Songs that give you strength. Recommended masterpieces and popular tracks.
To you who feel, “I want to take one more step forward,” or “I want to overcome this wall.” Why not borrow the power of music and take a new step? Voices that resonate with the heart and powerful messages will surely give you a gentle push from behind.
We’ll introduce timeless songs that have been sung from various perspectives—when you’re feeling down, when you’re uncertain—and have always stayed close to our hearts.
Let today be the spark that ignites your desire to give it your all.
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Songs that keep you going. Recommended masterpieces and popular tracks (251–260)
GuildBUMP OF CHICKEN
A masterpiece that deeply questions the meaning of life and one’s own worth has been making waves.
The ballad released by BUMP OF CHICKEN in November 2006 is a work that expresses the self by likening life to a “job.” Its meticulously crafted guitar riffs and delicate vocals weave a melody that gently stays with the listener, evoking profound empathy.
The piece was also developed as a puppet-theater DVD, with band members serving as voice actors, expanding its world beyond music.
This is a song especially for those searching for what it means to live true to themselves, or for anyone feeling worn out by daily life.
Hope ~Yell~NEWS
Released in 2004 as NEWS’s major-label debut single.
The song was used as the image song for the “Athens Olympic Volleyball World Final Qualifier” and topped the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.
With lyrics like a cheer wishing good fortune to those who strive, it’s a song that gives listeners strength.
Let’s do our best.SMAP
It was released in 1994 as SMAP’s 14th single.
The song was used as the theme for Fuji TV’s “Yume ga Mori Mori” and “Naruhodo! The World,” and it was frequently performed by SMAP as a message song following the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake and the Great East Japan Earthquake.
It’s an upbeat song that says, “Even if every day feels uncool, don’t give up—keep going!”
If I had been living aloneSUPER BEAVER
A gem of a medium-tempo ballad that vividly portrays the joy and frustration we feel through our connections with others.
Included on SUPER BEAVER’s single “Highlight/Hitoride Ikiteita Naraba,” released in June 2020, this track was chosen as the theme song for the film Water Ribbon, starring Ayami Nakajo.
With delicate instrumentation and an emotive vocal performance, the melody gently sings of the importance of bonds with others and mutual support.
It’s a song that stays close to your heart when you want to reflect on what it means to live true to yourself and to find the courage to overcome setbacks.
Be yourselfSaucy Dog
This is a gem of a message song that sings about the importance of living true to yourself.
Included on Saucy Dog’s July 2022 album “Sunny Bottle,” the track centers on self-affirmation and a forward-looking way of life, wrapping the universal struggles and anxieties we all face in a warm, comforting sound.
Through the portrayal of a protagonist grappling with the gap between ideals and reality, it conveys the beauty of not demanding perfection.
Chosen as the ending theme for San-in Broadcasting’s “Teleport San-in,” this song is perfect for those unsure how to face themselves or seeking music that gently stays by their side.
Its gentle key of G major and relaxed tempo are sure to soothe the heart.