RADWIMPS' classic and popular songs
Let me introduce some songs by RADWIMPS, a rock band that represents the “Rockin’ On” scene.
Their lyrics are literary with a unique worldview, and their straightforward, catchy tunes—classic J-rock without quirks—are incredibly appealing.
The guitarist-vocalist Yojiro Noda grew up abroad, while the other members studied at music vocational schools or conservatories, making their English-language lyrics and high level of musicianship part of their charm as well.
If you were born in the early ’90s, chances are many of the songs you listened to in high school are included in this playlist.
Give it a listen and let it take you back to your youth.
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RADWIMPS’ classic and popular songs (111–120)
The Two’s AnomalyRADWIMPS
It’s the song that plays in the scene where they gradually start realizing they’ve been switching places, right? When Taki wakes up in the morning, he starts feeling something’s off from the diary entries and the fact that he fell asleep in a school uniform.
And Mitsuha finds a page in her notebook during class that says, “Who are you?” I bet a lot of people couldn’t help but grin during that scene.
The song’s lively sound made me excited for the unreal turn of events the two were about to experience.
Date 2RADWIMPS
While he’s floundering in his job hunt as a university student, Okudera-senpai comes to see Taki for the first time in a while.
Taki has grown a bit more mature since those feelings back then.
When he sees the ring gleaming on her ring finger, his heart seems to react differently than before.
The melody is bittersweet, yet you can sense Taki’s growth.
The slightly clashing dissonance woven into the flowing piano line feels like it expresses Taki’s life itself.
Chewed (mouth-fermented) sake tripRADWIMPS
The moment this film’s beautiful and mysterious world was projected onto the screen, I remember being moved as the visuals and music became one.
The kuchikamizake I drank, hoping something might change—yet nothing did, and just as I was about to give up, the two switch places amid a flurry of images.
It’s the scene where everyone held their breath for what would happen next.
Through this otherworldly piece, I once again felt the true talent of RADWIMPS.
Theme of Senpai OkuderaRADWIMPS
It’s the scene where Okudera-senpai’s skirt gets torn, and Mitsuha—who has switched bodies with Taki—fixes it for her.
Seeing how easily Mitsuha, who’s good at sewing, mends it, Okudera-senpai is surprised.
The acoustic tone conveys a blend of three elements: Okudera-senpai as a stylish city woman and admirable upperclassman, Mitsuha’s slight sense of yearning toward her, and above all, the fact that she’s the object of Taki’s unrequited crush—all interwoven with Okudera-senpai’s beauty.
sacred object of worshipRADWIMPS
The song that plays when Taki, having switched bodies with Mitsuha, goes with Grandma and her younger sister Yotsuha to offer kuchikamizake at the Miyamizu family shrine.
The majestic sound and the expansive, beautiful natural scenery.
As the sun sets, Yotsuha’s words, ‘the twilight hour,’ and Grandma’s words, ‘You’re dreaming, aren’t you,’ make you feel that something divine is about to happen.
It’s the moment I thought so.
It’s a song that leaves a lingering, bittersweet feeling, as if you’re being drawn in by something invisible to the eye.
Back to the sacred objectRADWIMPS
The piece used in the scene where Taki heads into the mountains in a downpour to search for the sacred object.
You can hear the mix of anxiety and faint hope in the piano of the intro.
He feels that if he goes to that place, he’ll surely learn something.
And when Taki finds the sacred object, the way a slightly brighter light enters the music is so mystical that it brings me to tears.
dream caféRADWIMPS
This light, jazzy tune played during the scene where Mitsuha, having swapped bodies with Taki, stops by a café on her way home from school and, though bewildered, does her best at Taki’s part-time job.
Since Itomori is a rural village with no cafés, you can feel her surprise and excitement through the music.
The faster tempo in the latter half perfectly matches her struggle! It’s a heartwarming scene and song that makes the viewer’s heart race too.