[Yutori Generation] Songs You Want to Listen to in Autumn [Nostalgic Classics & Hidden Gems]
A staple song for long autumn nights that resonates deeply with the yutori generation.
Lyrics that deftly capture tenderness and transience, paired with a soothing melody that awakens sensitivities sleeping deep in our memories.
As we recall those student days spent talking through the night with friends, singing along with the same feelings we had back then, our voices carry more emotion than ever.
Here’s a perfect track for autumn evenings—one that stays close to the heart alongside nostalgic memories.
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[Yutori Generation] Songs You Want to Listen to in Autumn [Nostalgic Classics & Hidden Gems] (1–10)
fragrant oliveorenji supainikurabu
The sweet scent of fragrant olive that heralds the arrival of autumn.
Capturing a fluttering first love awakened by that aroma, this song is a youthful love anthem by ORANGE SPINY CLUB.
Written and composed by guitarist Naoto Suzuki, it was included on the mini-album “Irat(s)uku Toki wa Itsudatte,” released in January 2020.
Set against everyday scenes like sloping streets and crossroads, budding feelings of romance are expressed in friendly, conversational words, as if confiding in a friend.
Give it a listen on an autumn night when you want to bask in the sweet-tart glow and bittersweet ache of love, or when you want to revisit the youth of days gone by.
red-yellow fragrant olive (Osmanthus fragrans)Fujifaburikku
That flutter in the chest at dusk in autumn, stirred by the elusive scent of fragrant olive drifting from who knows where.
Released in September 2004 as the autumn installment of Fuji Fabric’s Four Seasons series, this song delicately captures the moment when an invisible thing like a scent awakens memory.
From the opening guitar arpeggios, a lyrical mood wafts in as if the very air of autumn had been turned into sound, unfolding a lyrical world where impatience with the passage of time intersects with resignation toward fading memories.
Masahiko Shimura’s expressive power in portraying the subtle wavering of a heart that can’t fully give in to sentimentality is breathtaking.
Also included on their major-label debut album “Fujifabric,” it’s cherished as a staple that gets airplay on the radio every fall.
It’s a track you’ll want to savor on a long autumn night, recalling your walk home from school days.
C.O.S.M.O.S. ~Cosmos (Autumn Cherry Blossoms)~Sandaime Jē Sōru Burazāzu fromu Eguzairu Toraibu
For those seeking a ballad that evokes a mellow mood as the feeling of autumn deepens, we recommend an autumn song by Sandaime J Soul Brothers from EXILE TRIBE.
Released in October 2014, this work was produced as the third installment in their four-seasons series.
Centered on the theme of a forbidden love, it portrays a poignant world where unfulfilled feelings are likened to autumn cosmos flowers.
The song was also featured in commercials for the jewelry brand Samantha Tiara and for Huis Ten Bosch.
Ryuuji Imaichi’s delicate vocals carefully weave each word as if speaking directly to the listener, resonating deeply in the heart.
It’s the perfect track for when you want to immerse yourself in the complex emotions of love that you can truly understand only now as an adult, while recalling autumn nights spent with friends during your school days.
Togetsu Bridge ~Thinking of You~Kuraki Mai
A ballad released in April 2017 as the theme song for the film Detective Conan: The Crimson Love Letter, set in autumnal Kyoto.
Its lyrics, woven with distinctly Japanese imagery such as the Togetsukyo Bridge, flowing rivers, and autumn foliage, perfectly suit the season and tenderly depict the aching feelings of someone pining for a loved one.
With this song, Mai Kuraki marked her 21st musical contribution to the Conan series, earning a Guinness World Record.
The arrangement incorporating traditional Japanese instruments and the music video featuring junihitoe robes, among other Kyoto-inspired touches, are also captivating.
Why not listen to it on a long autumn night and reminisce about your school days watching Conan?
crescent moonayaka
Even when we’re apart, our hearts are connected.
This is Ayaka’s ballad that paints such a bittersweet yet warm feeling.
Released in 2006 as her fourth single, it was featured in an au “LISMO” commercial and used as the theme song for NHK General TV’s “Mirai Kansoku Tsunagaru TV @Human.” While carrying the loneliness of a long-distance relationship where you can’t meet, the song portrays thinking of each other by looking up at the same sky.
That pure bond is sung with tender care.
On a long autumn night, it’s a song that makes you want to gaze at the moon outside your window and think of someone dear.
It’s perfect for quietly remembering friends from your school days or a lover far away.