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Ranking of Commercial Songs and Popular Tracks by Male Japanese Artists [2026] favorite_border Last updated:2026/5/4
Ranking of Commercial Songs and Popular Tracks by Male Japanese Artists [2026] When you’re watching TV, sometimes a commercial jingle suddenly grabs your attention, doesn’t it?
Like, “Wait! That was such a great song—what was it?!”
They’re often so short that you can’t even tell the song title or who the singer is.
Commercial songs tend to feature lots of catchy, memorable tracks, so they might be a treasure trove of popular and great music.
Here, we introduce a ranking of CM songs, commercials, and popular tracks by Japanese male artists.
You might find a song that’s been on your mind—or discover a great new one!
Table of Contents Ranking of Commercial Songs and Popular Tracks by Male Japanese Artists [2026] White Lovers Kuwata Keisuke Night of Osmanthus kinoko teikoku Season of Love Naoto Intiraymi Fukuwarai (a traditional Japanese “lucky laugh” face-making game) Takahashi Yuu Eternal, unchanging love Oda Tetsurō Go The Distance DEAN FUJIOKA MELROSE ~A Promise Not to Love~ EXILE ATSUSHI Love Story EXILE TAKAHIRO SOCIAL VIRUS Hyde Love will win KAN Summertime RIRI, KEIJU, Kobukuro Nariaki Fire◎Flower halyosy Kanda River kaguya hime We are! kitadani hiroshi California coconuts kururi From the North Country ~From the Distant Land~ Hotaru’s Theme sadamasashi Lotto Theme sugiyama kouichi Overture sugiyama kouichi As long as the sun is in the sky nishikino akira Like tonight’s moon Elefanto Kashimashi Our Tomorrow Elefanto Kashimashi I can’t put it into words ofukōsu IT’S MY Courage kimaguren MEGA SHAKE IT! Kyūso Nekokami Romance overflows Gesu no Kiwami Otome. It’s not me unless it’s me Gesu no Kiwami Otome. Million Films Kobukuro the red thread Kobukuro weathercock Kobukuro Baton Kobukuro Effeminate; overly sentimental; being clingy/whiny (context-dependent) Gōruden Bonbā years Sakanakushon aruku around Sakanakushon plateau Sakanakushon Maybe the wind. Sakanakushon kaiju (giant monster) Sakanakushon Please, Time Machine Sadisutikku Mika Bando I’ve gotta do the thing that seems impossible. Sambomasutā Shine a light on me so much that it leaves me bewildered. Sambomasutā I wonder if we can meet again Sambomasutā Blitzkrieg Bop Za Kuromaniyonzu Number one punk! Za Kuromaniyonzu What a nice bath. Za Dorifutāzu Sounds good, let’s make it awesome! Za Hairouzu So it’s summer. Za Hairouzu Fun Fun Christmas Sheneru × TEE × LEO light Sutoreitenā×Hata Motohiro the last day of the month supittsu Stargazer supittsu Maple supittsu Nagisa supittsu Beautiful fin supittsu Magic Words supittsu Yoko of the Port, Yokohama, Yokosuka Daun Taun Bugiugi Bando Lullaby of a Serrated Heart Chekkāzu Journey of the Heart chūrippu Treasure ~Until This Voice Fades Away~ Naoto Intiraymi I won’t forget who you are now. Naoto Intiraymi To say goodbye biriibanban For now, just like this. biriibanban Half-baked star Fankī Katō School Heaven Fingā 5 Morning of Parting Pedoro & Kapurishasu Hungry Pride Makishimamu Za Horumon Premeditated revenge Makishimamu Za Horumon Forewarning and Revenge (Nissin Yakisoba U.F.O. Parody Version) Makishimamu Za Horumon energy flow Sakamoto Ryuichi Easy★Rider Okuda Tamio The wind is from the west. Okuda Tamio With a fiery heart Kobayashi Akira Until we meet again Ozaki Kiyohiko One more time,One more chance Yamazaki Masayoshi Updraft Yamazaki Masayoshi The morning only you know Yamazaki Masayoshi ribbon Okazaki Taiiku Stop the night once more Sakiya Kenjirō In the Great Sky and on the Vast Earth Matsuyama Chiharu Matsuken Samba II Matsudaira Ken Sexual Violet No. 1 Kuwana Masahiro Go for it, baby!! Kuwata Keisuke toad lily [Tricyrtis] Kuwata Keisuke Sad Feelings (Just a Man in Love) Kuwata Keisuke Young Plaza Kuwata Keisuke Distant Street Corner (The Wanderin’ Street) Kuwata Keisuke Tsuppari High School Rock’n Roll (Going-to-School Version) Yokohama Ginbae Voice of the Sea urashima tarō (kiritani kenta) countryside Tamaki Kōji ROCKIN’ MY HEART Yazawa Eikichi New Grand Hotel Yazawa Eikichi Time, stop. Yazawa Eikichi IT’S ONLY LOVE Fukuyama Masaharu Let me live so that flowers will bloom again and again. Fukuyama Masaharu Let’s become a family Fukuyama Masaharu boy Fukuyama Masaharu lover Fukuyama Masaharu dearest Fukuyama Masaharu Sakurazaka Fukuyama Masaharu Heart Up Ayaka & Miura Daichi WINDING ROAD Ayaka × Kobukuro Tomorrow will surely be a good day. Takahashi Yuu play_arrow Play in playlistTop 10 Commercial Song/CM and Popular Track Rankings by Japanese Male Artists [2026] (1–10) White Lovers Kuwata Keisuke 1rank/position It is a lyrical ballad that depicts the bittersweet feelings of love in winter.
Released in October 2001, it is a work by Keisuke Kuwata themed around the winter season.
Rather than simply mourning a love that has passed, it also carries a sense of celebrating the memories of love, portraying warm emotions alongside scenes of a city blanketed in falling snow.
It was used as the theme song for Coca-Cola’s “No Reason” campaign commercial, and later featured in UNIQLO’s “LifeWear” commercial, earning affection from a wide audience.
It is a heartwarming song to listen to when you want to heal a heart hurt by love or reflect on cherished memories.
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Night of Osmanthus kinoko teikoku 2rank/position A SUUMO commercial packed with all sorts of “firsts,” starring Moka Kamishiraishi.
From her first time living alone to the many first experiences that come with it, the ad is exciting for viewers to watch.
The commercial song features Kinoko Teikoku’s “Kinmokusei no Yoru.”
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Season of Love Naoto Intiraymi 3rank/position The song used in the commercial for Kirin Beer’s canned chuhai “Hyoketsu” was “Koisuru Kisetsu” by Japanese singer-songwriter Naoto Inti Raymi.
It brightly and refreshingly portrays the heart-pounding feeling of falling in love, and its catchy, pop vibe seems to match the product’s image.
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Fukuwarai (a traditional Japanese “lucky laugh” face-making game) Takahashi Yuu 4rank/position It’s used as a jingle in a takoyaki commercial.
There are even stories of many celebrities being encouraged by this song, so I believe countless people have been influenced by it.
It makes you feel like you can laugh and blow all your worries away.
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Eternal, unchanging love Oda Tetsurō 5rank/position The song from Otsuka Pharmaceutical’s “Pocari Sweat” commercial.
In 1992, the commercial that used this song featured Sae Isshiki, who was 15 at the time.
It’s a refreshing and bright song, yet tinged with a certain sadness.
Tetsuro Oda composed it for his older brother, who passed away at a young age.
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Go The Distance DEAN FUJIOKA 6rank/position This commercial features Dean Fujioka and introduces the appeal of the new Golf.
It showcases its strengths in every aspect—exterior, interior, and driver-assistance systems—making it a comprehensive ad that lets you grasp the key features of the new Golf just by watching it.
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MELROSE ~A Promise Not to Love~ EXILE ATSUSHI 7rank/position Released in 2012 as EXILE ATSUSHI’s third single overall.
The song portrays a mature romance about falling in love with someone one must not love, and it was featured in the “Reveur Moist & Gloss” commercial.
It reached No.
2 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.
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