Enjoy the summer! Japanese summer dance tracks. Uplifting dance music.
When summer gets hot, you just want to dance your heart out to upbeat summer dance tracks, right? I bet a lot of you feel the same.
In recent years, dance-driven songs have become mainstream in Japan as well.
In this article, we’ll introduce Japanese tracks that are perfect for summer.
From tunes that make your body move to full-on dance music, idol songs, and classic summer anthems, we’ve picked a variety of styles.
They’re great as background music for seaside drives, barbecues, and more!
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Enjoy the summer! Japanese summer dance songs: high-energy dance music (21–30)
We are!kitadani hiroshi
This is the first opening theme of the anime One Piece, sung by Hiroshi Kitadani.
Released in November 1999, the song is filled with messages of chasing one’s dreams, friendship, and hope.
It has been used not only in the TV anime but also as a theme song for films and games, and has been beloved by many fans.
Its ocean-themed lyrics and exhilarating, liberating vocals make it a perfect fit for summer! How about using it as background music for a seaside drive or a barbecue?
Furachina SummerExWHYZ
An irresistibly addictive dance track that rides a deep house sound with a spark of summer excitement! ExWHYZ, the successor to the idol group EMPiRE, created this piece with Hidefumi Kenmochi of Wednesday Campanella as producer.
Released in July 2023 as a summer single, it showcased a fresh allure following the album “Xanadu.” Set in a glittering season, it portrays the sweet, slightly tart beginnings of love—the thrill of catching a glimpse of someone you like in profile.
Much like its music video filmed in Okinawa, it’s sure to elevate open-air summer drives and barbecues with friends.
The buoyant, irresistible groove will instantly sweep listeners into the heat of summer.
Enjoy the summer! Japanese summer dance tracks. Hype dance music (31–40)
FUNKY FLUSHIN’Juice=Juice
An ultra-stylish funk number that heralds the start of summer! Included on the single “Pride Bright / FUNKY FLUSHIN’,” released in July 2023 to mark Juice=Juice’s 10th anniversary, this is a cover of a classic by Tatsuro Yamashita.
With Swedish producers on board and the bassist from the world-renowned band Dirty Loops, the sound is the real deal.
The members’ groove-filled vocals paint a world brimming with bubbly exhilaration and irresistible, body-moving fun.
Reaching No.
2 on the Oricon weekly chart, this track is perfect for a drive or a home party soundtrack! Put it on when you want to lift your mood, and you’re guaranteed the best summer ever.
Sunset Summer FeverL!PP(from Hello! Project Dance Team)
An emotional summer dance number where your heartbeat seems to sync with the setting sun! It’s the debut original track by L!PP, a unit formed by elite dancers from across Hello! Project’s groups, released in September 2022.
Created as a tie-in song with the hair salon LIPPS, it reached No.
3 on the Oricon Daily Chart.
The lyrics by Gota Nishidera skillfully capture both the bittersweetness and the passion of a fading summer.
Perfect as background music for a late-summer drive or a sunset spent with friends, it’s sure to create unforgettable, sentimental memories.
I can’t forget it.Sakanakushon
A track that’s nostalgic yet fresh, with an irresistibly groovy, ’80s-style AOR sound! Released by Sakanaction in 2019 and included on their acclaimed album “834.194,” it also drew attention as a SoftBank TV commercial song.
During production, vocalist Ichiro Yamaguchi reportedly wrote as many as 150 variations of the lyrics, and that dedication adds depth to the piece.
The wistful, backward-looking lyrics blend exquisitely with the comfortable dance beat.
Play it on a late-summer drive or during a sunset barbecue, and it’s sure to set the mood—just a touch sentimental and undeniably cool.
Love Boogie-Woogie NightSazan Ōrusutāzu
An exquisite dance track where nostalgia and novelty burst into life! Released in June 2024 to mark the 46th anniversary of national rock band Southern All Stars’ debut, this song is also included on the album “THANK YOU SO MUCH.” Its sound fuses the sparkle of Showa-era disco with Reiwa-era EDM beats—guaranteed to make anyone want to move.
The lyrics portray a man’s feelings steeped in pathos, and that very poignancy accentuates the track’s danceable vibe.
A cross-generational anthem that will supercharge your summer drives and parties!
mermaidSuiyōbi no Campanella
A mermaid from the sea takes a prince from the land by the hand and leads him to a summer festival! Wednesday Campanella captured this cute story with genre-defying dance music.
The track shifts from a laid-back, reggae-style beat to a thrilling section where fierce jungle rhythms and dazzling brass burst forth—sure to set your heart racing.
Released digitally in July 2023, it was also featured as a campaign song for Coca-Cola’s “Coke STUDIO.” Just imagining the mermaid dancing her heart out, forgetting the pain in her feet, swells our excitement for summer events! Put it on during a drive or a barbecue, and it’ll herald the perfect start to summer.