Songs that give you strength. Recommended masterpieces and popular tracks.

Same ThingHoshino Gen

Gen Hoshino – Same Thing (feat. Superorganism) [Official Video]

Gen Hoshino brings us a song imbued with the resolve to lovingly embrace the contradictions and absurdities of emotion.

It’s an ambitious work created in collaboration with the UK band Superorganism, featuring English lyrics.

Set to a sleek electropop sound, it paints a worldview where rainy days and sunny days, hatred and love—all hold equal value.

Released in October 2019, it impressively reached No.

1 on the Oricon Digital Albums chart.

Its bold, modern reinterpretation of the traditional concept of wabi-sabi also drew attention.

This is a piece that stays by your side when you feel stuck or face unreasonable circumstances, supporting you as you try to keep moving forward in everyday life.

Under the same skyayaka

Ayaka – Under the Same Sky

Released as Ayaka’s 10th single, it was also featured in a commercial.

This song teaches us how important a smile is and how powerful it can be.

Life throws many obstacles our way, but it encourages us by saying it’s okay—we’ve managed to overcome them one by one, giving us energy and strength.

Myself ROCKONE OK ROCK

ONE OK ROCK – Jibun ROCK [Official Music Video]

Just the sheer power of ONE OK ROCK’s songs gives a massive push to anyone trying their best.

This track from the album “Niche Syndrome” is a number that gives you the strength to believe in yourself and work hard for your present and your future.

It’s easy to give up studying because it’s hard or because you don’t understand, and chase instant gratification instead.

But that’s the wrong choice for your future self.

It inspires you to fight your own weakness and keep going, so you can make the life where you’re the main character shine even brighter.

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room for growthCreepy Nuts

[MV] Creepy Nuts – Nobishiro (Room to Grow)

Creepy Nuts has delivered a track full of eagerness to explore life’s possibilities.

Included on their September 2021 album “Case,” this song portrays the growth you come to recognize as you get older and the boundless potential within yourself.

It captures, from a distinctive angle, the more flexible way of seeing things that comes with adulthood and the encounter with a new version of yourself.

Also adopted as a cheer song for professional baseball, this track gently encourages anyone who wants to believe in their limitless potential or transform who they are now.

It’s a song you’ll want to listen to when you’re feeling setbacks or uncertainty, and when you’re ready to take a new step forward.

AkariMy Hair is Bad

Akari

A gem of a song that captures the feelings of people who keep fighting hard even while weary from everyday life.

Included on My Hair is Bad’s album “ghosts,” released in July 2024, this track vividly portrays the inner heart that puts on a brave face while harboring weakness, along with the will to move forward nonetheless.

Emotional guitar tones and powerful vocals gently embrace the emotions deep within.

The album “ghosts” also features the theme song for the film “Crayon Shin-chan: Our Dinosaur Diary” and the official theme for the 96th Senbatsu as presented by MBS.

When work or relationships weigh on you and your heart feels like it might break, this song will be by your side and help you take a step toward tomorrow.

Full-Power BoySukima Suichi

Sukima Switch – “Zenryoku Shonen” Music Video : SUKIMASWITCH / Zenryoku Shonen Music Video

A major-label debut that delivers a youthful message brimming with dreams and hope.

Filled with Sukima Switch’s heartfelt sentiments, this work gently sings of youthful passion and the pure spirit we don’t want to forget even as adults.

Set to a pop melody centered on acoustic guitar, it calls out the importance of living life to the fullest.

Released in April 2004 and featured in an NTT DoCoMo Kansai regional commercial, it gained increased media exposure and became one of the band’s signature songs.

It’s a track you’ll want to listen to when taking a new step or when you want to remember your beginnings.

When you stand at a crossroads in life, it will surely give you courage.

white noiseOfisharu Higedan Dism

Official HIGE DANDism – White Noise [Official Video]

A rock number by Official HIGE DANDism you’ll want to play when you need the strength to push forward and break through the walls in your way.

Its high-speed, hard-hitting band sound and lyrics about cutting through anxiety and doubt to move ahead ignite a fighting spirit for tackling your studies.

Released digitally in January 2023, the track was chosen as the opening theme for the Tokyo Revengers: Christmas Showdown Arc and Tenjiku Arc, and is also included on the 2024 album Rejoice.

Its thrilling song structure fires up the brain, steels a faltering heart, and helps you regain the focus to sit back down at your desk.