Everyone must have heard it at least once! A quintessential ballad number representing the Showa era.
The Showa era was a time when popular music in Japan underwent major changes.
Even today, thanks to revival booms and renewed appreciation overseas, we’re hearing more and more timeless songs born in the Showa period.
In particular, many songs that bring a distinctly Japanese sense of wistful melancholy to the forefront still move the heart even now.
With that in mind, we’d like to introduce some quintessential Showa ballads—why not lend an ear to the good old sounds of Japan?
You might just feel the differences from the Heisei and Reiwa eras!
Playlist
| Everyone must have heard it at least once! A quintessential ballad number representing the Showa era. | |||
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| show_chart | Title | Playlist | Review |
| 1 | Strawberry Statement, Once Againbanban |  play_arrow | Known as a ballad number representative of the Showa era… |
| 2 | Rainy BlueTokunaga Hideaki |  play_arrow | A quintessential ballad representing the Showa era, by Hideaki Tokunaga... |
| 3 | youKozaka Akiko |  play_arrow | Still beloved today as an iconic song representing the Showa era… |
| 4 | Shadows of Youthchūrippu |  play_arrow | Known as a ballad number representative of the Showa era… |
| 5 | Beyond the GoodbyeYamaguchi Momoe |  | Momoe Yamaguchi, a singer who epitomized the Showa-era pop scene… |
| 6 | MissingKubota Toshinobu |  play_arrow | Known as a quintessentially wistful ballad of the Showa era… |
| 7 | Sake, Tears, Men, and WomenKawashima Eigo |  play_arrow | A quintessential ballad representing the Showa era, by Eigo Kawashima... |
| 8 | I can’t put it into wordsofukōsu |  play_arrow | Expressing emotions so strong they defy words through music… |
| 9 | Love MemoryMatsuzaki Shigeru |  play_arrow | Shigeru Matsuzaki, a singer with a powerful voice... |
| 10 | If I Could Play the PianoNishida Toshiyuki |  play_arrow | This work is striking for its lyrics filled with heartrending wishes... |
| 11 | SWEET MEMORIESMatsuda Seiko |  play_arrow | As a ballad number that sings of a heartrending love... |
| 12 | My loverGorin Mayumi |  play_arrow | Beloved by many as a quintessential ballad of the Showa era… |
| 13 | Lullaby of the Holy MothersIwasaki Hiromi |  play_arrow | A masterpiece where Hiromi Iwasaki’s powerful singing voice resonates in the heart… |
| 14 | My Dear EllieSazan Ōrusutāzu |  play_arrow | Southern All Stars' third single track... |
| 15 | contrailArai Yumi |  play_arrow | Widely regarded as a quintessential ballad of the Showa era... |
| 16 | Ballad of the RainYubara Masayuki |  | Masayuki Yuhara's wistful ballad: City Rain and Love |
| 17 | Goodbye to sorrowanzenchitai |  play_arrow | Introduce easy-to-sing songs by Anzen Chitai |
| 18 | Lapis-Lazuli EarthMatsuda Seiko |  | Seiko Matsuda’s grand song that sings of love and hope for the Earth |