A classic of poignant, heartwarming songs. Recommended popular tracks.

Blue amberback number

back number – Blue Amber [Theme song for the Kansai TV/Fuji TV Monday 10 p.m. drama 'From the Day I Took You']

A ballad that epitomizes back number, fully portraying deep sorrow and complex emotions.

Released in April 2025, this song served as the theme for the drama “From the Day You Were Taken,” aligning closely with its weighty narrative.

Like rare amber that changes color depending on the angle, the piece explores the multifaceted nature of the human heart.

Even when acting with firm resolve, another self is screaming inside—its wavering comes through with piercing clarity.

The grief of being torn apart by inescapable fate and the indelible memories of love are carried by a beautiful melody, drawing you in until you can’t help but empathize.

It’s a track you’ll want to hear on sleepless nights when you’re burdened with feelings you can’t tell anyone.

Please forget it.Yorushika

Yorushika – Please Forget (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

A song by Yorushika whose gentle melody and soul-soothing vocals evoke a sense of nostalgia.

The theme centers on self-sacrificial love, as the narrator wishes for their beloved to “forget” them for the sake of the beloved’s future.

Yet behind those words seems to lie a desperate, contradictory feeling of “I actually don’t want you to forget,” and that tension tightens the listener’s chest.

Released in July 2024 as the theme song for the drama “GO HOME: Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department—Unidentified Persons Consultation Office,” this sentimental number quietly stays by your side on nights when you’re nursing heartbreak or immersing yourself in memories of someone dear.

Only a single voicerokudenashi

Rokudenashi “Just One Voice” / Rokudenashi – One Voice [Official Music Video]

Rokudenashi is a music project featuring Ninjin, a vocalist who first gained attention on social media, and a trending Vocaloid producer.

The track produced by MIMI, a Vocaloid producer, moves the heart with its beautiful piano melodies.

This work delicately portrays the unique hardships and loneliness of youth—struggling to put feelings into words and searching for answers as time passes.

Upon its release in December 2021, its moving world view spread across countries in Asia and received a huge response.

It’s one of their signature songs, also included on the album “Ai ni Saku Hana.” When you’re weighed down by worries you can’t tell anyone, or on nights when you’re lost in thought alone, listening to it will surely surround you with a gentle warmth that feels like someone sitting by your side.

Until we meet againHirai Dai

Until we meet again

This is a moving ballad about parting, sung by Dai Hirai, a popular artist known for surf music.

You can picture the poignant yet warm scene of waving and saying “see you” along the familiar tree-lined street.

The song expresses not only gratitude for having met, but also a deep fondness for the days when love was nurtured despite passing each other by.

Like spring buds blooming into flowers, an unfading bond and the hope of reunion resonate in the heart through Hirai’s gentle vocals and acoustic tones, even as time goes by.

The track was released in February 2015 and is included on the album “Slow & Easy.” It’s sure to gently encourage you during farewells with loved ones—such as graduations or job transfers—when it’s time to embark on a new journey.

Even if I’m not thereHirai Dai

Dai Hirai / Even If I’m Not There. (Music Video)

This is a grand love song from Dai Hirai, known for his soothing, beach-evoking music, dedicated to a family of the future.

Released in January 2022, it was also included on the album HOPE / WISH.

Its warm yet bittersweet message—wishing happiness for a loved one even if you’re no longer by their side—strikes a deep chord.

The beautiful blend of piano and strings is also healing.

The flipbook-style music video, created by comedian Tekken with around 1,200 original drawings, moved many viewers.

It’s a song that makes gratitude overflow for the loved ones by your side right now.

Be sure to listen for his gentle vocals, which quietly resonate in the heart.

Pointillism Song (feat. Sonoko Inoue)Mrs. GREEN APPLE

Tenbyouno Uta

Mrs.

GREEN APPLE captivates listeners with their overwhelming expressive power.

This song, included on their single “Ao to Natsu” released in August 2018, was produced with singer-songwriter Sonoko Inoue.

As an insert track for the film “Aonatsu: Kimi ni Koi Shita 30-nichi,” it depicts the story of a man and a woman sensing an impending farewell at summer’s end.

The swelling emotions despite knowing time is limited, and the frustration of being unable to hold hands, are conveyed achingly through their two voices.

You can almost see memories piling up like scattered points before your eyes.

When you’re troubled by a love that can’t be, or on a sentimental night, listening to it will gently stay close to that helpless feeling.

“It’s fine for now.” ft. KAFUMIMI

"It's fine for now." / feat. KAFU

When your heart is tired and you don’t want to try anymore… this is what I want you to listen to on nights like that.

It’s a song by MIMI, a Vocaloid producer known for a tender, compassionate musicality, released in December 2022.

With a beautiful piano melody and a warm vocal that feels close by, it gently eases the tension in your heart.

Many listeners will surely find solace in its message, which wholly affirms the fear of dawn and the tendency to put on a brave face.

In just about two and a half minutes, it’s filled with a kindness that softly embraces you just as you are.