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[2026] A Collection of Iconic J-POP Songs About Makeup [Japanese Music]
From timeless masterpieces that embody the special feelings you have while putting on makeup, to upbeat tracks you can’t help but hum along to as you get ready—and even songs laced with a touch of irony—J-pop boasts many memorable tunes about makeup.
So this time, we’re introducing songs that are perfect as BGM while you do your makeup, as well as tracks whose lyrics revolve around makeup—ideal for listening to in front of your vanity.
Enjoy a selection of wonderful songs that will make your daily makeup time even more fun, along with makeup-themed tracks for a variety of situations!
[2026] A Collection of J-POP Masterpieces About Makeup [Japanese Music] (1–10)
Make Up! Make Up!Chatmonchy
As the title suggests, it’s a positive, girly track about transforming an unlikeable version of yourself through makeup.
The lyrics give a clever twist to makeup-related words like blush, piercings, and eyeliner, and their cute sensibility is sure to make you smile.
Every girlToukyou Jihen
A stylish, jazzy song by Tokyo Jihen, the band led by Ringo Sheena, it’s a well-known track that was also used in a cosmetics commercial.
It’s a powerful and cute girl’s anthem that conveys how, with the power of makeup, any girl can transform into anything.
Apply false eyelasheskyarī pamyu pamyu
This work was released in January 2012 as the first single by Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, a singer who has won support in Japan and abroad for her distinctive worldview and fashion sense.
The song likens the everyday act of putting on false eyelashes to a kind of magic or a transformation belt that gives you confidence, expressing the exhilaration of becoming a new version of yourself.
The pop and catchy sound crafted by music producer Yasutaka Nakata is the kind that gets stuck in your head after just one listen.
The track was also included on her debut album, Pamyu Pamyu Revolution, and was featured in commercials such as for “Mame-shi Pamyu Pamyu.” It’s a number that feels like it casts a spell to make your daily makeup time even more fun.
Makeup MagicFirosofī no Dansu
Philosophy no Dance, known for their philosophical lyrics and Black music-inspired tracks, have been drawing attention.
This song is a pop tune that captures the sparkling rush of the moment you flip your switch with makeup.
The intimate mood—like peeking in on a girls’ party among the members—makes it fun just to listen.
The track is included on the single “Mayocchau wa,” released in August 2025 to commemorate the group’s 10th anniversary.
Its synth-sparkling, groovy sound and message that boosts self-esteem feel downright magical.
It’s the perfect song for your morning routine, turning everyday makeup time into something special—and guaranteed to lift your mood!
O time, stopILLIT
ILLIT is a girl group drawing attention with a disco-pop sound that captures the shimmer and fleetingness of late summer.
This song is the title track of their first Japanese single, released in September 2025—a number that paints, in fresh Japanese lyrics, the gaze of a girl wishing “time, please stop like this.” The coined phrase “technical make,” which appears in the lyrics as a metaphor for hope, evokes the thrill of becoming a new self through makeup.
Having won the New Artist Award at the Japan Record Awards in November 2024, their vocals are sure to make the moments spent before the mirror feel special.
The single also includes Almond Chocolate, the theme song for the film I Don’t Fall in Love with Just a Pretty Face.
It’s a jewel-box pop tune that brightens your everyday makeup time.
March in AprilAwesome City Club
It’s an exciting song that sings about makeup head-on, not through metaphors or similes.
The lyrics are nothing short of impressive, packing in tricky, hard-to-use words like Marilyn Monroe and cotton puff, and turning them into delightfully cute expressions.
Like magicSHISHAMO
Both the lyrics and the music video are themed around the act of putting on makeup—it’s a song that depicts getting dressed up head-on.
Singing that the makeup we put on every morning makes us feel wonderful, like a radiant kind of magic, the track leaves an impression with its unadorned vocals and guitar sound.