[Moon Songs Special] Famous songs about the moon. Songs you’ll want to listen to under a full moon or in the moonlight.

Wish of the Crescent Moon&TEAM

&TEAM ‘crescent moon’s wish’ Special Video for LUNÉ

This is an &TEAM ballad that entrusts their gratitude to fans and their promise for the future to a crescent moon twinkling in the winter night sky.

It’s the first time the members took part in the production, and their straightforward feelings—seeing their fans as the light that illuminates their path in the darkness—resonate over a gentle piano melody.

The song is included on the album “Yukiakari,” released in December 2024.

A special video, akin to a love letter to fans, was also created, and with over 490,000 copies sold in its first week, the release truly stands as a testament to the bond between the group and their fans.

It’s a heartwarming track you’ll want to listen to on nights when you feel grateful for someone special, or when you want to be wrapped in tender vocals.

crescent moonGadoro

GADORO “Crescent Moon” (Prod. by PENTAXX.B.F) [Official MV]

A hip-hop ballad by GADORO that portrays his clumsy love life in strikingly real words.

While struggling through poverty, he expresses gratitude and love for the partner who supports him, along with an unshakable sense of weakness—lyrics that are sure to pierce deeply into listeners’ hearts.

Vivid details, like the crescent-shaped marks left by his nail-biting habit, seem to lay bare his inner turmoil.

The track appears on his acclaimed 2019 March release, SUIGARA.

On nights when you face a reality that won’t go your way, listening while thinking of someone dear will no doubt leave you moved by its bittersweet yet warm world.

Crescent Moon FantasySOARA/Ōhara Sora (CV: Toyonaga Toshiyuki), Arihara Morito (CV: Ono Yūki), Kagurazaka Sōshi (CV: Furukawa Shin), Munakata Ren (CV: Murata Taishi), Nanase Nozomu (CV: Sawashiro Chiharu)

Crescent Moon Fantasy

It’s a moving song by the 2.5D unit SOARA that unfolds from gentle piano tones into a grand band sound.

Fans have praised it as “the pinnacle of coming-of-age ballads.” The lyrics brilliantly liken their incomplete selves to the moon in the night sky, vowing to grow and meet again someday.

The track is included on the single ALIVE SOARA Kachou Fuugetsu “Moon” Edition, released in November 2016.

There’s also a lovely story that when Yuki Ono, who plays Morito Arihara, was singing this song, the moon actually appeared from behind the clouds.

It’s the kind of song that will quietly warm your heart on nights when you’re thinking of someone dear who’s far away.

Crescent Moon and the Red BridgeIsogawa Yuki

Yuki Isokawa “Crescent Moon and the Red Bridge” MUSIC VIDEO

This is a song by Yuki Isogawa that is said to have been conceived for over a year, inspired when composer Chiaki Oka was captivated by a fantastical scene he saw at a hot spring inn in Saga: a “red bridge under the moon.” A crescent moon drifting quietly across the night sky, and a red bridge casting its shadow on the water’s surface.

Overlaying the fleeting beauty of their intersection with a man and woman meeting for a single night, the piece portrays the transience and ache of love.

Yuki Isogawa’s sweet, sultry voice, rich with vibrato, vividly brings the story’s scenery to life.

Released as a single in September 2024, it is said to be one of the works commemorating her 15th anniversary.

On a night when your thoughts turn to an unattainable love, why not gently entrust your heart to this song, with its beautiful images that rise before your eyes?

Crescent Moon BluesShimakura Chiyoko

Crescent Moon Blues

This is a classic enka song by Chiyoko Shimakura that gently overlays the pathos and solitude of life onto a crescent moon floating in the night sky.

While Shimakura is also known for “Jinsei Iroiro,” in this piece she tenderly sings of the heartrending feelings of a woman who endures in silence.

With lyrics by Tetsurō Hoshino and composition by Tetsuya Gen, the quintessential melody and her dignified voice—which doesn’t end in mere sadness—resonate deeply with listeners.

Released in February 2000, it was also performed on an NHK music program in September of the same year.

Those who have weathered many of life’s events may find a different flavor of appreciation when they listen.

Crescent Moon GirlFujiyama Ichirō

Crescent Moon Girl — Ichirō Fujiyama

Under a crescent moon floating in the night sky, you can picture a caravan crossing the desert—this is the scene evoked by a song from Mr.

Ichirō Fujiyama.

Released in 1947 as an NHK radio popular song, it portrays the pure feelings of a protagonist who continues their journey while thinking of a lover in a distant town.

Mr.

Fujiyama’s warm yet dignified tenor—bringing classical technique into popular music—blends beautifully with the exotically flavored melody composed by Yuji Koseki.

The bell-like accompaniment further heightens the romantic atmosphere of travel.

The song was later included on the album “Omoide no Album” and the celebrated collection “Ichirō Fujiyama Daizenshū.” It’s the kind of beautiful voice that made many hearts feel at ease in the early postwar years—and one you’ll want to listen to closely.

Crescent Moon Love StoryIshihara Junko

Crescent Moon Love Story - Junko Ishihara

This is a song by Junko Ishihara, sung with a velvety voice honed through shigin, richly conveying a heartrending love story.

A promise made under a crescent moon and the parting that eventually follows.

Images like a night train and the ebbing tide come vividly to mind, and the protagonist’s helpless lingering attachment is almost painfully palpable.

With lyrics by Fumiko Okada and composition by Makoto Kawaguchi—both masters of the enka world—the song was released in September 1994 and went on to win the Excellence Award at the 27th Japan Lyrics Award the following year.

It’s a piece anyone with an unforgettable memory of love can relate to.

On a quiet night, if you listen closely, the memories of that time may come flooding back in vivid color.