Lovely Vocaloid

A slow-paced Vocaloid track. A classic Vocaloid song you’ll want to savor.

A Vocaloid producer who is also a music writerWakachan Araki
I’ve worked in a variety of roles—regardless of pro or amateur settings—including live event PA, cameraman for video and photography, restaurant staff, and logistics center staff. I now spend my days as a part-time writer. I’ve contributed to music and manga websites with feature/review articles, and wrote the liner notes included as a bonus for 1st PLACE Inc.’s “IA SUPER BEST.” As for my music background, I started playing guitar in junior high and focused on band activities during my school years. For over 15 years since then, up to the present, I’ve continued releasing original tracks as a Vocaloid producer. My areas of expertise are Japanese rock, Vocaloid, and manga.
POPS writer/editorKEI
Since discovering music during my school days, I’ve mainly listened to Japanese and Korean pop. I have experience writing articles for sites like Utaten. 2000s J-pop and 2010s K-pop were especially the soundtrack of my youth. With the mindset that “good is good,” I enjoy music across genres. Thanks to past work environments and their influence, I was exposed to lots of classic rock and kayōkyoku (Japanese popular songs), which may have broadened the scope of what I love. At RAG MUSIC, I currently focus on K-pop and J-pop. I strive to edit with a feel for the scene and an eye for hit potential.

There are times when you just want to heal your heart slowly while listening to music, right?

In this article, we’ll introduce calm, soothing Vocaloid tracks—pieces with a relaxed atmosphere that you’ll want to listen to when you feel like reflecting or unwinding at night.

We’ve picked out a lot of songs, so if you read to the end, you’re sure to find at least one that resonates with you.

Take your time and let yourself—body and soul—be carried by some wonderful music.

It could also be a helpful reference for choosing songs at karaoke!

A slow-paced Vocaloid song. Masterpiece Vocaloid tracks you’ll want to savor (11–20)

The town closest to spring40mP

[GUMI (40mP)] The Town Closest to Spring [Original PV]

The Town Closest to Spring 40mP

40mP, known for his refreshing sound, created “The Town Closest to Spring” with spring as its theme.

Its lyrics evoke memories of friends back in a distant hometown and reflections on one’s youth.

Rather than merely looking back on the past, the song’s words inspire a sense of hope for the future.

The guitar sound also plays a key role in expressing that buoyant feeling.

Incidentally, it’s actually the first Vocaloid song ever broadcast on NHK’s “Minna no Uta.” One listen and you’ll see why.

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Reminiscence PoetryYukino Ito

Reminiscence Poesy / Koharu Rikka

Recollection Poésie Yukino Ito

This is a rock ballad-style piece distinguished by its gentle melody.

Composed by Yukino Ito as the official demo song for Koharu Rikka, it was released in April 2023.

Its bittersweet melodic lines and lyrics about cherishing someone who lives on in memory resonate deeply.

Equally striking are the warm tones of strings and piano that envelop the band sound.

It’s an emotional number that makes you instinctively relate it to your own experiences.

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scarNakase Miru

Scar / Backside Life

Scar Nakase Miru

An emotional Vocaloid track where sentimental feelings seep out through sound and words.

“Scars” by Miru Nakase is a number released in April 2023.

You’ll be captivated by its unique soundscape that blends electronica and rock.

The lyrics affirm people who live on while carrying their wounds, embracing both backward-looking feelings and forward-looking hopes.

Recommended for times alone when you want to sink into your thoughts.

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Patchwork StaccatoToa

Toa – Patchwork Staccato – ft. Hatsune Miku

Patchwork Staccato and Ah

The work that expanded the popularity of the Vocaloid producer Toa was their 14th piece, Tsugihagi Staccato, released in 2014, which was one of the tracks distributed as part of the 7th anniversary project for Hatsune Miku.

It surpassed 100,000 views on Niconico and entered the Hall of Fame, and in 2016 it achieved a million views.

The “staccato” in the title refers to playing notes in a short, detached manner, which creates a distinctive sound throughout the song.

The lyrics, which sing of an unrequited love that bears no fruit, evoke a heartrending feeling as you listen.

It’s a perfect number to play on a lonely night.

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It's a reset.Toa

Toa – It’s a Reset. – ft. KAFU (Toa – Reset – ft. KAFU)

It's a reset. Toa.

A heartrending song that poignantly expresses the desire to escape from reality and hit reset.

Released in 2022, this piece is by Toa, known for hits like “Tsugihagi Staccato.” Kafu’s pure, translucent vocals gently wrap around the listener’s heart.

With a piano-centered, melodic arrangement and lyrics that empathize with life’s setbacks and anxieties, it’s perfect for late-night drives or moments of solitary reflection.

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Hello/How are you?Nanou

[Hatsune Miku Soft] Hello/How Are You [Original]

Hello/How are you nano?

Nanou, also known as Hoehoe-P, is a Vocaloid producer whose thick, full-bodied sound, honed through experience as a band musician, is especially compelling.

A representative song he created is Hello/How Are You.

Its balance of a gentle atmosphere and a powerful rhythm, along with piano tones that heighten a sense of poignancy, evokes the image of quietly facing one’s own heart.

It’s a track where the painful and positive emotions blend: confronting one’s flaws and fragile heart head-on, and trying to move forward little by little.

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A slow-paced Vocaloid song. Masterpieces of Vocaloid you’ll want to savor (21–30)

Song in the Color of TearsShō

Tear-Colored Song (Namidairo no Uta) / Sho feat. Hatsune Miku

Song of tear-colored (Teary-colored)

The song I’d like to introduce as one that heals a broken heart is “Namiiro no Uta” (“Song the Color of Tears”).

It’s a work by Sho, a creator who mainly produces songs featuring Hatsune Miku.

Let me highlight two key points of this track.

First is the lyrics that follow a clear timeline.

The song begins with the protagonist, grieving the loss of their beloved, gazing at the sunset.

As the song progresses, the sun sets and their mood sinks, and finally the sunrise arrives.

Hatsune Miku delivers this progression with richly expressive vocals.

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