Make your Instagram Stories pop! A special selection of songs to boost your spring mood

Sakura, You, and Ituki.

tuki. 'Sakura Kimi Watashi' Official Music Video

This is the third single by singer-songwriter tuki., who has gained popularity for her delicate, emotional lyrics and simple yet powerful melodies.

Her clear voice over gentle acoustic guitar lines shows a level of expression you wouldn’t expect from someone who created it at just fifteen.

The poignant lyrics, themed around a love that fades like cherry blossoms, seem perfect for the season of farewells.

Paired with a story that looks back on passing youth and memories of love, it’s sure to captivate anyone who sees it.

An emotional spring song that will color your graduation-season memories.

One-room DiscoPerfume

[Official Music Video] Perfume “One-Room Disco”

This is a Perfume track themed around starting a new life in spring.

In a brand-new apartment right after moving, feelings of excitement mixed with a touch of anxiety.

Those bittersweet emotions are expressed over sparkling synth-pop.

The song not only captures the exhilarating sense that a lonely room has turned into a dance floor, but also gives you strength through the fleeting pangs of wistfulness you feel in quiet moments.

Released in March 2009, it was later included on the classic album “⊿ (Triangle).” A new life is exciting, but it can feel a little lonely too, right? This song gently stays by your side in those moments.

How about using it as BGM for an Instagram Story featuring cherry blossom-lined streets or your new place?

March of MarchDoramasure

March of March

It’s a perfect spring song by Drama Store, featuring a piano tone that carries warm light and a touch of loneliness.

It captures the bittersweet sadness of farewells that come with graduation and moving on, and the anticipation for the new life ahead.

Those sweet-and-sour feelings everyone knows ride on a marching rhythm and gently resonate in the heart.

The track is included on their first full album, DRAMA STORE, released in April 2019.

It would be perfect as BGM for Instagram Stories—scenes under cherry blossom-lined streets or on the day of departure.

An inspiring pop number that gives you a gentle push forward.

Perpetual Minting EngineSogabe Keiichi

Keiichi Sokabe – Perpetual Mint Engine [Audio]

How about coloring the start of spring with a song that refreshes your mind like a burst of mint? This track by Keiichi Sokabe—active across a wide range as a singer-songwriter and band member—is an electro, danceable number where buoyant guitar cutting intertwines with a comfortable four-on-the-floor beat.

Within its floating, time-spanning world that gazes at both the past and the future, it carries a powerful message for living in the present, gently giving listeners a push forward.

It’s a feel-good, uplifting anthem perfect for a drive in the spring breeze or an Instagram story on the first day of a new chapter.

Sakura Weather and a Time Machine with Hatsune MikuAdo

[Ado] Cherry Blossom Weather and a Time Machine with Hatsune Miku

This is a pop ballad in which a wistful piano melody and strings unfold dramatically.

Featuring the ethereal blend of Ado’s vocals with Hatsune Miku’s, the song was first performed at the National Stadium live concert in 2024.

Paired with a beautiful scene of fluttering cherry blossoms, the lyrics that long for an irretrievable past are deeply affecting.

The unfulfilled wish to turn back time perfectly overlaps with the poignant atmosphere of spring.

It’s a spring song that touches the heart, highlighting Ado’s delicate, carefully woven vocals—distinct from her more powerful singing style.

Ideal for posting a nostalgically toned story alongside treasured photos.

lilacMrs. GREEN APPLE

Mrs. GREEN APPLE “Lilac” Official Music Video

Mrs.

GREEN APPLE is a rock band that’s wildly popular for their catchy musical style.

Their songs are truly diverse and never fail to surprise.

This track is pure, straight-up youth—an exhilarating, fast-paced guitar rock anthem.

It’s packed with that uniquely spring-like, bittersweet feeling: the struggles of everyday life, the desire to cherish even the pains of the past.

Released in April 2024, this song is also well-known as the opening theme for the anime “Oblivion Battery,” and it won the 66th Japan Record Award.

It’s a heart-thumping, refreshing number that’s perfect for posting an Insta Story of you walking under cherry blossoms or capturing a moment from your new life.

cherry blossomKetsumeishi

Ketsumeishi “Sakura”

Many cherry blossom songs have been born in the J-POP scene, and the masterpiece released by Ketsumeishi in February 2005 is a prime example.

This work is a bittersweet love song that overlays the beautiful sight of fluttering sakura with memories of a precious person who is no longer by your side.

While rooted in hip-hop, its catchy, singable melody and narrative-driven lyrics strike a chord.

Despite having no tie-in, it became a major hit, ranking second on Oricon’s 2005 year-end chart.

It’s perfect for expressing that slightly sentimental spring mood—when cherry-blossom viewing and new beginnings arrive—on your Instagram Story.