[Make Your Summer Pop] A High-Energy J-POP Playlist to Boost Your Mood! [2026]
When it comes to summer, you just want to crank up some uplifting tunes and get pumped, right?
Here’s a special feature of energizing summer songs just for you.
We’ve picked out a variety of summer tracks—from the latest releases to timeless oldies and hit songs.
Packed with high-energy songs that will elevate your summer mood and dance numbers that will make you want to move, this lineup is sure to get you excited!
They’re also perfect companions for a drive.
Let’s make wonderful summer memories with these feel-good summer songs!
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[Turn Up the Summer] A Special Feature on Energetic, Hype-Inducing Summer J-POP! [2026] (41–50)
Matsuriteranishi yuma feat. izumi pinko
This work, featuring an impressive fusion of traditional Japanese elements and EDM, is a wildly upbeat celebratory number created under the theme of “connecting the world through laughter.” Released in August 2025, it drew major attention for its cross-generational collaboration between singer-songwriter Yuma Teranishi and actor Pinko Izumi.
The structure, where Teranishi’s high-tone vocals intersect with Izumi’s punchy, declamatory singing, delivers a truly festival-like exhilaration.
It might be just the thing to listen to when you want to blow your worries away!
Blue NoteM!LK
Haven’t you ever felt a flicker of youth you thought was long gone suddenly start to shine again? This song is a high-energy number carrying M!LK’s warm message that “youth can come back as many times as you want.” It was featured as the theme for the Sea Breeze commercial starring member Hayato Sano and was released in July 2025.
Its fresh, lively arrangement is instantly refreshing.
Give it a listen, and it might become the never-ending soundtrack of youth that accompanies your everyday life.
Secret talk＝LOVE
Set against the backdrop of a summer festival, this song poppily captures the heart-fluttering moment when a secret relationship with a longtime crush begins.
It was released digitally in August 2025.
The lyrics, penned by producer Rino Sashihara, are infused with a sweet-and-sour exhilaration—the feeling of wanting to boast about getting closer to someone you like, even though you can’t tell anyone.
Emi Ohtani, who takes center position, delivers a gentle vocal that beautifully conveys the protagonist’s wavering feelings of love.
Let this pop love song elevate your summer mood!
TORICOIwatatakanori
This is a solo work by Takanori Iwata, featuring a pleasing, passionate Latin rhythm.
Released in July 2025, it was chosen as the CM song for JATA’s “More! Overseas” campaign, enhancing the open, carefree mood of summer.
The sound instantly captivates listeners, and the lyrics—framing the push-and-pull of romance—leave a strong impression.
With Iwata’s lustrous vocal performance, it skillfully conveys a mature passion.
It’s perfect not only as BGM for a beachside party, but also for setting the mood on a special night with someone important.
You two, SummerKetsumeishi
It’s a song that vividly colored the summer of 2010.
A breezy 1970s disco sound layered with a buoyant soca-style beat lifts your spirits, and the tonal gradation that begins with acoustic guitar feels like a fanfare announcing the arrival of summer.
The lyrics, in lyrical strokes, depict bittersweet memories of driving along the coastline, as well as the nostalgia and yearning for the future that we feel precisely because we’re now adults.
Released in July 2010, the track also became familiar as the ending theme for TV Asahi’s “Onegai! Ranking” in August of the same year.
It’s a perfect classic for those moments when you reminisce about days gone by while making the most of the summer you’re living right now.
Teased by you and reggaeKetsumeishi
An adult party tune that pulls you into a reggae groove.
It’s a track by Ketsumeishi, released in June 2025 as the single “Kimi to Reggae ni Tekirarete / Kaigansen Cider.” The lyrics portray the push-and-pull of romance, where something that started as a casual fling turns into being completely captivated by the other person.
The upbeat sound feels great and naturally makes your shoulders sway.
Perfect as background music for a summer night drive or for turning up the energy at a party.
Carrying HappinessMrs. GREEN APPLE
A number that makes your heart leap just by listening, wrapping you in an extraordinary sense of bliss! Released by the rock band Mrs.
GREEN APPLE in July 2025, this song was chosen as the theme for Tokyo Disney Resort’s summer event.
It brilliantly captures the concept of an “exceptionally happy summer,” working like magic to energize anyone who hears it.
Its irresistibly bright melody and positive lyrics are sure to make the time you spend with your loved ones even more exciting!