[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)
One-room DiscoPerfume
This is a Perfume track themed around starting a new chapter in life.
March is the time to say goodbye to your current life, and from there you rush into preparations for what’s next.
A new life is exciting, but it also comes with plenty of anxieties, and above all, there’s a lot of sadness in saying farewell to the life you have now.
This song not only speaks for those feelings, but also gives you energy with Perfume’s uniquely cool and cute dancing.
[Spring Songs] Masterpieces for mid-spring to listen to in March. Spring Songs (51–60)
Letter ~To You at Fifteen~Anjura Aki
This song was widely sung as the set piece for the junior high division of the 2008 NHK National School Music Competition.
Many of you may have sung it yourselves.
As the title “Dear You, Fifteen” suggests, the lyrics unfold in the form of a letter, gently accompanying the worries and impatience unique to adolescence.
Angela’s vocal delivery—almost like a spoken monologue—further elevates the song into something tender and comforting.
With this song, Angela Aki appeared in the Kōhaku Uta Gassen for two consecutive years, 2008 and 2009.
It’s a song I want to listen to in March, together with memories of my school days.
I should be able to fly (in the sky).supittsu
Spitz is a four-piece rock band known as one of the most popular groups representing the 1990s, and they continue to be highly active today.
Their eighth single, “Sora mo Toberu Hazu” (“I Should Be Able to Fly”), which was used as the theme song for the TV drama ‘Hakusen Nagashi,’ is also known as one of Spitz’s signature songs.
Its memorable guitar riff in the intro and the airy ensemble evoke the scenery of spring, the season of new encounters.
With its simple chord progression, it’s also a recommended spring song for those who want to do guitar-and-vocal performances during graduation season.
Sakura (2019)Moriyama Naotaro
Singer-songwriter Naotaro Moriyama, known for his unique personality and frequent appearances on variety shows.
“Sakura (2019),” used as the theme song for the TV drama ‘My Coworker Sakura,’ is a rearranged version of his second single “Sakura (Dokushō),” one of the pioneering cherry blossom songs in the J-pop scene.
The lyrical melody, with its distinctive falsetto that heightens the sense of poignancy, instantly evokes images of graduation ceremonies.
With its dramatic piano and string ensemble that stirs the heart, it’s a quintessential graduation song.
cherrysupittsu
A song with a refreshingly crisp drum intro that starts ta-tan ta-tan.
Remarkably, this track is also unusual in that it sold a million copies without any tie-in.
Speaking of “cherry,” you think of cherry blossoms, and the song’s image feels perfect for a “new beginning” around the time the blossoms bloom.
The lyrics can be read as taking a positive view of the future for both the narrator and the girlfriend he’s parted ways with.
It has a lovely vibe that invites as many interpretations and memories as there are listeners.
This might be a great song to help reset your mindset for a new chapter starting in April.
When cherry-blossom hues danceNakajima Mika
A number by Mika Nakashima whose piano tones poignantly strike the heart.
It portrays someone who, though always together with their partner as the seasons changed, eventually found themselves alone, made so by the very cruelty of those changing seasons.
You can feel the beauty of the lyrics’ word choices and the uniquely Japanese sense of seasonal transition and emotion.
We Look Up to You with Respect
Aogeba Totoshi, released in 1884 as a shoka (school song), is a piece many people may remember singing at their graduation ceremonies.
Its lyrics, which express graduates’ gratitude to their teachers, can evoke overlapping memories of youth just by listening.
Even those who found the archaic wording difficult and didn’t fully grasp it as students may, upon hearing it as adults, feel its depth and meaning.
Whether you’re graduating now or many years have passed since your own graduation, it’s a traditional March song that brings a wave of nostalgia.