[2026] Iconic musical numbers: from the latest releases to timeless classics!

If I Can’t Love HerThomas Hampson

Beauty and The Beast: “If I Can’t Love Her” (The Beast)

In the musical anime Beauty and the Beast, the Beast sings If I Can’t Love Her, known in Japanese as Aisenu Naraba.

Just the title alone is enough to bring tears to your eyes.

It conveys the Beast’s heartrending struggle—cursed by magic, yearning for love, and fumbling awkwardly in his pain.

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Murakami Shinpei

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Somewhere Over the RainbowJudy Garland

Somewhere Over the Rainbow – The Wizard of Oz (1/8) Movie CLIP (1939) HD

The story woven by its translucent melody gently envelops our yearning for a utopia.

First introduced in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, this piece has since been sung by many artists not only as a number within the film, but as a standalone work.

Its heartwarming melody—familiar to almost everyone—and lyrics that portray a young girl’s pure wish for her dreams to come true speak to our hearts, giving us courage and strength.

It’s a song we highly recommend when you want to feel calm or are ready to take a new step forward.

OneMarvin Hamlisch

A Chorus Line – One ( Finale)

This is a song used in A Chorus Line, the Broadway musical that premiered in 1975 and was also released as a musical film in 1985.

It’s the song that plays when the dance ensemble members wear matching costumes and hold hats while they sing.

The musical was extremely popular and held Broadway’s longest-running record until Cats began its run.

In Japan, it was used in a commercial for draft beer, so some people might feel like having a beer when they hear this song.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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On My OwnKon Natsumi

Les Misérables: On My Own / Natsumi Kon

Les Misérables has been beloved by many since its premiere in 1985.

In Japan, it’s performed every year, isn’t it? When it comes to the most exciting moment in the show, isn’t it the scene where “On My Own” is sung? In Japan, the version sung by Natsumi Kon leaves a particularly strong impression, doesn’t it? I think many people also love the “On My Own” scene from the film adaptation.

Each version has its own unique charm, so it’s fun to compare them and listen.

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yamamoto

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I Wanna Be a ProducerMatthew Broderick

The Producers part 4(I Wanna Be A Producer)

Fallen-from-grace producer Max and accountant Leo scheme to strike it rich by staging a deliberately awful musical.

That’s the premise of the ultimate comedy, The Producers.

It’s so comically over-the-top, no one could possibly dislike the story.

“I Wanna Be a Producer” is a song in which an accountant sings about his dream of Broadway amid the tedium of his everyday life.