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.
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Classic songs about promises. Recommended popular tracks (41–50)
promiseRihwa
It’s an insert song from the film TIGER & BUNNY -The Beginning-, used during a flashback scene of the protagonist, Kotetsu T.
Kaburagi.
Singer-songwriter Rihwa had been active as an indie artist since 2010, but she made her major debut in 2012, and her second single, Yakusoku (Promise), was released in October of that year.
Promise…NOA
No matter how tough I act or how much I cry, when I can’t erase the pain of heartbreak, Noa’s voice soothes me.
It’s a song that feels like it will let everything flow into the past—the moments that bring me to tears when I remember them, and the promises that never came true.
promisemihimaru GT
This is mihimaru GT’s debut single, released in July 2003.
It was used as the theme song for the TV drama “Daisuki! Itsutsugo 5.” A remixed version is included on the following year’s album, “mihimarhythm.”
The Promised Placefukui mai
It is singer-songwriter Mai Fukui’s second single, released in November 2011.
It was selected as the theme song for the PS3 game Final Fantasy XIII-2.
It ranked 26th on the Oricon chart.
The Bridge of PromiseSano Motoharu
This is a single by Motoharu Sano that was released in April 1989.
It was reissued in October 1992 after being used as the theme song for the TV drama “A Promise of Twenty,” and became a hit, reaching number 4 on the Oricon chart.
promiseHirose Kōmi
It’s a single by Kōmi Hirose released in November 1997.
It reached No.
4 on the Oricon weekly chart and is her second best-selling song.
It once became popular on video-sharing sites as source material for fan-made derivative works and is known as “Geddan.”
Promise of SunflowersHata Motohiro
This is a single by Motohiro Hata released in August 2014, and it serves as the theme song for the film “STAND BY ME Doraemon.” It was also used in a FLET’S Hikari commercial.
It reached No.
4 on the Oricon daily chart.