[Rain Songs] Songs to listen to on a rainy day. A special feature on rain-themed tracks.
Do you like rainy days?
Some people dislike them because you get wet and can’t go out, while others love the sound of the rain or the calm atmosphere—there are all kinds of opinions.
For many, rain also ties in with a slightly bittersweet feeling, and there are plenty of songs that use rain as a theme to sing about that sense of poignancy.
In this article, we’ll introduce lots of popular songs that are perfect for listening to on a rainy day!
While many of them are melancholy, there are also songs that sing about hope—like how the rain will stop someday—so be sure to listen to plenty of them!
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[Rain Songs] Songs to listen to on a rainy day. Rain song special (71–80)
I hope it’s sunny.DREAMS COME TRUE
Many of you may know Dreams Come True’s “Haretara Ii ne,” which was also used as the theme song for the NHK morning drama Hirari.
It’s a song that wishes, “I hope it doesn’t rain,” so you can go out with someone special.
We’ve all probably experienced plans we were looking forward to being canceled because it rained.
Many of you might also have hung up a teru teru bozu before a school trip.
It’s a heartwarming number filled with the excitement of getting to see someone dear to you.
Don’t underestimate the rain.KIRINJI
Here’s one track from Kirinji’s debut album, which is pop no matter where you cut it.
What’s happening, in what situation, and what will happen next? I have no idea—but love is often like that, isn’t it? Sometimes you don’t even realize you’re being led around…
Unaffected by sudden showersNICO Touches the Walls
A song by the rock band NICO Touches the Walls, released on July 10, 2013.
It was selected as the 13th opening theme for the TV Tokyo anime Naruto Shippuden.
With lyrics like “Even if it rains, I’ll live smiling in the present,” it’s an upbeat track that lifts your spirits.
[Rain Songs] Songs to listen to on rainy days. Special Rain Song Feature (81–90)
Midsummer RainREBECCA
When it comes to songs about summer rain, REBECCA’s “Midsummer Rain” comes to mind.
After REBECCA’s “Friends” became a huge hit in 1985, the band became a pioneer of Japan’s second band boom.
“Midsummer Rain” is included on their sixth album, Poison, released in 1987, and it also appeared on the preceding single “Nervous But Glamorous.” You can hear NOKKO’s vocals—different from those on “Friends”—delivering a sultry, subdued tone, like the rain in August.
RAINYUI
The song “RAIN,” with its striking music video of YUI singing in a downpour, is a Christmas song that portrays the feelings of a woman who has experienced heartbreak.
She dresses up to go meet the person she likes, but he never shows up at their meeting place, and she ends up walking home alone in the pouring rain—a painfully bittersweet story.
Her quiet resilience, acknowledging that she simply got her hopes up and that it isn’t anyone’s fault, makes the sadness all the more poignant.
If you’re looking for a breakup song about rain, give it a listen.
Wet in the rainZYYG, REV, ZARD&WANDS
A lavish collaboration between ZARD, the rock band WANDS, the rock band ZYYG, and the singer-songwriter REV, the song “Ame ni Nurete” (“Soaked in the Rain”).
As the lyrics say, it’s that feeling of wanting the rain to wash away your sadness—you know it well if you’ve gone through a painful breakup.
In contrast to the heartrending lyrics, the refreshing melody will leave you feeling clear and uplifted.
It’s also a classic that ZARD later self-covered, so be sure to check that version out as well.
I fell in loveaiko
Since her debut in 1998, aiko has been popular as one of the voices who speak for women in love.
“Koi o Shita no wa,” released in 2016, was chosen as the theme song for the film A Silent Voice.
It’s a very gentle song you’ll want to listen to on a lonely rainy day.
When you feel loneliness that makes you want to cry, or when you lose sight of the path you should take, it’s as if the song reminds you of the bright sunshine after the rain.
Her soft, warm voice soothes your restless heart on a rainy day.