[Summer Tunes] A roundup of commercial songs featured in summer ads
As summer approaches, we start seeing more and more commercials for summery products—everything from soft drinks to sunscreen and deodorant.
These ads often feature summery scenes like blue skies and the ocean, or coming-of-age stories starring students in school uniforms, all designed to evoke the feeling of summer.
Of course, the music often matches the season too, with many songs that have become summer staples.
In this article, we’ll introduce a wide selection of songs used in those summer commercials all at once.
We’ve picked out everything from slightly older, nostalgic ads to ones currently on air, so take your time and enjoy!
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[Summer Tunes] A roundup of songs featured in summer commercials (21–30)
Strong Wind Slicked-Back Hair feat. Utautai Yukiyukopi
All of Nissin’s recent commercials are so impactful, aren’t they? This “Eat Seafood in Summer” spot is also somehow heartwarming.
The parody of Yukobi’s “Gale Force All Back feat.
Utaai Yuki,” which flows like a spell, sticks in your head forever.
The original song keeps singing about “hair getting slicked straight back by an overly strong headwind.” It’s a mysterious track that makes you want to hum it like an addiction!
I can see you againKetsumeishi
Released as Ketsumeishi’s 18th single, it was used as the commercial song for Shiseido’s ANESSA.
Yuri Ebihara appears in the commercial and also in the song’s music video.
The video was filmed at Konami-tsuki Beach and Chuo Beach in Onjuku, Chiba Prefecture.
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Adhesion☆NIGHTYabai T-shatsu Yasan
Your eyes are drawn to the flashy title “Yuchaku☆NIGHT.” This is a high-energy love song by the popular band Yabai T-Shirts Yasan, known for their comical lyrics and fast-paced tempo.
The song was featured in Sprite’s TV commercial “Shunkan Dive.” The lyrics cheer on a couple in a good relationship from Yabai T-Shirts Yasan’s point of view, but what stands out is how they transform that into uniquely comical, highly free-form wording.
From the guitar break to the final chorus, it really ramps up and gets you hyped!
Because of the heatOhtaki Eiichi
The Pocari Sweat commercials have become well-known for featuring Yoh Yoshida and Rio Suzuki as a mother-daughter duo.
In 2023, Keiko Matsuzaka joined as well, playing a graceful lady passing by, resulting in a humorous ad that conveys the importance of summer hydration.
The song used in this series of commercials is Eiichi Ohtaki’s “Atsusa no Sei” (“Because of the Heat”).
This previously unreleased track by Ohtaki, with its simply repeated lyrics, really gives you the feeling that the heat is throwing something out of balance.
SmileMori Nana
Nana Mori, a young Japanese actress, is also active as a singer, and her song Smile was featured in the TV commercial Otsuka Oronamin C: “Genki wa Tsuyoi zo – Speech” edition.
The song was originally released by HOFF DYLAN in 1996.
Its tempo is slow and the lyrics are easy for small children to understand, so it might be nice to sing it with your kids.
With Nana Mori’s rendition, the song feels even gentler and more heartwarming, making it easy to forget your troubles naturally.
Itadaki summerTUBE
TUBE, synonymous with summer bands and summer anthems, had their song “Itadaki Summer” featured in Knorr Cup Soup’s commercial “Summer Standard” starring Haruna Kawaguchi.
While cup soup is usually associated with winter, this version is a chilled cup soup made with cold milk.
The ad has a refreshing vibe, and paired with TUBE’s upbeat summer tune, it’s the kind of spot that makes you feel like you can see a crisp blue sky.
tropical nightRIP SLYME
It was used as the campaign song for the Coke + iTunes commercial, and the CD features the Coca-Cola logo, with the jacket lettering designed to evoke the Coca-Cola branding.
The song itself was apparently created with a deliberately cheesy-and-sexy vibe, and the music video features many sexy actresses.