Recommended songs for relieving stress. An easy stress-relief method: just listen.
Many of you may be feeling stressed from daily life—relationships at work, school, and so on, right?
For you, I’ve put together a playlist of songs that can blow away your stress.
For music lovers, the best way to relieve stress is, of course, to listen to music.
You can immerse yourself by listening at high volume with headphones, or belt it out at karaoke and let it all out.
Listen wholeheartedly, shake off your daily fatigue, and from tomorrow, make a fresh start and do your best!
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Recommended songs for relieving stress: A simple stress-relief method just by listening (31–40)
God of RomanceHirose Kōmi
This is the third single by singer-songwriter Kohmi Hirose, which became a staple winter song after being featured in a ski equipment commercial.
Its lyrics, expressing a woman’s straightforward true feelings, resonated with many, and the song led to Hirose being dubbed the Queen of Winter Songs.
With powerful vocals delivering lyrics themed around proactive women, the track can be seen as embodying a modern image of womanhood.
It’s an uplifting number that blows away your worries when you’re stressed.
DiamondsPRINCESS PRINCESS
It was released in 1989 as Princess Princess’s seventh single.
Chosen as the song for Sony’s “audio tape” commercial, it became a million-seller and won the 22nd Japan Cable Radio Awards.
Even today, it remains hugely popular at karaoke and is a pioneering track by a girls’ band.
Kissing You of ApologyE-Girls
It was released in 2013 as E-girls’ sixth single.
The song was chosen as the theme for the film “The Apology King” starring Sadao Abe, and it’s the ultimate love song that begins with an apology, tying in with the movie’s story.
It reached No.
2 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart and is a fun, uplifting track.
Sandaime J Soul Brothers from EXILE TRIBER.Y.U.S.E.I.
Released in 2014 as the title track of the 13th single by Sandaime J Soul Brothers from EXILE TRIBE.
Member ELLY handled the choreography, and the “Running Man” move in the routine became a major topic.
It’s a song everyone can enjoy by doing the Running Man together.
Effeminate; overly sentimental; being clingy/whiny (context-dependent)Gōruden Bonbā
It was released in 2009 as Golden Bomber’s seventh single.
It’s a song that everyone can imitate—the music and choreography—for karaoke, parties, and all kinds of occasions, and I don’t think there’s anyone who hasn’t heard it.
Since it’s a song everyone can sing and dance to together, it’s great for relieving stress.
Recommended songs for relieving stress. A simple stress-relief method you can do just by listening (41–50)
Farewell, my beloved sorrowsMomoiro Kurōbā Zetto
It was released in 2012 as Momoiro Clover Z’s ninth single.
The song was used as the theme for the Nippon TV drama Akumu-chan, with guitarist Tomoyasu Hotei handling composition, arrangement, and guitar performance.
Centered on the theme of the “light and darkness” within humans, it’s a track brimming with a strong rock vibe.
crimsonX JAPAN
It was released in 1989 as X JAPAN’s first major-label single.
Taken from their major-label debut album BLUE BLOOD, it won the Best New Artist award at the 1989 Japan Cable Radio Awards.
It’s a hard rock song that, if you just belt it out with all your might, will undoubtedly leave you feeling refreshed.