Popular Fireworks Song Rankings [2026]

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Sandaime J SOUL BROTHERS from EXILE TRIBE / Fireworks ~Short Version~

A gem-like ballad by Sandaime J SOUL BROTHERS from EXILE TRIBE that portrays a bittersweet love, evoking fleeting lights that shimmer and vanish in the summer night sky.

Told from a female perspective, the fleeting sparkle of a late-summer romance and the faint premonition of an eventual parting are carried on a beautiful melody that resonates with listeners.

Known as a signature track from the single “0 ~ZERO~,” released in August 2012, it was also loved as the ending theme for Asahi Broadcasting’s “Onegai! Ranking” that same month.

Why not listen to it on a night when you want something to gently accompany the quiet loneliness and lingering ache that follows the bustle of summer?

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Fujifabric “Fireworks” Live at Hibiya Open-Air Concert Hall

Fujifabric has many universally appealing, undeniably great songs, but part of their charm is how they sometimes shock you with utterly out-there numbers.

This song is definitely the latter—if this were your first exposure to Fujifabric, it could easily give you the wrong idea.

Yet you could also say it packs in the full measure of Fujifabric’s hidden-side appeal.

If you try to approach this track through meaning or coherence, you probably won’t grasp it.

By “feeling” the eerie lyrics, the suspicious phrases, the sudden, jolting accents, you may start to see its essence.

In a way, it’s like a test of courage.

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Hirata Hiroyasu

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Fujifabric – Youth of Everything

A gem of a masterpiece born from Fujifabric during the lifetime of the late Masahiko Shimura.

Highly acclaimed for the literary quality of his lyrics, Shimura infuses this song with his characteristic humanism, and the story unfolds dramatically.

While the track is grounded in a steady mid-tempo feel, the striking phrase before the chorus and the slide-guitar interlude hint at what’s to come.

“Young People’s Everything” — to give a work such a definitive title is no simple feat, even with freedom of expression.

And yet, this song truly is a masterpiece worthy of the name “Young People’s Everything.”

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Hirata Hiroyasu

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Mr.Children 「HANABI」 MUSIC VIDEO

The 33rd single from Mr.Children, the monster group of the J-pop world.

It also served as the theme song for the hugely popular Code Blue series, so many people likely associate the song with the drama.

Mr.Children has produced many hits, but this is one of their most popular, with a chorus that leaves a strong impression.

Although the song is titled HANABI, the word “fireworks” appears only once in the lyrics, and even then as a metaphor.

Listening while reflecting on the meaning of the title may reveal the song’s appeal from a different perspective.

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Hirata Hiroyasu

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Jam9 “Hanabi” [IMAGE VIDEO]

It’s a heartbreak number packed with the bittersweet feeling of summer, recalling the fireworks you once watched with an ex.

The song is by Jam9, a music unit based in Shizuoka Prefecture, and it was released as a digital single in 2012.

The tune itself is catchy and easy to get into, but the lyrics really hit home.

Do you find yourself thinking about someone you used to date every time summer comes around? This song might gently sit by your side.

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Araki Jakkan

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DREAMS COME TRUE – That Summer’s Fireworks – SENKOU-HANABI VERSION – (from DWL 2015 Live Ver.)

This is a track included on The Swinging Star, the album released in 1992 by DREAMS COME TRUE—known as Dorikamu—that became a massive hit.

The SENKOU-HANABI VERSION in the video was included on a best-of album as a piano arrangement.

Many people can relate to the experience of watching fireworks with a lover on a summer night, but not so many will find themselves, years later, gazing up at fireworks with that same person in the same way.

You and I are now watching fireworks with different people, and yet we still remember the fireworks we once watched together.

Isn’t this a song that resonates with many because of that shared feeling?

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Hirata Hiroyasu

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Queen – We Will Rock You (Official Video)

With the hit of the film Bohemian Rhapsody, the rock band QUEEN has been gaining a surge of young fans.

Did you know they collaborated with Japanese fireworks festivals? In May 2022, “QUEEN THE GREATEST FIREWORKS 2022” was held at three venues—Miyagi, Osaka, and Kitakyushu.

At this event, fireworks were launched in sync with QUEEN’s timeless hits, electrifying the venues.

Some tickets even came with limited-edition merchandise, making it an irresistible event for Western music fans.

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yamamoto

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