Back Number Youth Songs: Popular Song Rankings [2026]

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back number – Horizon (SCENT OF HUMOR TOUR 2022 Ver.)

Back Number’s “Suiheisen” is a song that captures feelings of helplessness.

It’s a medium-tempo ballad written for high school students who were aiming for the Inter-High but had their hopes dashed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Many junior high students have also likely been forced to endure a lot in various situations.

This masterpiece gently stays close to those students’ hearts and gives them a little push forward.

For junior high students right in the midst of adolescence, worries about relationships with parents and friends, romance, and future paths are endless.

At times like that, I hope listening to this song can help ease your heart, even just a little.

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back number – Aoi Haru (full)

This rock number by back number is characterized by its strummed guitars and exhilarating, fast-paced sound.

While wrestling with one’s own shortcomings, the down-to-earth message of desperately trying to keep looking forward carries a heat that can ignite the listener’s heart.

Released in November 2012 as the band’s seventh single, it was chosen as the theme song for the drama “High School Entrance Exam” starring Masami Nagasawa, and also drew attention as the band’s first self-produced work.

For high school students feeling the pressure of daily studies and club activities, why not turn to this song when you hit a wall and use it as strength to push through? It’s sure to rouse a discouraged heart.

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back number – Takane no Hanako-san (full)

A signature song by back number that begins with a spacious guitar riff and resonates with poignant lyrics and a beautiful melody.

The lyrics, which depict the heartache of unrequited love in one’s youth, have struck a chord with many listeners.

Featured on the album “Love Story,” the track has remained beloved over time, even being used in a Kirin Brewery commercial in 2019.

Released in June 2013 as their eighth single, it has enjoyed massive popularity, with its music video surpassing 100 million views on YouTube.

It’s a song you’ll want to listen to when reminiscing about your youth or when you’re carrying feelings of unrequited love.

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back number – Bouquet (Short ver.)

A band so captivating at voicing the feelings of a lovesick boy that none can surpass them.

They make you realize how heavy and precious it is to care for just one person.

That’s why it’s wistful, that’s why it’s heartbreaking.

It’s a perfect coming-of-age song for autumn.

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back number – Koi (full)

There are people who have someone they like but can’t work up the courage to confess, leaving it as unrequited love.

In times like that, the song “Koi” can give you a push.

It’s a track by back number that portrays the changing feelings of a protagonist in unrequited love.

Specifically, it sings about the anxiety that builds as graduation approaches and the urgency to confess, and then the process of finally resolving to do it.

It’s a classic love song, so even if you’re not in unrequited love, give it a listen.

The heartrending lyrics are sure to make your heart race.

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back number – Hanabira (Short ver.)

When it comes to love songs, back number’s name often comes up, and they’ve consistently delivered wonderful tracks in that vein.

But when it comes to bittersweet youth anthems, isn’t this the song? It’s an achingly sad piece where the lingering feelings for an ex-girlfriend come through with palpable intensity.

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back number – Watagashi (full)

Set against the backdrop of a summer festival, this bittersweet love song portrays the feelings of a man who can’t bring himself to confess his love.

Released in 2012 as the sixth single, it was also included on the third album “blues” and the best-of collection “Encore.” Chosen as the opening theme for TBS’s COUNT DOWN TV in July 2012, it reached many listeners.

Wanting to hold hands but hesitating, wanting to say “I like you” but unable to put it into words—the song is filled with that poignant frustration, evoking the faint, youthful crushes many experienced in their school days.

Amid the lively bustle of the festival, quiet emotions surface; this is a track that resonates with the sweet, fleeting moments of love.