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[Yutori Generation] Looking back at the cute songs that colored our youth

In the 2000s and 2010s, when the yutori generation spent their youth, countless adorable songs were born that make your heart feel warm and light.

Do you have any songs packed with memories—ones you hummed with friends on the way home from school, or listened to alone in your room with a flutter in your chest? Pop and catchy melodies, down-to-earth lyrics, and bright, uplifting sounds that give you energy just by listening.

In this article, we’ll introduce cute tracks that vividly capture the atmosphere of that time.

Let yourself sink into nostalgia and remember how you felt back then.

Playlist

[Yutori Generation] Looking back at the cute songs that colored our youth
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1CHE.R.RYYUI
CHE.R.RYYUIplay_arrow
Flip-phone love mail, pure feelings
2I am a bear.Utada Hikaru
I am a bear.Utada Hikaruplay_arrow
Hikaru Utada's warm children's song
3Heavy rotationAKB48
Heavy rotationAKB48play_arrow
AKB48’s “Koi Suru Fortune Cookie” is a big hit.
4Chocolate DiscoPerfume
Chocolate DiscoPerfumeplay_arrow
A classic, pop-style love song for Valentine’s Day
5joyYU-KI
joyYU-KIplay_arrow
YUKI’s pop dance song released in 2005
6Apply false eyelasheskyarī pamyu pamyu
Apply false eyelasheskyarī pamyu pamyuplay_arrow
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu's debut single
7cherry (sweet cherry; cherry fruit)Otsuka Ai
cherry (sweet cherry; cherry fruit)Otsuka Aiplay_arrow
Ai Otsuka’s 2nd single, a song depicting romantic love.
8Peach-Colored Unrequited LoveMatsuura Aya
Peach-Colored Unrequited LoveMatsuura Ayaplay_arrow
Aya Matsuura’s peach-colored love song
9User ManualNishino Kana
User ManualNishino Kanaplay_arrow
Kana Nishino’s theme song—a track inspired by an instruction manual.
10paprikaFoorin
paprikaFoorin
A hugely popular song written and composed by Kenshi Yonezu
11Moo!Pimm’s
Moo!Pimm'splay_arrow
Pimm’s’ danceable rock number
12do do pi doCAPSULE
do do pi doCAPSULEplay_arrow
Nostalgic tunes, girly pop songs
13Joyfulikimonogakari
Joyfulikimonogakariplay_arrow
The memorable song from the Pocky commercial, with a bright, cheerful vocal
14SantaMomoiro Kurōbā Zetto
SantaMomoiro Kurōbā Zettoplay_arrow
Hyadain's Bright Christmas Song
15homesickness for one’s homelandToukyou Jihen
homesickness for one’s homelandToukyou Jihenplay_arrow
Tokyo Jihen’s youth number
16PolyrhythmPerfume
PolyrhythmPerfumeplay_arrow
Perfume’s signature environmental commercial song