Top songs ranking of Atarayo, a three-member band whose popularity exploded from social media

I forget you, who are so quiet, in October.atarayo1rank/position

Atarayo - Forgetting You, the Quiet One in October (Music Video)

It went viral on social media, and the YouTube views have surpassed 50 million.

Released on YouTube in November 2020, it’s the first original song by this four-member band.

It has an unusual structure that starts with spoken lines, making it easy to get emotionally engaged, and it seems like a song beginners can convey with that same momentum.

Although the song features a variety of melodies, none of them are particularly difficult, so you can simply enjoy the music while memorizing it.

Since the harmony parts are quite prominent in most of the melodies, try repeatedly listening to the main melody so you won’t get thrown off.

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Kubota Mami

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I didn’t want to know, if it meant losing it.atarayo2rank/position

Atarayo – “I Didn’t Want to Know, If It Meant Losing You” (Music Video)

This piece portrays the emotional struggle of someone hurt by a lover’s betrayal, yet tormented by feelings that won’t fade.

Released by Atarayo in January 2022, it was produced as an advance single for the album “Gokuya ni Oite Tsuki wa Katarazu.” Born from a collaboration with the platform Jun-Aidan, which features real-life romance stories, the song is based on a story selected from over ten thousand submissions.

Even after being lied to repeatedly by someone you trusted, and knowing in your head that you should break up, you still can’t stop loving them.

It’s a song that will resonate with anyone carrying those contradictory feelings.

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Atarayo – Intersection (Music Video)

Atarayo is a four-piece rock band popular among younger generations for their heartrending, emotional love songs.

Their track “Kousaten” (Intersection) is included on their first album, “In the Polar Night, the Moon Remains Silent,” released in 2022.

With delicate lyrics that vividly capture feelings so fragile they seem like they could shatter at the slightest touch, it’s a song that will likely bring tears to anyone struggling with the pain of a long-distance, unrequited love.

The portrayal of chasing after the person you love in your memories makes this a heart-wrenching piece.

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Atarayo – Liar (Music Video)

This song, released by Atarayo in October 2021, turns a lie born from a romantic misunderstanding into music.

It’s an answer song told from the male perspective of “I’ll Forget Your Silence in October.” Hitomi’s emotional vocals convey the regret and lingering attachment toward a lover whose heart is drifting away, tightening your chest.

And the device at the end—where the melody of “I’ll Forget Your Silence in October” overlaps—invites you to imagine the two characters’ story and brings tears to your eyes.

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KERENMI & Atarayo - If Only I Could Say I Love You (Music Video) Theme Song for the Film “Kokan Uso Nikki” (The Liar’s Exchange Diary)

This is a collaborative track by KERENMI and Atarayo that delicately weaves a portrait of hearts that can’t easily be honest.

It captures the subtle emotions of high school students exchanging diary entries with exquisite nuance, and the fusion of classic J-pop melodies with a nostalgic sound vividly depicts a coming-of-age unique to today, where analog and digital coexist.

Released digitally in July 2023, the song drew attention as the theme for the film “Kokan Uso Nikki” (The Exchange Diary of Lies).

It’s a must-listen for anyone who can relate to the flutter of falling in love for the first time, the feelings swelling inside, or those who want to convey their precious emotions to someone special.

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ATARAYO – Scoop the Blue (Music Video)

A refreshing song that conjures a scene of blue skies, gentle spring breezes, and a glittering sun—like a page of youth unfolding before your eyes.

Set in spring, the season of meetings and farewells, it portrays the delicate hearts of young people swaying between loneliness and hope.

Released digitally in May 2022, it was written as the theme song for Nippon TV’s program “Zeroichi.” Through Atarayo’s fresh performance and resonant vocals, it delivers a message of gratitude and friendship.

Parting with friends with whom you could say anything without holding back is a profound sorrow, but beyond painful farewells, wonderful encounters that will color your life surely await.

As you listen to this song, why not etch the best memories with your best friends deep in your heart and take a step toward the next stage?

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Atarayo – Sorrowful Sakura (Music Video)

Atoyoi’s graduation ballad beautifully portrays the feeling of wishing to reunite someday in the same place, while savoring familiar scenery and bittersweet memories.

It expresses the emotion of how an ordinary spring landscape suddenly feels special as the moment of parting draws near, through a gentle melody and emotionally rich lyrics.

Released in March 2023, the song tenderly accompanies listeners with vocals and sounds that are at times heartrending and at times warm.

It’s a track for those taking a new step with the arrival of spring, and for anyone experiencing a farewell with a dear friend.