Famous songs about promises. Recommended popular tracks.
I made a song list themed around promises, featuring titles that include the word “promise.” It spans genres without restriction—rock, kayōkyoku, pop, big-name veterans, voice actors, and indie artists are all included.
When you’re feeling heartbroken after someone breaks a promise, use this playlist to lift your spirits.
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Masterpieces about promises: Recommended popular songs (61–70)
one’s true feelingssumika
This song centers on the themes of friendship and bonds, portraying the ties between teammates who overcome hardships together.
Released in December 2020 as a support song for a high school soccer championship, it resonated with many listeners.
The lyrics capture both the pain of pursuing a dream and the importance of supporting one another, making your chest tighten with emotion when you listen.
The phrase “Run, run, run—faster than your tears” conveys a powerful sense of moving forward.
This piece is perfect for reflecting on memories with friends from club activities or school life, or for cheering on someone striving toward their dreams.
sumika’s heartfelt vocals are sure to lift your spirits.
YELLikimonogakari
There are many kinds of bonds, but this song is about friendship.
It’s also well-loved as a choir piece for graduation ceremonies.
The bonds you form with friends at school can last a lifetime.
Saying goodbye is sad, but each of us has to walk our own path from here.
Even when we’re apart, I believe the bond of friendship is eternal.
The melody is bittersweet, yet it’s a song that helps you look forward.
Why not listen to it when you want to cherish your bonds with friends? Ikimono-gakari will give you a gentle push forward.
Motherkariyushi 58
A song that expresses love and gratitude to one’s mother.
Its title, meaning “mother” in the Okinawan dialect, leaves a strong impression.
Released in September 2006, this track is known as one of Kariyushi58’s signature works.
The lyrics convey complex feelings toward a mother and the depth of the parent–child bond, characterized by vocals and melodies that resonate deeply with listeners.
Loved by many, it won the Newcomer Award at the Japan Cable Radio Awards.
It’s the perfect song for when you want to express thanks to your family or feel the bond with someone important.
The heartwarming message in the lyrics is sure to touch your heart.
rules; agreements; terms; promisesyasashii hitotachi.
It’s a heartwarming love song themed around the small joys of everyday life.
It portrays how simple exchanges like “good morning” and “good night” gradually become precious promises that deepen the bond between two people.
Warm vocals and a simple yet resonant melody gently embrace the listener’s heart.
Released digitally on March 20, 2024, the song was first performed at the tour finale at Shibuya Spotify O-EAST on March 18 of the same month, captivating fans.
It’s a recommended track for moments when you want to reflect on your relationship with someone special amid a busy life.
Listen to it together, and you’ll surely discover new promises of your own.
Bond.haji→
A song that radiates the fiery bond between men, “Kizuna”! In the lyrics, there’s a line about telling others, “He’s a good guy,” when someone speaks ill of your friend.
That part really feels like what true friendship is.
It’s something you don’t have to say if you know it yourself, and you could easily just let it slide—but you choose not to.
Listening to it makes you think, I want a friend like that! It’s a bond song that inspires that feeling.
Everyone has their own idea of what a “friend” means to them, but being considered someone’s dear friend is something that makes you happy, isn’t it?
Youthful AmigoShūji to Akira
Speaking of iconic youth songs from the 2000s, there’s that track by Shuuji to Akira.
Kazuya Kamenashi and Tomohisa Yamashita—who was a member of NEWS at the time—formed a golden duo after co-starring in the drama “Nobuta wo Produce,” and the song became a huge sensation.
Released in November 2005, it debuted at No.
1 on the Oricon charts and became a million seller.
Its lyrics about friendship and the brilliance of youth, paired with a catchy melody, are irresistible.
Many people probably sang and danced to it for school events or performances.
The lyrics, which cherish a beloved partner-in-crime, make it a song that moves not only students in the midst of their youth but also adults who look back with a full heart.
To the Ends of the Earth ~How Far I’ll Go~Kato Miria
A song by Miliyah Kato that became the Japanese end theme for Disney’s Moana.
At first glance, it may not seem like a song about bonds, but here and there the phrases evoke connections, and, like the title, a world that expands endlessly.
We may feel crushed when faced with high walls and hardships, but even then, the desire to support someone precious to us and the places that accept us give us strength.
The feelings for those who believe in us as a driving force may slowly seep out as bonds.
