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 poignant youth songs. Recommended popular tracks (41–50)
Liesanari
It’s a masterpiece that poignantly and gently sings of the human heart.
Included on Sanari’s album “SICKSTEEN,” released in June 2019, this track is memorable for its melodious rap and emotionally resonant vocals.
In the one-take music video featuring 23 dancers, Sanari himself takes on dancing for the first time, vividly expressing the world of the lyrics.
The song blends human warmth with a tinge of melancholy, and its deeply affecting lyrics and sound are its biggest draw.
It’s a track I’d recommend to anyone who resonates with feelings for a loved one or the care they hold for someone important.
Masterpieces of bittersweet youth songs. Recommended popular tracks (51–60)
Cherry blossom petalsAKB48
This is AKB48’s debut song.
Starting with a school bell chime, it was always performed at AKB48’s milestone events.
The phrase “sakura no hanabira-tachi” (cherry blossom petals) is lovely, and the chime sounds sprinkled throughout are very emotional.
I want to take only you away just like this.DEEN
This work is DEEN’s debut single, released in 1993.
The setting of the song is likely somewhere in the city.
The male protagonist happens to run into an ex-girlfriend by chance, and his old feelings suddenly resurface.
He finds himself wishing he could just take her and go far away—at least, that’s the kind of scene it seems to portray.
Midnight ExpresswayFlower Companyz
It makes you feel that “youth” doesn’t refer only to the daily lives of teenagers.
The simple repetition in the chorus, together with Keisuke Suzuki’s voice, makes it a beautiful song that really resonates.
It’s a track you’ll want to listen to for a wonderful night.
Sakura SongKANA-BOON
This is a song that used to play often on the radio during cherry blossom season.
The chorus is especially memorable, and a wave of bittersweet emotion wells up as you listen.
The music video also portrays a poignant springtime story of two people.
The scene where they ride together down a road lined with blooming cherry trees is truly lovely.
spring melancholyMrs. GREEN APPLE
Mrs.
GREEN APPLE delivers a deeply personal song written the day after a graduation ceremony.
It’s a heartwarming track that carefully weaves together the transience of youth and the preciousness of everyday life.
Set to a subtly wistful melody, it portrays time spent with friends in high school, the sadness of parting, and the difficulty of being honest with one’s feelings—beautifully capturing the complex emotions of adolescence that everyone experiences.
Released to the world in February 2018 as the B-side to the single “Love me, Love you,” it was also featured in a commercial for Suntory’s Craft Boss.
Embracing all who cherish everyday life, this work gently rekindles memories you want to keep tucked away in your heart.
It’s sure to resonate not only with high school students in the midst of their youth, but also with anyone who nostalgically looks back on their school days.
GraduationMy Hair is Bad
This “graduation” isn’t the graduation from school, but rather graduating from your lover.
The chorus that follows the speech-like melody line is very heartrending.
Even if there’s someone better than you, someone better than me, it’s a song that soaks in with the fleetingness and loveliness of the fact that we loved each other.