We’ve picked out famous in-store background music. Introducing trending tracks and catchy tunes all at once.
These days, whether it’s a restaurant or an electronics store, you hear in-store BGM almost everywhere you go.
Many shops use commercial cable services to play popular songs from Japan and abroad, but quite a few use original tracks as well.
Among these BGMs, there are plenty of highly addictive tunes that have quietly gained popularity.
In this article, we’ll introduce a bunch of those catchy in-store BGMs all at once.
See if you can find any songs that have stuck in your memory!
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I love meat
Speaking of classic songs you hear in the supermarket meat section, you can’t leave out this one with its irresistibly upbeat vibe.
It’s sung by Rika Ishikawa, formerly of [a certain group].
The lyrics are packed with clever wordplay—like using “meat” and riffing on the baseball term “just meet” (a perfect hit).
Plus, it name-drops all the crowd-pleasing meat dishes—steak, karaage fried chicken, ginger pork, hamburger steak, and more.
Hearing this tune in the meat aisle is enough to make a lot of people think, “Maybe I’ll make a meat dish for dinner tonight!”
The theme of Lawson Store 100
Here’s the background music playing inside Lawson Store 100, a chain under Lawson.
It has a delightfully cute vibe, with a simple recorder-like accompaniment and a gentle, laid-back vocal.
The melody line is straightforward, but it’s oddly addictive and never gets old no matter how many times you listen.
By the way, the sheet music is available on the official website, so you can easily play it yourself if you feel like it.
If you have an elementary school child, having them play it on a recorder would be adorable.
See you SEIYU
The in-store BGM at Seiyu, a supermarket chain with locations nationwide, is actually quite popular with many people.
With its catchy composition that sounds like it could have charted among 2000s J-pop hits, some listeners might be surprised to learn that this song is an original Seiyu track.
The refreshing female vocals are by Takane Yabuki, who works not only as a singer but also as a voice actress.
The songwriter and composer is Ryo Matsui, the guitarist of the brilliant green, which explains the remarkably high quality—almost unbelievable for supermarket background music!
first star
Ichibanboshi, the image song played as in-store BGM at the electronics retailer Nojima.
Written and composed by Hanamizuki, this song portrays the resolve to rise and move forward no matter what hardships lie ahead.
From its opening with lively claps and chorus, you can picture shoppers enjoying themselves in the store.
Warm vocals and melody layered over a medium-tempo band performance gently warm the heart.
Spinning Happiness
This song that plays inside Izumiya is often mentioned as one of those in-store BGM tracks that, for some reason, really sticks in your head.
Sung in a children’s choir style, it has a friendly, familiar feel—like a nursery rhyme you’d hear on an educational program on E-Tele.
In the lyrics, the words “shiawase” (happiness) and “kurukuru” (round and round) from the title are repeated many times, and the rhythm and sound are so pleasant that you can’t help but hum along.
By the time you finish shopping at Izumiya, the song will likely be looping in your head.
Always with my family
Apita and Piago are supermarket chains with stores mainly in the Kanto region.
In both stores, you’ll hear “Always Together with Family.” This piece was produced to commemorate the 40th anniversary of their operator, UNY Co., Ltd., and, strictly speaking, it’s not background music but is designated as the “beloved song of Piago and Apita.” The children’s voices give it a light, uplifting feel.
Incidentally, a “beloved song” refers to a tune that is widely cherished.
Perhaps they chose the name from the start with the expectation that it would become well-loved by many.
If you’re going to sell books, go to Book Off.
If it keeps playing the whole time you’re selling or buying books at Book Off, doesn’t it feel like the melody and lyrics will keep running through your head for a while afterward? And the folk-song-like part that comes between Book Off’s sound logo surprisingly has these laid-back lyrics that don’t really mean much, yet it somehow gets under your skin, and now I can’t forget it…! It’s also curious how music like this in Japan tends to have a nursery-rhyme feel compared to stuff from overseas.
