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 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.
Enjoy the summer! Japanese summer dance tracks. Hype dance music (41–50)
WAVEBODY (Remix)JP THE WAVY
This is a track that amps you up when you listen to it in the summer.
In the music video, child actors evoking the rappers’ childhoods appear, and the early-2000s-inspired visuals create a nostalgic vibe that makes you feel a pleasant sense of reminiscence.
It’s a song you can’t take your eyes off, with performances brimming with confidence and a strong bond among the crew.
The MV was released in October 2021, and the track is included on that year’s album, “WAVY TAPE 2 (Deluxe).” Put it on for a summer drive or when you’re hanging out and getting hyped with friends—it’s guaranteed to take the energy up a notch.
Give yourself over to the powerful, heavy low-end beat and enjoy it as the perfect summer BGM!
My Resort¥ellow bucks
This track captivates with a soothing sound that makes you feel as if you’re on a private beach.
On a beat crafted by Tee, ¥ellow Bucks unfolds a world where the sparkle of an extraordinary resort intersects with fleeting scenes from everyday life.
The song is included on his milestone debut album, “Jungle,” released in August 2020, and the music video was filmed in Okinawa.
It’s guaranteed to lift your spirits on a summer drive or whenever you want to unwind a little.