A rainy love song. A love song perfect for a rainy day.

umbrellaSEKAI NO OWARI

SEKAI NO OWARI「umbrella」

“umbrella” depicts a tender scene of staying close when rain falls on a loved one’s heart.

Created by SEKAI NO OWARI—known for their genre-defying appeal—the song was released in 2020.

A driving band sound resonates, incorporating translucent strings and synth tones.

Many listeners may relate to the pure desire to protect someone dear, even if only for the brief moments until the rain stops.

It’s a healing track, with Fukase’s vocals gently enveloping the loneliness and solitude one carries in their heart.

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Sonar Pocket “Autumn Rain” [Lyric Video]

Sonar Pocket, known for love songs that resonate with many, released a piece in November 2022 that is a lyrical track conjuring vivid scenes of autumn rain.

While their straightforward, heartfelt lyrics are one of their trademarks, this work, with newly written lyrics by Saint Vega, ventures into a fresh mode of expression that paints landscapes through skillful Japanese rhymes.

The sound, evocative of rain-soaked streets and slightly chilly air, further highlights the poignancy of the story.

Many listeners will likely find their hearts moved as they overlay their own experiences onto the song’s wistful reflections on days gone by.

On a chilly autumn night, listening alone in quiet contemplation, it sinks deeply into your heart.

RainYUI

YUI　『Rain-short ver.-』

A refreshing breakup song from the era when she performed under the name YUI.

Many of you may already know this, but she now goes by yui and is active as the guitarist and vocalist of FLOWER FLOWER.

With that in mind, even though “Rain” is a breakup song, it has a cool, rock-inspired vibe.

The lyrics don’t get sentimental about a broken heart—“You get dumped, you’re drenched in the rain, it’s the Christmas season, and yet this breakup will be the start of something”—which is rock to the core.

Highly recommended for anyone feeling down after a breakup!

You are the rain.Ōhashi Torio

You are the rain.

It’s a ballad overflowing with emotion that could only come from Ohashi Trio, its jazzy, sophisticated piano tones resonating deep in the heart.

You can picture someone alone on a breakwater, looking up at the night sky while hiding their tears.

That helpless loneliness of longing for someone dear overlaps with the quietly falling rain, leaving you with a poignant ache.

The beautiful melody tightens your chest before you know it.

The track is included on the acclaimed album “I Got Rhythm?” released in November 2009, which reached No.

1 on the charts.

Later selected for his best-of compilation, it stands as one of his signature ballads.

On a quiet night when you want to sink into a sentimental mood, its gentle tones will surely stay close to your heart.

rainNakajima Miyuki

Rain - Miyuki Nakajima [cover]

It is a quintessential heartbreak song by Miyuki Nakajima, evoking a poignant scene of a helpless farewell.

Originally written in November 1978 as a song for Rumiko Koyanagi, she performed it at that year’s NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen.

The following year, Nakajima rearranged it in a folk style and included it on her first self-cover album, “Okaerinasai.” The profound despair of being betrayed by a lover, and the loneliness like being struck by cold rain, are sung over a quiet and beautiful melody.

When you want something to gently stay close to an unhealed wound in your heart, isn’t this a work that makes you want to listen closely to that pain?

umbrella jellyfishRemioromen

Remioromen – Umbrella Jellyfish

A sweet and heart-fluttering song by Remioromen.

The lyrics describe nothing more than a boy and a girl behind the school building, simply standing there with a vinyl umbrella open—and that very simplicity stirs the listener’s imagination.

It’s a track that reminds you that some romances begin on rainy days, calling back memories of youthful days long past.

Ref:rainAimer

Aimer “Ref:rain” MUSIC VIDEO (5th albums “Sun Dance” and “Penny Rain” released simultaneously on Wednesday, 2019/04/10)

Aimer’s husky yet fragile voice, delicate enough to seem breakable, seeps into the heart.

This work beautifully portrays the emotion of quietly gazing at feelings that never reached their destination, layering regrets of days gone by over the ceaseless rain.

The repeating piano motif feels as if it mirrors the mind’s looping thoughts.

Released in February 2018 as her 14th single, the song was used as the ending theme for the anime “After the Rain.” It’s a track that gently stays by your side on a rainy day when you want to drift into thought, or on a night when you wish to sink into the sentiments hidden deep within your heart.