Kazuyoshi Saito’s masterpieces and popular songs

Mirror, mirrorNEW!Saitō Kazuyoshi

Kazuyoshi Saito – Mirror, Mirror [Music Video]

Have you ever found yourself wanting to question the person reflected back at you when you catch a glimpse in the mirror? This is a powerful rock tune that carries the resolve to keep moving forward, trusting only in one’s own convictions despite doubts and anxieties.

Singer-songwriter Kazuyoshi Saito—known for songs like “Utautai no Ballad”—wrote it as the theme song for the TV Asahi drama “Okome no Onna: National Tax Agency Document Investigation Division, Miscellaneous Nations Office,” which began airing in January 2026.

Its lyrics, which teach the importance of not betraying yourself in an era where right and wrong waver, are deeply in sync with the drama’s worldview and are sure to encourage listeners every time they hear it.

With warm vocals and guitar tones that resonate in the heart, it’s a song you’ll want people to hear precisely when they’re troubled and on the verge of stopping in their tracks.

Sunflower DreamNEW!Saitō Kazuyoshi

Kazuyoshi Saito – Sunflower Dream [Music Video Short ver.]

Overflowing with a sense of openness and carrying a positive message to go big without sweating the small stuff, this is a classic by Kazuyoshi Saito that resonates deeply with adults caught up in the demands of everyday life.

Featured on the concept album “ONE NIGHT ACOUSTIC RECORDING SESSION at NHK CR-509 Studio,” released in September 2012, this track was also used in the Sapporo Hokkaido PREMIUM commercial starring Nanako Matsushima.

The groove unique to its acoustic arrangement pairs perfectly with Saito’s warm vocals, creating a soothing comfort that makes your shoulders naturally relax as you listen.

Perhaps it’s precisely the generation shouldering responsibilities at work and at home that needs the song’s generous worldview.

Give it a listen on a weekend drive, or when you want to pause and take a deep breath!

Ballad of a SingerSaitō Kazuyoshi

Kazuyoshi Saito – Ballad of a Singer (2008 Ver.) [Music Video Short ver.]

Saito Kazuyoshi usually jokes around and says naughty things as an MC, but when he sings a ballad in earnest, it turns into a masterpiece like this.

Just as many artists—such as Kazutoshi Sakurai of Mr.

Children (as Bank Band), Tamio Okuda, and UNCHAIN—have covered it, it’s truly a deeply moving, classic ballad.

Someone’s Winter SongSaitō Kazuyoshi

Kazuyoshi Saito – Someone’s Winter Song [Music Video Short ver.]

Released in 2004, this song also became well-loved as the theme for Tu-Ka Phone Kansai commercials.

The protagonist racing off by car to see the one they love right away resonates as a familiar, relatable feeling of love that everyone has experienced.

The winter scenery passing by on the drive and the sudden flashes of the lover’s expressions are portrayed so vividly, and together with the comfortable folk-rock melody, they sink deep into the heart.

It’s included on the best-of album “Utai-tai 15 SINGLES BEST 1993–2007” and remains a favorite in live performances.

A winter song brimming with lyricism, perfect for those quiet nights when you’re thinking of someone special.

Wedding SongSaitō Kazuyoshi

Kazuyoshi Saito – Wedding Song [Music Video Short ver.]

It’s exactly the kind of song the title suggests—there’s no better way to put it.

It’s actually a wedding staple, too.

If you hear it at the ceremony, the tear rate has to be 100%.

And if you’re already married, you’ll be guaranteed to remember your own wedding when you listen.

There’s no doubt it’s a masterpiece that sinks deep, deep into the heart.

moonlightSaitō Kazuyoshi

Kazuyoshi Saito – Moonlight [Music Video Short.]

A medium-tempo 6/8 number with a pleasantly strummed acoustic guitar.

It feels like a “hidden gem” where the singer-songwriter essence shines like the moon—making you think that this kind of song might be the origin of Kazuyoshi Saito, who can charge full-on into rock or deliver a lyrical ballad with equal ease.

I like your face.Saitō Kazuyoshi

Kazuyoshi Saito – I Like Your Face YouTube

What a shocking title (lol).

Instead of saying “I love you,” it plainly says “I love your face.” In the song, it also says he likes “your hair,” “your shoulders,” and “your fingers,” and that he believes in “things with form.” He even says you can just make up someone’s personality in your head.

But when he says he loves the formless “sound of your voice,” it makes you think, after all, he really is a singer.