Recommended Songs to Listen to While Snowboarding | A Curated Selection of Popular Tracks to Color the Slopes!

DepartureGraupel

Graupel – Departure Official MV

A brand-new track from Tokyo metalcore band Graupel that makes you want to throw the devil horns sky-high from the very first moment.

While digesting and absorbing the sounds of the world’s most renowned metalcore bands, they deliver an even more refined sound that’s almost refreshing.

Giri-giri Gagan-ganZa Kuromaniyonzu

The Cro-Magnons 'Giri Giri Ga Gan Gan'

A high-energy track by The Cro-Magnons that was chosen as the theme song for the movie Waruboro.

Even among The Cro-Magnons’ simple, emotion-driven songs, this one has an especially straightforward structure, and the chorus line “I feel incredible today!” says everything about the track.

Its exhilarating, breakthrough feel makes it perfect for snowboarding.

By the time of the Christmas carolsInagaki Junichi

Junichi Inagaki – When It's Christmas Carol Time (Official Music Video)

Junichi Inagaki is a singer whose refined, urban aura exudes mature charm.

His performance singing while playing the drums in the classic “Boku Naraba Koko ni Iru” left a strong impression, but when it comes to Inagaki, the ultimate Christmas staple has to be “Merry Christmas ga Ienai.” Released in 1992, it sold over a million copies and became his biggest hit.

It’s also fun that if you sing while mimicking his distinctive mic work, anyone from that generation will instantly recognize it as Inagaki.

Interestingly, if you read the lyrics—penned by the famed Yasushi Akimoto—the setting isn’t necessarily winter; the song is essentially about keeping some distance from a lover until Christmas arrives.

Even so, the fact that the song inevitably evokes winter could be called one of music’s mysterious powers.

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Love Story Comes SuddenlyOda Kazumasa

Love Story Comes Suddenly

The moment that instantly recognizable intro guitar cutting by guitarist Yoshiyuki Sahashi—who is also actress Takako Matsu’s husband—bursts into your ears, there must be people who can’t help but get hyped and think, “It’s starting!” I’m one of them.

It’s a major hit released in 1991 by Kazumasa Oda, the frontman of Off Course and a top singer-songwriter who also found great success as a solo artist.

The song served as the theme for the smash-hit drama Tokyo Love Story and has come to symbolize the early-’90s boom in trendy TV dramas, evoking a sophisticated vibe that calls to mind Japan when the afterglow of the bubble economy still lingered.

It’s not particularly a winter-themed track, but since the drama’s story unfolds in winter, it somehow carries that wintry image.

Wouldn’t it be nice to enjoy some winter sports in a romantic mood while listening to this song?

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MemoriesMAN WITH A MISSION

MAN WITH A MISSION 『Memories(FUYUMATSURI ver.)』

For anyone who loves sporty activities, MAN WITH A MISSION is indispensable.

That sweaty, dance-like vibe you feel at festivals is something I think carries over to winter sports, too.

Their songs are supremely melodic—danceable, exhilarating, and moving enough to make you cry.

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Merry XmasBoA

Meri Kuri / BoA

“Meri Kuri” has become a winter staple song by BoA, the singer from South Korea.

While BoA’s music is typically characterized by intense dancing and up-tempo rhythms, “Meri Kuri” is a rare ballad for her.

It’s a track that makes you want to listen to it with your partner on the slopes.

midi-surfTHE MAD CAPSULE MARKETS

The Mad Capsule Markets – MIDI Surf

The Japanese digital punk band The Mad Capsule Markets.

Their songs, which fuse punk rock with digital music, are popular.

The track “midi-surf” is a masterpiece that blends digital elements, punk, and a catchy melody.

It’s perfect music to play while snowboarding.