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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Masterpieces of bittersweet youth songs. Recommended popular tracks (91–100)
Life is short, fall in love, young maiden.MOSHIMO
A song any girl in love can relate to.
The music video itself was filmed at a school, and it makes you think that during that glittering, radiant yet brief time called youth, you have to fall in love.
Both the lyrics and the sound are refreshing—perfect for those youthful days.
A Boy’s PoemTHE BLUE HEARTS
THE BLUE HEARTS are a legendary four-piece rock band that brought punk rock into the mainstream of the Japanese music scene.
“Shonen no Uta” (A Boy’s Poem), included on their first album THE BLUE HEARTS, is a track that vocalist Hiroto Kōmoto had already written before the band was formed.
Its lyrics portray the quintessential adolescent mindset—harboring vague dissatisfaction with oneself and one’s surroundings without knowing how to resolve it—something many listeners can surely relate to.
With a tight ensemble and catchy melodies, it’s a rock tune that vividly captures the inner world of youth.
Masterpieces of bittersweet youth songs. Recommended popular tracks (101–110)
Rose of PassionTHE BLUE HEARTS
When you think of youth punk, isn’t it THE BLUE HEARTS? I bet everyone who lived through that era sang their songs at least once.
You can really feel the fiery passion of youth welling up in your chest.
Youth SEISYuNTOKIO
TOKIO is a three-piece rock band that keeps delighting fans with a one-of-a-kind presence that can’t be contained by the “idol” label.
Their 38th single, “Seishun (SEI SYuN),” served as the theme song for the TV drama Akihime (Songstress) and was also featured in multiple commercials.
The lyrics evoke the frustration of not being understood and the anxiety of not yet being anyone of significance—feelings that many of us experienced in our youth.
It’s a sentimental rock tune whose wistful melody pierces the heart.
youth↑THE HIGH-LOWS↓
The punk band THE HIGH-LOWS’ legendary anthem “Seishun” (Youth).
It’s a well-known track used in commercials and more, but for punk fans, you can’t beat Maschi’s guitar sound and Hiroto Kōmoto’s vocals.
With striking lyrics and a driving, fast eight-beat, this song will supercharge your youth many times over!
Goodbye Busyuzu
One of Yuzu’s popular songs about parting, “Sayonara Bus.” Its lyrics, which depict a story of someone dear going far away while the speaker can’t be honest, are poignant and really hit home.
Taking a close look at the words woven into this song, many people might find themselves remembering a youthful romance where they couldn’t say what they truly felt.
Those faint feelings that couldn’t be expressed well because of youth come rushing back, tightening something deep in your chest.
youthMorita Kōichi to Toppugyaran
Seishun Jidai by Koichi Morita & Top Gallant, released in 1976.
It was a classic that won tremendous support from young people at the time, so many of you may have spent your youth listening to this song.
As adults, our memories of youth tend to be filled with beauty and joy, but for those of you living your youth right now in your teens, you’re probably feeling lost, getting hurt, and still doing your best to move forward.
This song focuses on that very “now.” If you listened to it back then, hearing it today may leave you with a different impression.
