Hit and popular songs by WANDS
We’d like to introduce songs by WANDS, the rock band that achieved million-seller hits with multiple tracks such as “Toki no Tobira” and “Sekai ga Owaru made wa…”.
WANDS is known for songs that epitomize the ’90s and was one of the flagship artists of their then-label, Being.
They shifted to the alternative sound that was mainstream overseas at the time with their 10th single “SAME SIDE,” but it wasn’t well received domestically back then, and sales did not grow.
However, in recent years “SAME SIDE” has been reevaluated, and vocalist Uesugi, who composed it, has reflected that “it has become the origin of my current music.”
It still sounds incredibly cool today, and the husky vocals are wonderful.
Please enjoy WANDS’s many classic tracks in this playlist.
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WANDS’ classic and popular songs (11–20)
Until the world ends…WANDS
This is WANDS’ eighth single, which was used as the second ending theme for the 1994 TV anime Slam Dunk.
It played alongside Mitsui Hisashi’s comeback arc, topped the Oricon weekly chart for two consecutive weeks, and became a million seller.
Show Uesugi’s impassioned vocals and Tetsurō Oda’s masterful composition lyrically portray the sense of loss after heartbreak and the turbulence of shifting emotions, building gradually from the first verse and bursting open in the chorus—thrilling whether you sing it or listen to it.
Also included on the album PIECE OF MY SOUL, it remains an immortal classic loved across generations, continually covered by the reactivated fifth-generation WANDS since 2019 and by Show Uesugi himself.
Let’s trade kisses instead of talking about love.WANDS
Released on April 17, 1993 as the fifth single.
It was used as a commercial song for an apparel shop.
The song expresses a desire to feel this precious moment not as words, but as a real, tangible presence.
It’s a rock track brimming with a sense of speed.
Loneliness is the color of autumn.WANDS
It’s a debut single released on December 4, 1991.
It was used as an insert song in a TV drama.
The song portrays the strained relationship and emotions of two people, set against the backdrop of a city in autumn rain.
It’s crafted as a medium-tempo rock ballad.
So dear that it leaves me speechlessWANDS
This song is included on the album “Little Bit…”.
It was produced as a self-cover of a song originally written for the music group MANISH.
It’s a driving rock ’n’ roll track that passionately belts out impulsive desire.
Keep My Rock’n RoadWANDS
It’s a song included in the album “Toki no Tobira.” Set to a mid-tempo pop arrangement, it sings about finding hope and starting to walk again, even amid sunset and disappointment, a rusty harmonica, rubble-strewn roads, and a dry, desolate landscape.
White MemoriesWANDS
A coupling track to the single “Jumpin’ Jack Boy.” It’s a sentimental winter song that sings about reminiscing on a past lover while wishing them happiness.
The music features pop sensibilities with a strong synth sound.
WANDS’ famous and popular songs (21–30)
Young ladies, fall in loveWANDS
Released on July 7, 1993 as the sixth single.
It was used as a commercial song for an apparel shop.
The lyrics are about unexpectedly running into a girl he knows in town who seems to have been dumped by her boyfriend, so he cheers her up.
It’s a pop rock song.