Recommended songs to listen to when you feel regret: classic and popular Japanese tracks.
Do you have regrets?
Here’s a song list dedicated to you.
I’ve gathered songs you can relate to—ones that speak your feelings for you, songs that lift your spirits and give you a push, and songs that make your regretting self feel a little silly.
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Recommended songs to listen to when you feel regret: Classic and popular Japanese tracks (31–40)
The Door to TomorrowI WiSH
The theme song of the dating reality show “Ainori,” which young people of that time eagerly looked forward to and watched every week.
It’s a song that puts you in a very sentimental mood.
When nothing you do seems to go right, its gentle, comforting melody seeps into your heart, as if melting away the feelings stuck in your chest.
I love you. ~100 Regrets~Sonar Pocket
It was released in 2010 as Sonar Pocket’s first digital single.
The more he tries to forget the woman he broke up with, the stronger his feelings grow, turning into a song that conveys the pain of being unable to forget, the sorrow, and the regret.
It’s a song that expresses the regret of wishing he had treated her more kindly.
spring breezeyuzu
It was released in 2007 as Yuzu’s 23rd single.
The song has existed since the days when Yuzu performed street gigs, and its lyrics—recalling a former girlfriend every time the spring breeze is felt—are deeply poignant.
It’s a song that conveys the regret after a breakup and the ache of lingering feelings.
If I can laughUrufuruzu
It was released in 2002 as Ulfuls’ 23rd single.
The song was used as the ending theme for the Yomiuri TV drama “Ginza no Koi,” in which Tortoise Matsumoto appeared, and from 2007 it was also featured in commercials for Takeda Pharmaceutical’s Alinamin series.
It’s a bright, upbeat song that lets you laugh off your regrets with an “Ahaha” and blow them away.
No matter how…Nishino Kana
It was released in 2011 as Kana Nishino’s 15th single.
Chosen as the song for the SONY WALKMAN “Play You.” commercial, it tells of how the more she loves him, the more jealous and selfish she becomes—and when she does, he drifts away.
While she regrets this bittersweet, irretrievable love, she still refuses to deny the “love” of the past.
It’s a song that voices a powerful feeling that cannot be forgotten.
Recommended songs to listen to when you feel regret: Classic and popular J-Pop tracks (41–50)
I want to keep smiling.ikimonogakari
It was released in 2011 as Ikimono-gakari’s 20th single.
The song was used in Nissan’s “New Nissan Serena” commercial.
It’s a track that makes you feel like smiling helps move things forward.
Within its bright, pop sound are lyrics that remind you of what really matters.
Natural LipsOkazaki Taiiku
It’s such a ridiculous song that it makes me stop caring about my regrets.
It’s a very Okazaki Taiiku-style track that turns English and Japanese mondegreens into music.
The craftsmanship is high, so it’s wonderful that you can genuinely enjoy it as music, too.
You’ll probably be laughing after you listen.