AKB48 Ballad Songs: Popular Song Rankings [2026]
AKB48, the idol group famous for staple dance numbers like “Koisuru Fortune Cookie” and “Heavy Rotation”! While their bright, poppy songs are their trademark, this article will intentionally spotlight AKB48’s ballads.
How many of AKB48’s ballads do you know? In fact, they have several popular ballad songs, including graduation songs and wedding songs.
Take this opportunity to check out AKB48’s ballads too!
Playlist
| AKB48 Ballad Songs: Popular Song Rankings [2026] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| show_chart | Title | Playlist | Review |
| 1 | Cherry Blossom BookmarkAKB48 |  play_arrow | Released by AKB48 in 2010. Graduation theme. |
| 2 | 365 Days’ Paper AirplaneAKB48 |  play_arrow | AKB48’s moving graduation song, the power of music |
| 3 | Love, I’m checkmated.AKB48 |  play_arrow | AKB48: Innovations from an Akihabara-born idol group |
| 4 | I want to become a cherry blossom tree.AKB48 |  play_arrow | A song that sings of graduation memories and the beauty of spring |
| 5 | Mermaid in FebruaryAKB48 |  play_arrow | Winter sea, a bittersweet love song like a mermaid |
| 6 | Color contacts winkAKB48 |  play_arrow | Yuki Kashiwagi’s final culmination single |
| 7 | Because I like you.AKB48 |  play_arrow | A moving song that sings of pure affection |
| 8 | You are the melody.AKB48 |  play_arrow | AKB48 10th anniversary song: the arrival of spring and a sense of nostalgia |
| 9 | Graduation of Unrequited LoveAKB48 |  play_arrow | A coming-of-age song about an unrequited love before graduation |
| 10 | I don’t need wings.AKB48 |  play_arrow | A heartwarming folk-style song |