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 you can do just by listening (41–50)
lipsGLAY
Released in 1997 as GLAY’s 11th single.
It was used as the ending theme for Fuji TV’s “HEY! HEY! HEY! MUSIC CHAMP” from April to June 1997, and it became the band’s first No.
1 on the Oricon Singles Chart.
It was a million seller, and it’s a song whose rock sound lets you sing your heart out and blow away stress.
Body & SoulSPEED
This song was released in 1996 as SPEED’s debut single.
It was featured in a Nissin Cisco “Ciscorn” commercial and became a major hit, selling 800,000 copies.
The song perfectly reflects SPEED’s youthful and energetic image, so belting it out with full energy will leave you feeling refreshed.
Forever LoveX JAPAN
Released as X JAPAN’s 14th single, the song gained widespread recognition when it was used as the Liberal Democratic Party’s campaign CM song for the 19th regular House of Councillors election in 2001, featuring then–Prime Minister and LDP president Junichiro Koizumi himself.
Singing it with heartfelt high notes leaves you feeling refreshed.
Sweet EmotionAikawa Nanase
Released in 1997 as Nanase Aikawa’s seventh single.
The song was used in a Hi-Chew commercial and as the campaign song for the “Radio New Era” on commercial radio stations nationwide, reaching No.
2 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.
While it has a rock vibe, it’s a bright and fun song to sing.
Let It Go ~Ari no mama de~Matsu Takako
The Japanese version of the theme song from Disney’s animated film Frozen, which took the world by storm, is “Let It Go ~Ari no Mama de~.” Back when the movie was a hit, you heard it all the time—on TV and out on the streets.
Even people who haven’t seen the film probably know this song as sung by Takako Matsu.
It’s a track that clears your mind of worries and makes you want to start fresh as a new version of yourself from tomorrow.
Heavy rotationAKB48
It was released in 2010 as AKB48’s 17th major single.
You could even say it’s one of the group’s signature songs.
Inspired by Yuko Oshima, who was center at the time, it has a bright, rock-influenced sound—an irresistibly cute track that’s fun to sing and dance to.
Over DriveJUDY AND MARY
Released in 1995 as JUDY AND MARY’s seventh single.
It was the band’s first song to break into the Top 10 on the Oricon charts and was used in a commercial for the Toyota Corolla Touring Wagon.
With its upbeat, high-energy feel, it’s a song that makes you want to sing your heart out.