Great songs recommended for men. Masterpieces and popular Japanese songs that resonate with the heart.

monologueHata Motohiro × Matayoshi Naoki

Motohiro Hata × Naoki Matayoshi “Hitorigoto” Official Lyric Video

The work “Hitorigoto,” a collaboration between popular singer-songwriter Motohiro Hata and Naoki Matayoshi, winner of the Akutagawa Prize.

In this piece, the lyrics are by Naoki Matayoshi and the melody is by Motohiro Hata, offering the appeal of delicately gentle melodies paired with profoundly literary expression rarely seen in mainstream Japanese pop.

Throughout, the vocal line is simply structured, with no abrupt jumps in pitch.

In addition, the overall range is on the narrower side, making it a very easy song to sing for teenage boys with lower voices.

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RainHata Motohiro

Rain

Continuing to suppress the emotions lying deep within the heart, left helplessly drenched in the rain.

While feigning gentle connections with others, the intensity inside cannot be contained.

This is the quietly infused, solitary and stunned state of mind captured in one of Motohiro Hata’s renowned songs.

Its weighty melody and clear, understated vocals illuminate the protagonist’s emotions like a single spotlight.

The song was used as the ending theme for Makoto Shinkai’s animated film The Garden of Words starting in May 2013, and was included as a coupling track on the single “Kotonoha” as a cover of one of Senri Oe’s signature pieces.

It resonates as a song that accompanies late-night drives or quiet moments spent with someone special.

An unfinished love song I’ve been working on foreverHata Motohiro

Motohiro Hata “An Always-Unfinished Love Song” Music Video

In harmony with the world of the film “Love Letters on Our 35th Year,” Motohiro Hata delicately captures warm, nuanced emotions.

This work weaves together the love of a long-married couple and feelings that deepen day by day with a gentle yet powerful melody, beautifully expressing a form of love that grows more vibrant with time.

It will be released and made available for streaming between February and March 2025.

The limited first edition includes jacket cards featuring visuals from the film, handwritten lyric cards, and a Blu-ray containing live performance footage.

It is a song that will resonate deeply with those who hold feelings for someone dear or who struggle to put their emotions into words.

FlowerFuji Kaze

Fujii Kaze – Hana (Official Video)

A soul-stirring message song by Fujii Kaze that sings of the fragility of the beauty before our eyes and the yearning for an unchanging, eternal radiance.

Delicately weaving the end and beginning of life, this piece deeply resonates with listeners’ hearts.

Released in October 2023, it was chosen as the theme song for Fuji TV’s Thursday drama “The Most Favorite Flower.” It’s a track we especially recommend to those feeling worn out by daily life or searching for their own path.

Fujii Kaze’s warm, low-toned vocals are sure to stay close to your heart.

We can’t stop the musicDA PUMP

DA PUMP / We can’t stop the music

“We can’t stop the music” is a single by DA PUMP released in 1999, which reached No.

4 on the Oricon weekly chart.

It was used as the theme song for the film “Dream Maker,” in which ISSA also appeared.

Because you were thereFIELD OF VIEW

FIELD OF VIEW – Because You Were There (Music Video)

The first single FIELD OF VIEW released after changing their band name was “Kimi ga Ita Kara,” which ranked third on the Oricon weekly chart.

It was the theme song for the TV drama “Kagayaku Kisetsu no Naka de,” starring Hikari Ishida.

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ELEMENTS

ELEMENTS is a single released by RIDER CHIPS in 2004, and it was used as the latter opening theme for Kamen Rider Blade.

It’s a hot and cool track that enjoys high popularity among Kamen Rider fans.