Mr.Children’s Most Moving Songs and Popular Tracks Ranking [2026]

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Mr.Children「himawari」Music Video

A number whose gentle, grand melody—so quintessentially Mr.

Children—brings tears to your eyes.

It was chosen as the theme song for the film Let Me Eat Your Pancreas, starring Minami Hamabe and Takumi Kitamura.

The movie itself is impossible to watch without tears, and when this song plays after those moving scenes, it only makes them flow faster.

It’s about a heartbreaking farewell to someone who could always smile and instantly brighten a dark world.

Even so, the self who remains here must start walking forward.

This is a song that, even as you weep with sorrow, gives you the resolve to keep moving ahead.

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Mr.Children 「HANABI」 MUSIC VIDEO

One of Mr.Children’s signature songs, in which poignant yet beautiful scenes unfold in your heart.

It’s a masterful ballad that sets the inner conflicts of everyday life, self-questioning, an undying sense of hope, and deep feelings for someone precious to a delicate yet powerful melody.

Released in September 2008 as their 33rd single, it was widely loved as the theme song for Fuji TV’s drama “Code Blue: Doctor Heli Kinkyū Kyūmei” and topped the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart for two consecutive weeks.

With its mid-tempo ballad style that makes it easy to sing with emotion, if you practice and perform it naturally, it’s sure to resonate deeply with listeners and showcase a new side of you!

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Mr.Children 「HERO」 Music Video

When you’re feeling down, one option is to quietly wait for someone who can help you.

This song by the nationally beloved rock band Mr.

Children was released in 2002 as their 24th single.

Many of you have probably heard it, as it was used in a commercial.

The claymation music video, with its memorable snowy scenery, was also a hot topic at the time.

It makes you think, “This person is my hero,” or “I want to be someone’s hero, too.”

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Araki Jakkan

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From the hill with a cradleMr.Children11rank/position

From the Hill with a Cradle (Indies) Mr.Children

This is a song by Mr.Children titled “From the Cradle Hill.” It wasn’t released as a single, but among fans it’s considered a hidden gem.

It sings about the love between a man and a woman torn apart by war.

It’s a song that makes you feel that in war there’s only loss and nothing to be gained.

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Mr.Children “Tabidachi no Uta” MUSIC VIDEO

As a beloved national rock band, Mr.Children deliver a heartfelt medium-tempo ballad that continues to resonate with many listeners.

It’s not only about the loneliness that comes with parting, but also a warm anthem of encouragement that sings about a sure step toward the future that begins from there.

You can’t help but be moved by the image of someone holding dear memories close and striving to overcome their anxiety.

Kazutoshi Sakurai’s gentle vocals carry that message in a way that softly nestles into the listener’s heart.

Released as a single in October 2007, the song was featured as the theme for the much-talked-about film Sky of Love (Koizora) and used in an NTT East Japan commercial.

It’s a track that will surely give you a gentle push at life’s crossroads, such as graduation or a new beginning.

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Mr.Children “Shirushi” Music Video (Short ver.)

It’s a ballad that was chosen as the theme song for the drama “A 14-Year-Old Mother” and became a big hit.

The track is by the rock band Mr.Children, who have remained at the forefront of the Japanese music scene, and it was released in 2006 as their 29th single.

The lyrics, which convey “a love too deep for words,” are moving enough to bring you to tears just by reading them.

And Sakurai’s clear, expansive vocals are wonderful as well.

Why not listen to it while thinking of your partner or your family?

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Trailer for the film “A Bolt from the Blue”

It was released as Mr.Children’s sixth digital-only single.

It was used as the theme song for the film “A Bolt from the Blue.” Although it was initially only available digitally, it was later included as a B-side on their 35th single, “Ashioto ~Be Strong.” It’s a song that can move you to tears.