Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi Popular Songs Ranking [2026]

NEVER CHANGENagabuchi Tsuyoshi51rank/position

NEVER CHANGE

The previous work to this song is “Kanpai.” The one after “NEVER CHANGE” leads to “Tonbo,” which is released in the same year.

youthNagabuchi Tsuyoshi52rank/position

Seisyun

Steeped in astringent tones and inarticulate sorrow, this piece is a song packed with Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi’s appeal.

The shadowy chords of the acoustic guitar and the Latin American–tinged arrangement create an atmosphere that stirs a sense of impermanence and decadence.

Released in September 1983, it reached No.

5 on the Oricon chart and was also used as the theme song for the TBS drama “Kazoku Game” (The Family Game).

The lyrics, themed around bidding farewell to youth, evoke nostalgia for lost seasons.

It’s sure to resonate when you find yourself at a crossroads in life or feel like looking back on the past.

You are in the middle of a shining life.Nagabuchi Tsuyoshi53rank/position

These are the words Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi offered to students who spent the pandemic and are now graduating.

Some of them must feel they had more they wanted to do, that they wanted to spend more time with everyone.

But with Nagabuchi’s words, perhaps the days they’ve lived until now came to feel like a special time.

There’s no meaning in comparing your life to someone else’s.

Whatever it may be, that time is something special that only you can live.

In your life, you are the one who shines the brightest.

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He-La He-LaNagabuchi Tsuyoshi54rank/position

He-La He-La

A song that candidly expresses the loneliness and distrust hidden deep in the heart.

Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi’s distinctive voice brilliantly captures the complexity of human relationships.

Included on the August 1987 album “LICENSE,” this track lays bare the struggle with society.

The ironic words connected to the title are repeated, evoking the ironies of life.

The lyrics, carried by a powerful rhythm, are sure to resonate deeply with people living in modern society.

Give it a listen when you want to express your feelings honestly or when you’re troubled by your sense of distance from society.

A lone samuraiNagabuchi Tsuyoshi55rank/position

Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi cover song “A Lone Samurai”

This is another song I grew up listening to since I was little (lol).

When I was small, I loved going for drives while listening to this song.

Back then I listened to it while watching my father from behind the passenger seat, and that hasn’t changed even now (lol).

intersectionNagabuchi Tsuyoshi56rank/position

Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi – Intersection (from “ACOUSTIC LIVE Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi Tour 2013”)

This piece was included on the album “The Times Are Raining on Us,” released in September 1982.

Set on a street corner, it portrays a frustrating love story in which a young man and woman’s hearts pass each other by.

Even though they want to talk more, their feelings drift apart; in the irony of their words, the aching distance between them is deftly expressed.

When things aren’t going well with someone important to you and it feels like your feelings are spinning in place, this straightforward melody is sure to resonate deep in your heart.

It’s a song filled with the clumsy yet sincere love that is so characteristic of Nagabuchi.

You only live once, so if you want to be reborn, do it while you’re alive.Nagabuchi Tsuyoshi57rank/position

[A Musician's Daily Quote] Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi: “You only live once…” #shorts #quotes

Haven’t many of us felt the desire to live a different life if we were reborn? Focusing on the word “reborn,” this is a famous quote by Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi that conveys a way of living without regrets.

It powerfully reminds us that life happens only once, and expresses the idea that we should be reborn within this one and only life.

These words push us forward, telling us that if we have the will, we can change our present circumstances and walk through life with strength.

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injured birdNagabuchi Tsuyoshi58rank/position

injured bird

It’s a song that makes me feel like I could cry when I listen to it in times of hurt.

But it also makes me feel like I’ve got to keep going.

The lyrics conjure up scenes of the wide sky and the vast ocean, which naturally soothe me, and the resolve to try again wells up on its own, giving me strength.

That’s the power Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi has.

Carp streamers in JuneNagabuchi Tsuyoshi59rank/position

Carp streamers in June

A hidden gem by the legendary Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi.

Its appeal lies in the superb lyrics that portray the harshness of life and the fleeting, fragile days with a lover, likening them to a late-arriving koinobori (carp streamer).

While koinobori usually evoke a peaceful image, this song turns that on its head, instead inspiring an image of the strength to live against the current.

Woman, sorry.Nagabuchi Tsuyoshi60rank/position

Woman, sorry.

I think Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi ranks among the top ten most masculine men in Japan.

I used to think, “Even Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi apologizes to women, huh,” but actually that makes him even more manly.

The way he casually, almost playfully apologizes fits perfectly with the cool image Japanese men aspire to.

Among Nagabuchi’s songs, I think this is an easy-to-listen-to, upbeat number.