[2026] A summer song that tightens your chest with bittersweet feelings. A classic summer tune that touches the heart.

SpumoniBREIMEN

BREIMEN “Spumoni” Official Music Video

The song, themed around summer love, evokes the mood of a tropical night—like a Spumoni where sweetness and bitterness blend exquisitely.

It features BREIMEN’s signature sophisticated arrangement and Shota Takagi’s expressive vocals.

Released digitally on August 7, 2024, the music video stars actor Hiroki Sano and model Megu, portraying a fleeting romance.

It’s a perfect track for a wistful mood—one you’ll want to play on a summer night drive.

The release coincided with their first two-man tour, “BREI II MEN TOUR 2024,” held across four cities nationwide.

Those summer fireworksDREAMS COME TRUE

That Summer’s Fireworks ~DWL2011 VERSION~

A medium-tempo number with a striking intro that bursts like fireworks.

It’s a quintessential DCT summer classic from their 1992 album The Swinging Star.

Summer is long, yet somehow it feels like it passes in an instant.

They say fun times fly by, and the lyrics that nostalgically look back on a fleeting summer, paired with a beautiful melody, really hit home.

The version sung a cappella, with Miwa Yoshida and Masa’s perfectly balanced harmonies, is especially heartrending and can move you to tears.

Maybe you’ve even had that moment where Ano Natsu no Hanabi was playing at a fireworks festival you went to with someone you love.

Fireworks seem to instantly bring memories rushing back, and while they revive all kinds of moments, they also carry a special feeling that lets you savor your current happiness.

All the bittersweetness and joy wrapped up in one—Ano Natsu no Hanabi.

Try listening to it while overlaying it with your own summer.

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Kyannai – Fireworks [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO]

Singer-songwriter Kyannai, who shot to fame with the hit song “Vanilla,” took a brief hiatus from activities but made a comeback in 2023.

The song she released then is “Hanabi” (“Fireworks”).

It’s a summer breakup song that expresses the feeling of not being able to forget someone you let go of yourself, wanting to go back but being unable to.

Combined with Kyannai’s heartrending vocals, it’s a track that squeezes your chest.

Don’t you also have someone who comes to mind when you see fireworks? Please give it a listen while remembering someone special from your past.

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Golden Moon – Suga Shikao

Suga Shikao’s husky singing voice really suits the summer, doesn’t it? And more than anything, I find myself gripped once again by this pleasantly languid melody.

What does a relationship between two people without light look like? Please listen while imagining the various stories and dynamics woven into the lyrics.

Even without light, they search for the light that exists somewhere between them—what awaits beyond that? Pay attention to the thrilling lyrics that feel like watching a single drama unfold!

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SAKI

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Utakata / Wa Nuka [Music Video]

Singer-songwriter Wanuka, who has gained popularity on social media as an “active college student singer,” released this single, Uroko, digitally in 2022.

It’s a summer song whose beautiful Japanese lyrics carry a hint of traditional Japanese flavor.

Rather than evoking the blazing, scorching sun and crystal-blue skies of typical summer imagery, it offers a mellow sense of summer with its unique vibe.

Perhaps the touch of nostalgia comes from the way it sings about feelings that can’t be forgotten.

It’s an addictive track that lingers in your ears.

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