Saturday songs. Masterpieces and popular tracks of Japanese music.
Doesn’t Saturday feel kind of special?
I was thinking about it, and maybe it’s because many of us went to school.
Once you’re working, Saturdays aren’t always days off depending on your job, but for students, weekends are the best two days to really spread your wings!
Maybe that feeling just sticks with you.
This time, I’ve put together a list of Japanese songs themed around “Saturday.”
I hope you find a track that matches your mood!
- Classic Japanese songs I want to listen to leisurely on the weekend
- [Songs for Wednesday] A collection of Japanese tracks themed around the week’s halfway point
- A collection of Japanese songs themed around “Friday” [Friday]
- Classic Japanese songs perfect for a relaxing day off
- [Alarm Clock] A Collection of Japanese Songs to Listen to on a Day Off Morning [Healing]
- [2026] Introducing Recommended Classic J-Pop/Nihon Music Medley Videos!
- [Must read] Songs with great lyrics. Moving songs you’ll want to listen to while reading the lyrics
- Songs for Sunday. Classic and popular Japanese tracks
- Songs that put you in a calm mood. Classic and popular Japanese tracks.
- [Hidden Gem] Japanese Songs You'll Want to Share with Someone Right Now
- A collection of cool songs that sound great when sung by women, originally male songs
- [Drinking Songs] Timeless Classics and the Latest Hit Tracks to Enjoy with a Drink
- [Spring Songs] Classic and Latest Hit Collections Perfect for a Bright, Gentle Spring
Saturday songs: Japanese classics and popular tracks (21–30)
WeekenderHey! Say! JUMP
It’s a 2014 single by Hey! Say! JUMP, an idol group from Johnny’s.
It was the theme song for the drama “Kindaichi Case Files N (neo).” The lyrics express a tingling, restless feeling building toward Saturday—an exciting, spine-tingling mood.
Saturday nightFISHMANS
Saturday Night has a stylish band sound with a shady vibe that’s seriously cool.
It’s a track by the rock band Fishmans, who boast a long career since 1987 and enjoy strong support from music fans overseas.
The lyrics and composition were handled by guitarist Kensuke Kojima, who now works as a designer.
The outro is insanely cool.
The sound carries a kind of unstable, floating feel that might mirror the woozy sensation after pulling an all-nighter and enjoying your Saturday.
It just makes you want to surrender yourself to it.
Saturday songs: Japanese classics and popular hits (31–40)
Two People’s Saturdaymiwa
This song was used as the theme for Fuji TV’s “Mezamashi Doyoubi” from October 2011 to March 2012, and is notable for its refreshing acoustic guitar tones and clear, transparent vocals.
Bright and light-hearted, it’s themed around Saturday mornings spent with someone special.
With a pop-friendly melody and lyrics that resonate with listeners’ hearts, it captivated many fans.
Created during the period when miwa was balancing university life with her music career, this track is recommended not only for early risers but also for anyone who wants to make their weekend mornings a little more wonderful.
What a lovely SaturdayKeroro Shotai
It was the opening theme for the TV anime Keroro Gunso in 2008.
It was produced by Pappara Kawai of Bakufu Slump.
Perhaps because it aired on Saturday mornings, it has a feel that makes you sense a bright, cheerful day is about to begin.
DOWN TOWNEPO
“DOWN TOWN,” which paints a lively Saturday streetscape.
Its popularity spread as the ending theme of the variety show “Oretachi Hyōkin-zoku,” and it’s still known today as a classic of city pop.
The original was by Sugar Babe, led by Tatsuro Yamashita, and this is the version covered for EPO’s 1980 debut.
With a breezy, refreshing feel, it’s the kind of song you’d want to play on a drive.
It’s a richly nuanced track that evokes the bustle of Saturday while also conveying the bittersweet feeling of night drawing to a close.
It captures a variety of Saturday scenes.
Cinderella on SaturdayKitahara Sawako
A love song expressing the feeling of not wanting to break up, “Saturday Cinderella.” It’s a track by actress and singer Sawako Kitahara, who now holds caregiver and nursing qualifications.
She is one of the celebrated “Flower ’82 Generation” that produced many stars of the Showa-era pop scene.
Released in 1982 as her third single, the song portrays a girl who keeps her boyfriend on his toes.
You might call it “calculatingly cute” in today’s terms.
It’s a catchy kayōkyoku number that’s easy to groove to and perfectly matches the carefree mood of a Saturday when you want to have fun without worrying about the time!
Are you coming to Haneda on Saturday night?haifaisetto
This is a song by Hi-Fi Set, a chorus group that included vocalist Junko Yamamoto and was active from the 1970s to the 1990s.
It’s a very sad piece about a lover who took off on a plane and, for some reason, never came back, leaving the singer waiting at Haneda Airport forever.