Timeless Ballads to Enjoy in Spring: From Classics to the Newest Hits, All in One Guide
Parting from someone dear, meeting new companions…
In spring, many people leave the places they’re used to and start life in a new land.
In this article, we introduce classic ballads we want you to listen to during spring—a season of many changes.
If you’re thinking, “I want to know spring classics,” or “I want to hear that graduation song again,” be sure to check these out.
From recent spring tunes to universally known masterpieces, we’ve got plenty to share.
They’re sure to bring back nostalgic days and unforgettable memories of love.
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GraduationTakahashi Yuu
Singer-songwriter Yu Takahashi, who has won the hearts of many through his street performances, released this, his sixth single, in January 2012.
It was used as the opening theme for TBS’s “CDTV” and as the campaign song for JR East’s “Let’s Wave at the Steam Locomotive!! – Along-the-Line Smile Project.” Created based on messages sent to a radio program, the song affirms not only graduating from school but also setting out from sorrow and anxiety with powerful positivity.
In spring, when many dive into new environments, listening to it when you want to rally yourself may spark the energy to move forward.
spring breezeRihwa
Rihwa is a fourth-generation Korean resident in Japan from Hokkaido and a singer-songwriter who has also served as a Hokkaido Tourism Support Ambassador since 2020.
Her major 5th single, Harukaze (Spring Breeze), written as the theme song for the TV drama The Hours of My Life, is a pleasant number featuring a clear, cute vocal and a richly layered ensemble.
Its unchanging message of love for someone dear resonates all the more in spring—the season of meetings and farewells.
Accompanied by beautiful string melodies that stir the heart, it’s an emotional spring song.
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spring melancholyMrs. GREEN APPLE
Mrs.
GREEN APPLE is known for their catchy melodies and youthful straightforwardness.
“Shunshū” is also packed with youth, yet it carries a poignant ache that hits you in the chest even if you’re not young.
Since vocalist Omori wrote it the day after graduating high school, it feels like a spring ballad brimming with realism.
March of the PetalsAimer
A spring song packed with Aimer’s whispery voice, accented delivery, and soaring high notes—her unique and one-of-a-kind worldview.
In the chorus, there’s a slightly backward-looking feeling yet a sense of rising, conveying both the bittersweetness and warmth of spring.
When I look backJanne Da Arc
A song released in 2006 as the 25th single by Janne Da Arc, a visual-kei rock band that disbanded in 2019.
It also served as the theme song for the film Hirakata, in which the band appeared.
A memorial number themed around graduation, it expresses the feeling of moving forward without forgetting this day, even though we’ll go our separate ways from here.
It’s a song that makes you feel you can keep going—when life gets tough in a new environment after graduation, you suddenly remember that day…
and recalling that moment gives you strength.
cherry blossomKawaguchi Kyogo
Released in 2003 and becoming a smash hit that instantly made his name widely known, Kyogo Kawaguchi’s “Sakura” is a cherry-blossom song that recorded a long-running success thanks to its piercing, relatable lyrics.
The words are very simple, but when you listen to this song it likely evokes that “someone” you have in mind and feels real—perhaps that’s why it slipped so smoothly into so many hearts.
Beyond romance, it conveys a profound sense of love and a forward-looking resolve to live together through good times and bad, resonating all the more alongside the image of cherry blossoms.
Name of the FlowerBUMP OF CHICKEN
This song was used as the theme for the film Always: Sunset on Third Street 2.
BUMP’s songs all feel like stories, and as you listen, a narrative unfolds in your mind.
This one, too, lets a gentle story come into view—a ballad that slowly resonates in your heart and fills you with a tender feeling.