Make your Instagram Stories pop! A special selection of songs to boost your spring mood
With the arrival of spring, it’s the perfect season to make your Instagram Stories even more fun! How about posting a spring-inspired Story with your favorite song? We’re introducing a collection of BGM tracks that pair perfectly with cherry blossoms, new beginnings, spring outings, and other seasonal moments.
With melodies full of springtime vibes, you’re sure to find tips for creating Stories that truly captivate your followers.
Insta Stories That Pop! A Playlist to Lift Your Spring Mood (1–10)
Come, spring.NEW!Matsutōya Yumi
Singer-songwriter Yumi Matsutoya continues to shine at the forefront of Japan’s music scene.
Released in 1994, this song—also known for being written as the theme for the NHK morning drama of the same name—enjoys nationwide popularity.
With its memorable piano melody, it depicts the bittersweet longing and hope of waiting for the warmer seasons.
It’s perfect for adding color to scenes of dancing cherry blossoms or stories that dwell on someone dear.
Starting Oversumika
This is a track by sumika whose uplifting melody rings out like a fanfare announcing the start of a new season.
The lyrics delicately portray not only the anticipation of chasing a dream, but also the spring-specific restlessness and anxiety.
Even so, believing in your own sense of “what you love” and sharing your worries with friends can help you overcome them—an encouraging message that truly warms the heart.
Released in June 2023, the song served as the opening theme for the TV anime MIX MEISEI STORY: The Second Summer, Beyond the Sky.
Whether you’re strolling beneath cherry blossoms with hopes for a new chapter, or adding it to an Instagram Story to mark a fresh challenge, this is a guaranteed springtime anthem that will lift your spirits.
to clear up (weather)Yorushika
It’s a hopeful song that vividly evokes the clear air after the rain.
By comparing life’s trials and sorrows to rain and the hope beyond them to a break in the clouds, it carries a powerful message that there is always light waiting after you overcome any hardship.
Released by Yorushika in January 2024, this track was used as the opening theme for the TV anime Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End.
Suis’s transparent, radiant vocals ride over a sound that fuses electronica and rock, resonating deeply with listeners.
In spring, when new beginnings bring a touch of anxiety, listening to it might gently nudge you forward.
It’s the perfect number to accompany a video of walking beneath cherry blossom-lined streets or a story about embarking on a new challenge!
Heralding springyama
A signature track by yama, featuring a crisp beat and a modern arrangement that makes you want to move—an ear-catching standout.
Released in April 2020 as yama’s first original work under that name, it gained popularity primarily on social media despite having no specific tie-in.
The production background also drew attention: the song was completed entirely through online exchanges without yama ever meeting Kujira, the Vocaloid producer who wrote the lyrics and music.
Contrary to its bright sound, the song portrays loneliness tucked away in the corners of the city and a heart wavering between ideals and reality.
It’s a song that resonates with many, reflecting not only the sense of anticipation in spring but also the anxieties that come with a new environment.
On nights when cherry blossoms fallaimyon
There’s no real reason for wanting to see the person you like, is there? This song captures that bittersweet, aching feeling of love that arrives with the coming of spring.
Written by singer-songwriter Aimyon, it was released in February 2021 and drew attention as the theme song for the dating reality show “Koi to Ookami ni wa Damasarenai” (Don’t Be Fooled by the Wolf of Love).
In contrast to the beautiful imagery of fluttering cherry blossoms, it honestly conveys, from a girl’s perspective, the anxiety of possibly growing apart from someone and the loneliness of entering a new environment.
The light, breezy melody only heightens that sense of poignancy.
Pair it with Instagram stories featuring cherry blossom scenes or use it as background music for a spring outing to create an emotional atmosphere.
Working Womanmakaroni enpitsu
Despite its light, stylish sound, this track grips you with a sudden, aching poignancy that’s irresistible.
It’s a work by Macaroni Empitsu, a powerhouse band formed by music school graduates.
The song is included on their mini-album “LiKE,” released in February 2019.
It portrays people pushing forward as they find small joys, even while feeling the futility of working days and the constrictions of society.
From a secret stash of sweets in a desk to sigh-inducing everyday moments, anyone will find their own story reflected there.
The city-pop-inspired, sophisticated arrangement blends perfectly with vocalist Hattori’s emotional delivery.
It’s a song that gently stays by your side in spring, as new beginnings start and your heart feels a little tired.
Song of SpringFujihara Sakura
This song, which was the theme for the latter part of the film March Comes in Like a Lion, is a cover of a classic by Spitz.
Simply having a woman sing a song originally performed by a male vocalist can transform its atmosphere, but Sakura Fujiwara’s uniquely low, smoky voice and the ethereal arrangement make you gasp, thinking, “I can’t believe the same song can change this much!” The lyrics, which sing of a fragile yet warm hope that lies beyond a long winter, resonate even more deeply.
Released as a single in March 2017, the track was later included on the album PLAY.
It’s perfect for weaving into a story of cherry blossoms dancing along a tree-lined road or a slightly sentimental morning when a new life is beginning.
A moving number that gently stays close to those who are doing their best—and brings you to tears.