Spring songs to color the season of meetings and partings—recommended for the Yutori generation

Sakura, You, and Ituki.

tuki. 'Sakura Kimi Watashi' Official Music Video

A heartwarming youth song that condenses graduation, partings, and the transience of love into a single track.

Featured as an insert song in ABEMA’s dating reality show “Kyou, Suki ni Narimashita.

Graduation Edition 2024,” it was crafted by tuki.

with delicate sensitivity.

A gentle melody led by acoustic guitar intertwines with clear vocals to carefully portray the feeling of basking in memories.

Released in January 2024, the track also drew attention for its animated music video by Posuka Demizu, the illustrator of the manga The Promised Neverland.

It’s a youth anthem that will resonate not only with students facing the end of their school days but also with anyone who has experienced a farewell with someone dear.

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Nishina – Seiran Yūei [Official Video]

This is a captivating track with a distinctive, floating sensation that feels as if you’re drifting through a fantastical underwater world.

Nishina’s crystalline vocals meld with the gently flowing melody, evoking the arrival of spring.

Released in June 2022 and later included on the album “1999,” the song brims with determination and hope for setting out on a new path.

Like freely swimming along the boundary where the night sea and sky, dyed a deep blue, meet, it carries a resolve to move forward powerfully through the life ahead.

Even without anyone’s approval, it conveys a strong will to follow the path you believe in—gently giving a push to anyone preparing to take their next step.

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Kenshi Yonezu – Spring Thunder

This is a lyrical piece themed around encounters and farewells.

It likens the shock of first love to spring thunder, and Kenshi Yonezu’s delicate sensibility, which carefully weaves wavering emotions, is striking.

While using the contrast between gentle spring and fierce thunder, it tenderly sings of aching feelings for the other person.

The driving sound, which fuses electro and rock, is beautifully matched with the dreamlike visual presentation.

Included on the album “BOOTLEG,” it was released in November 2017.

By July 2020, it had surpassed 100 million streams, growing into a song cherished by many fans.

It’s a warm track that gently gives you a push in the springtime, when one senses new love and change.

Sakura Weather and a Time Machine with Hatsune MikuAdo

[Ado] Cherry Blossom Weather and a Time Machine with Hatsune Miku

This song beautifully captures the bittersweet feeling of cherry blossoms in the air and the longing for time gone by.

The collaboration between Ado and Hatsune Miku deepens the emotions woven into the lyrics.

Released on October 24, 2024, it commemorates Ado’s 22nd birthday as a special single.

The lyrics, where spring’s warmth intersects with the fragility of farewell, portray both new beginnings and lingering attachment to lost memories, carrying a message that resonates deeply.

It’s a track you’ll want to listen to during sakura season—especially recommended for those feeling the arrival of spring or members of the yutori generation who want to reflect on their cherished memories.

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sumika / Spring Breeze [Music Video]

Sumika is a rock band that captivates many with their gentle vocals and warm sound.

This track, included on their first album “Familia,” is an especially striking number featuring a breezy, springlike ensemble.

The lyrics, themed around friendship, parting, and cheers for the future, are filled with a comforting warmth that speaks to the listener’s heart.

Released in July 2017, it’s a song that makes you want to listen as spring approaches—one that colors a page of youth.

Spring ThiefYorushika

Yorushika – Spring Thief (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

A song that expresses the spring landscape through music.

The lyrics, which juxtapose the fleeting nature of cherry blossoms with the transience of life, are striking and deeply resonate with listeners.

It was also included on the EP “Sousaku,” released in January 2021, and has been loved by many listeners, earning platinum certification for streaming.

The anecdote that it was inspired by the cherry blossoms at Showa Kinen Park is fascinating, too.

Chosen as the theme song for a Taisei Corporation commercial, this track is recommended when you want to feel the arrival of spring or when you’re going through a farewell with someone important.

It’s a pop tune that carries the breeze of spring—so catchy you’ll find yourself humming along.

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Huwie Ishizaki – Period

A warm, tender ballad by Huwie Ishizaki whose gentle voice wraps the bittersweet end of a romance and gives you a push toward the future.

The song is included on the best-of album “Huwie Best,” released in March 2018, and beautifully portrays both a break with the past and the resolve for a new beginning, imbued with the feeling of spring.

Set to a calm melody, it carefully weaves the emotions of accepting the end of love, and the music video drew attention for Masaki Suda’s delicate performance.

It’s a song that stays close to those facing complex feelings before starting a new chapter in life, or those trying to move forward while confronting something important.