A classic, bittersweet youth song. Recommended popular tracks.
It’s nice to take some time now and then to reminisce and get a little sentimental, isn’t it?
This time, I’ve gathered Japanese songs that sing about those passionate yet fickle days of youth.
I hope that by listening to these tracks, you’ll be able to say, “The past is the past!” and move on.
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A classic poignant youth song. Recommended popular tracks (81–90)
Lifelong youthAqua Timez
When we were kids, we could try anything and everything we wanted.
But as we grow up, don’t we end up only doing the safe things, becoming afraid of failure and stopping ourselves from taking on challenges? This song, “Youth for Life,” is a track that gives you a push forward.
Taking on something new means parting ways with your present self.
It may be tough at times, but if this song gives you courage, believe in yourself and go for it!
MiracleGReeeeN
When it comes to timeless youth anthems, “Kiseki” tops the list.
Released in 2008 as a single by GReeeeN, it was used as the theme song for the drama ROOKIES.
People in their twenties likely listened to it often during their teenage years, but the 2017 film Kiseki: Sobito of That Day, which portrays the story behind the song’s creation, also featured it, so many teens may know it as well.
It’s one of those tracks you’ll want to listen to with friends or someone you like while you’re still in your teens.
Song of PointillismMrs. GREEN APPLE
A song about love in our fleeting youth, ‘Pointillism Song.’ It’s performed by the five-member co-ed rock band Mrs.
GREEN APPLE.
When we were young, it was hard to express our feelings well, or we hesitated to share them at all.
Even so, the desire to savor that love and hold it dear was probably stronger than it is after we grow up.
Capturing those feelings in its lyrics, this song is packed tightly with the bittersweetness and poignancy of youth.
It’s a track I especially want people in the midst of their youth to hear!
Blue and SummerMrs. GREEN APPLE
When you hear the word “youth,” don’t you tend to picture summer? It’s the season when the last tournaments are held for club activities, and in terms of romance there are events like fireworks festivals—so many people feel their youthful memories are tied to summer.
This is exactly the song I want those people to hear.
The title includes both ‘youth’ and ‘summer,’ and the song truly lets you feel youth to the fullest.
It blends the excitement that heralds the dawn of youth with the fragile awareness that it will one day end, and listening to it makes your chest tighten.
Blue Springback number
Back number has put out numerous hits with bittersweet love songs, but this track evokes the life hurdles you run into in your teens.
It was used as the theme song for the drama “High School Entrance Exam,” so many students probably picture a test answer sheet when they hear it.
Entrance exams are one thing, but there are also plenty of teens striving toward their dreams.
It’s easy to get thrown off by what the adults around you say, or to feel anxious when you see friends who seem to be doing well.
Aoi Haru (“Blue Spring”) is a pep song we hope you’ll listen to in those moments.
Farewell, youthElefanto Kashimashi
Elephant Kashimashi is a four-piece rock band renowned for their ever-evolving musical style from album to album and for Hiroji Miyamoto’s eccentric performance as their trademark.
“Saraba Seishun,” included as the B-side to their 16th single “Kaze ni Fukarete,” was featured as an insert song in the film “Minasan, Sayonara.” Its message—that the headlong recklessness of adolescence fades as we grow up—will stir a sentimental feeling in many adults.
Set to a waltz-like 3/4 beat, the delicate acoustic sound lingers in the ears, making it a heart-wrenching number.
Masterpieces of bittersweet youth songs. Recommended popular tracks (91–100)
Rhapsody of YouthSambomasutā
When you think of youth, it’s all about fiery rock! If you’re looking for a rock song bursting with youthful energy, Sambomaster’s “Seishun Kyōsōkyoku” (“Rhapsody in Youth”) is highly recommended.
It’s such an intensely passionate anthem of youth that it needs no introduction, and just listening to it is guaranteed to get you pumped! It’s a huge crowd-pleaser live as well, so if you get the chance, be sure to catch Sambomaster in concert.
