[Spring Songs] Masterpieces for Mid-Spring to Listen to in March. Spring Tunes
The air of spring gradually arrives, carrying the scent of flowers.
In March, some of you may be experiencing graduation—a major turning point in life.
There are also events like White Day and the grand stages of sports competitions.
In this article, we’ll introduce timeless songs that fit perfectly with March—tunes that gently accompany everyday life, warming you with the mild weather while stirring a hint of bittersweet emotion.
May they help you feel even a little more positive.
With music full of warmth, let’s slowly lift our spirits as we head into spring!
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[Spring Songs] Masterpieces for Mid-Spring to Listen to in March: Spring Songs (41–50)
Flowers will bloom.hana wa saku purojekuto
Launched in response to the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, the “Flowers Will Bloom Project” brought together singers, entertainers, and athletes who were from or connected to the Tohoku region.
Created with hopes for the recovery of the affected areas and those impacted, “Flowers Will Bloom” is a charity song adopted as the theme for NHK’s earthquake relief initiative, the “NHK Great East Japan Earthquake Project.” Its message—pressing forward even in a world that has been changed—may resonate with those about to graduate, overlapping with their own feelings.
With its gentle, tender melody and harmonized voices that strike a chord, it’s a song that evokes a sense of the future.
Is spring here yet?Hamada Masatoshi
If you’re younger, you might be surprised to hear that this is a song by Masatoshi Hamada from Downtown—like, “Hama-chan sang!?” In the 1990s, Hamada teamed up with none other than Tetsuya Komuro to score million-selling hits, and in 1997 he released “Haru wa Madaka” (“Is Spring Here Yet?”), a perfect spring song for March just as the title suggests, written by Tamio Okuda of Unicorn.
The lyrics, so quintessentially Okuda, the melody tinged with a strange nostalgia and wistfulness, and Hamada’s loose, unpolished vocal over a simple guitar sound all mesh beautifully.
Since Hamada has never released an original solo album, the only way to hear this track is to hunt down the mini-disc single or a compilation, but if you’re intrigued, definitely check it out!
YELLikimonogakari
This song became a standard graduation tune at schools nationwide after it was selected as the required piece for the Junior High Division of the NHK National School Music Competition.
Its lyrics, which reframe parting—often seen as something sad—as a necessary step toward the future, have encouraged many graduates.
It’s a song you’ll want to listen to in March as you set off into a new environment.
Spring ~spring~Hysteric Blue
Hysteric Blue was a three-piece rock band that gained popularity with a cute high-tone voice and exhilarating songs, but disbanded in 2007.
Their second single, “Haru ~spring~,” used as the ending theme for the human-interest variety show ‘Mokugeki! Dokyun,’ became a long-running hit and is known as their biggest success.
Its lyrics, which depict a story of looking back on one’s youth while reaffirming personal dreams, give you the courage to move forward on a new path at graduation.
With a driving beat and a catchy melody that sticks in your ears, it’s a rock tune brimming with the freshness of spring.
GraduationZONE
During graduation season, you naturally want to listen to songs that cheer on a bright future.
“Sotsugyo,” released by the girls’ band ZONE in 2004, is a rock number that lets you view setting out on a new path in a positive light.
Its straightforward guitar sound brings American power pop to mind.
Let their energetic vocals soothe you.
The lyrics, about the end of an irreplaceable school life and stepping into the future, overflow with kindness.
It’s a spring song that helps you welcome March—when hearts are heavy with bittersweet feelings—with a smile.
lightly; nimbly; flutteringlyŌhara Sakurako
This is the song chosen as the theme for the film Cheer☆Dance: The True Story of a High School Girl Who Conquered America with Cheer Dance, starring Suzu Hirose.
People graduate carrying all kinds of youthful memories in their hearts.
From there, there are many times when you have to protect yourself, but this song tells you that when you’re tired, it’s okay to come back to the place full of memories and let the friends you spent those days with help you.
cherry blossomKawaguchi Kyogo
By simply changing how it’s written—sakura, 桜, SAKURA, 櫻—there are so many “sakura songs.” If you widen the scope to include titles like “Sakura of XX” or “XX’s Sakura,” there must be well over a thousand songs, right? What “sakura song” comes to mind for you when spring arrives? This “Sakura” is Kyogo Kawaguchi’s biggest hit and his signature song.
Although it was released in 2003, it’s used so often on TV and in commercials that it doesn’t feel that old.
The lyrics—something like “A new season, spring, is coming.
There may be many uncertainties, but it’s okay because I’m here”—are eternally wrapped in gentleness.
It’s one I always want to listen to in March, and it’s my personal recommendation.