A soothing, mellow song that heals the heart
When you’re going through tough times, feeling sad, or just want to slow down a bit.
In those moments, music is what soothes the heart, isn’t it?
Songs that ease sadness as you listen and gently heal you.
Tunes that can also be a soft, calming BGM for a peaceful day off.
We’ve gathered gentle, mellow tracks that will nourish your heart.
You’re sure to find a song that perfectly matches how you feel right now!
Let this music wash away your tears and ease the fatigue you’ve been carrying.
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Embraced by the windTeshima Aoi
Many people find that Aoi Teshima’s whisper-soft singing voice alone soothes the heart.
This track’s warm, classically tinged melody—woven from piano and strings—gently wraps around the listener.
And the lyrics’ determination to face forward despite inner conflict will surely resonate with many.
Scheduled for release in July 2025, it was originally a commercial song, and because its worldview aligned with the film “The Town with Storehouses,” it was also chosen as the theme song.
It’s a piece that lightens the heart when you’re feeling lost.
made my day feat. Takuya Kuroda / Marcus DTakeuchi Anna
It’s a song that gently stays by your side in the quiet before dawn.
This work by singer-songwriter Anna Takeuchi was released in October 2022 as the second installment of a three-month series.
Featuring trumpeter Takuya Kuroda and beatmaker Marcus D, it’s crafted into a jazzy, lo-fi hip-hop sound.
In a whisper-soft voice, it paints the special moments found in everyday life.
The warm feeling that spending time with you makes the day a wonderful one intertwines with the laid-back beat, making it so comforting.
Give it a listen on nights when you want to reset a tired heart.
Slow & EasyHirai Dai
When you want to step away from the hustle and bustle of daily life and let your mind unwind, this might be the perfect song.
It’s a work by Dai Hirai and the title track of the album released in May 2015.
It was also used in a Sumitomo Forestry commercial.
The gentle sounds of acoustic guitar and ukulele are wonderfully soothing.
With vocals as refreshing as a sea breeze, the song conveys the importance of moving at your own pace without rushing.
It helps you rediscover the beauty of being your true self—something we often lose sight of amid our busy days.
It’s a warm track that stays close to a weary heart and gently loosens it.
C’est la vie: A Woman Is Busy With LoveToki Asako
The chic, urban sound and gentle vocals are wonderful.
This is a track by Asako Toki, who masterfully sings jazz and city pop.
It was included on her album “Bittersweet,” released in July 2015, and was used as the opening theme for the drama “There Are 101 Reasons Why We Can’t Get Proposed To” Season 2.
Set to a glittering dance tune, the lyrics reveal the honest feelings of days busy with love.
Even while bewildered by a romance that isn’t going well, in the end they break into a lighthearted dance.
The lyrics blend a refreshing decisiveness with a touch of wistfulness, quietly staying close to a striving heart.
That exquisite bittersweetness really hits home.
It’s a healing song I’d love you to listen to on tired nights, when you want to pamper yourself.
hazy spring sky (literally: “flower-clouded” sky; overcast sky during cherry blossom season)Sato Chiaki
Released as a single in April 2023, this track is a lyrical number that overlays the overcast skies unique to spring with memories that suddenly resurface.
It captures the bittersweet longing for days gone by and the gentle process of letting them go, resulting in a piece that resonates with each listener’s own memories.
It’s sentimental yet soothing.
An emotional pop tune I’d recommend as background music for nights when you want to calm your heart or moments of quiet reflection.
WATAGUMOKroi
A chill number that captivates with a pleasant sense of weightlessness and mellow groove.
It’s a 2021 November release from Kroi, a band that fuses diverse styles like R&B and funk.
This track is the lead song from the EP “nerd,” reportedly created in pursuit of “sounds that feel good to the ear.” Its sonic palette and lyrics—layering elusive emotions and a modern sense of loneliness onto cottony clouds—offer quiet introspection and relaxation at once.
It’s great as background music for work or studying.
freedomtofubeats
Created by tofubeats, a Kobe-born music producer highly trusted by fellow musicians, this piece gently lightens the heart.
The track was chosen as the theme song for the short film “Mukachi no Kachika” and was released in May 2023.
Its comfortable beat and transparent sound foster a gentle mood, and the message in the lyrics—“It’s okay to be more free”—helps release the heart from everyday constraints.
It’s a work that gives you the courage to take a step forward.