sincere words of encouragement to those who may feel ashamed of showing vulnerability or tend to carry burdens alone.