Moving songs to listen to in spring. Classic and popular spring tracks.
Spring is also the season when we reach new milestones—graduations, school entrances, and the start of new lives.
When you’re feeling a mix of excitement and anxiety, music is there to stay by your side, isn’t it?
Sometimes the shining presence of your favorite artist gives you a push, and sometimes a moving song stirs your heart.
So, among spring songs, we’re going to spotlight the truly touching, emotional tracks and introduce our top recommendations.
From songs with great lyrics to ones that might make you cry before you know it, I think each one will resonate with us listeners’ feelings!
They’re all wonderful tracks that gently accompany moments of parting, uncertainty, and more!
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Moving songs to listen to in spring. Classic and popular spring tracks (51–60)
Daphne (winter daphne)DISH//
This song by DISH// features gentle vocals and a warm melody that deeply resonate.
Combining a march-inspired arrangement with choral elements, it centers on the feelings of exam-takers and gratitude toward family.
Released in November 2021, it was chosen as the theme song for the NTV drama “The Winner in February: The Classroom of Guaranteed Success.” Co-written by Takumi Kitamura and Hattori from Macaroni Empitsu, the track carries a message to encourage students preparing for exams.
It’s a song we hope will be heard not only by those studying hard every day, but by anyone facing challenges or difficulties—a true anthem of support.
The word “thank you” echoes beautifully throughout this wonderful piece.
I hope it’s sunny.DREAMS COME TRUE
A gentle, lyrical song that weaves together childhood memories and growth.
Released by DREAMS COME TRUE in October 1992, this piece captured the hearts of many as the theme song for the NHK morning drama Hirari.
Warm memories of time spent with family in nature—like hiking in the mountains and playing in streams—are portrayed over a calm melody.
The transition from being a child supported by her father to becoming independent and supporting her own family now is especially striking.
Included on the album The Swinging Star, the song evokes the landscapes of Miwa Yoshida’s hometown, Ikeda in Hokkaido, and is perfect for a springtime drive, sure to lift your spirits.
Cherry blossom seasonEXILE ATSUSHI
An inspiring graduation song that accompanies the cherry blossom season.
EXILE ATSUSHI’s warm vocals gently embrace both the sorrow of parting and the hope of a new beginning.
Included on the December 2014 album “Love Ballade,” this piece was also selected as a required song for the NHK All-Japan School Music Competition.
Carried by a tender melody woven by piano and strings, it reflects on school-day memories, farewells with friends, and expectations for the future.
A heartwarming track that we hope those stepping into new surroundings with the arrival of spring will listen to.
What I wish for in the spring-dancing skyFANTASTICS from EXILE TRIBE
This piece was written as the theme song for the film “We Can Use Magic Only Once in Our Lives.” It’s a track by FANTASTICS from EXILE TRIBE, released in December 2024.
It expresses the hope for a future with a loved one as spring arrives.
The lyrics, centered on love and on the preciousness and fragility of the time we spend with those who matter in our finite lives, truly resonate.
Please give this heartrending, chest-tightening love ballad a listen.
Moving songs to listen to in spring. Classic and popular spring tracks (61–70)
SakurabitoGLAY
It’s a heartfelt ballad filled with the feelings of people who live alongside the cherry blossoms.
It carefully portrays the choices and struggles of those who leave their hometown and those who remain.
Written by GLAY for a Fukushima reconstruction support project, the song was included on the bonus CD of the album “MUSIC LIFE,” released in November 2014.
It was later chosen as the ending theme for the information program “Joho Live Miyaneya.” At a concert in February 2015, the four members performed an acoustic version by themselves, said to have played it with their thoughts turned toward Tohoku.
As spring arrives and you begin life in a new environment, why not listen to this song and draw some courage from it?
I Gotta Go feat. kojikoji, WILYWNKA & HiplinGeG
A heartwarming song that gently embraces the feelings of young people who, with the cherry blossom season, are quietly determined to set out on their journeys.
Its clear, sun-dappled melody shines with GeG’s delicate production touch.
The album “Mellow Mellow ~GeG’s PLAYLIST~,” recorded in March 2020, reached No.
1 on Apple Music’s Hip-Hop chart.
Kojikoji’s pure vocals, WILYWNKA’s powerful rap, and Hiplin’s soulful singing blend beautifully, tenderly portraying both the sorrow of parting and the courage to take a new step.
It’s a track that will gently stay by the side of anyone beginning spring or starting a new chapter in life.
Spring SwallowHey! Say! JUMP
A Hey! Say! JUMP song that gently soaks into the heart in the season when a refreshing spring breeze blows.
Using swallows as a motif, it tenderly portrays the anxieties and confusion of a new environment, and the way we overcome them together with friends.
Crafted by members of sumika, this track features a supportive message that resonates with life’s turning points—something everyone experiences—paired with a fresh, uplifting melody.
Released in May 2022, it was chosen as the theme song for the Yomiuri TV/Nippon TV anime “Love All Play.” It’s a perfect cheer song for those starting a new chapter or feeling unsettled by changes in their surroundings.