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[Winter Dance Music] A handpicked selection of popular tracks that will make you want to start dancing!

Winters with harsh cold tend to make our bodies hunch up, but are there some of you who find your body moving before you know it when you’re listening to dance tracks with a comfortable tempo and groove? In this article, we’ll introduce dance music perfect for winter.

We’ve selected a variety of songs—from full-on dance numbers to chic, mellow tracks that match the winter vibe.

This winter, why not spend your days enjoying the unique atmosphere of the season along with your favorite dance music?

[Winter Dance Music] A handpicked selection of popular tracks that will make you want to start dancing! (71–80)

Purple The OrionDA PUMP

This is a dance track by the dance-vocal unit DA PUMP themed around the winter constellation Orion.

The lyrics focus on vivid winter scenery, like white breaths in the cold, while maintaining a solid, unwavering core beat essential to dance music.

It’s a song where choreography characteristic of R&B fits perfectly.

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To a snobbish nightKokubu Yurie

A danceable midnight number by Showa-era idol Yurie Kokubun.

While firmly channeling the flavors of funk and dance classics, it’s a track with a nocturne-like wistfulness and a city-lights vibe, making it perfect for adding sparkle to the club and disco scenes during the winter season.

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Sūdara-bushiUeki Hitoshi

Hitoshi Ueki “Sūdara-bushi” ANALOG RECORD MUSIC
Sūdara-bushiUeki Hitoshi

While famous as a classic kayōkyoku (Japanese popular song), it’s a masterpiece whose lyrics—evoking night market stalls and winter night drinks—soak into the soul.

It’s a rare track that people of any generation can dance to, a historic dance number that lets you immerse yourself in the bon-odori mood and feel a more traditional Japanese sense of rhythm.

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[Winter Dance Music] Carefully selected popular numbers that will make you want to dance! (81–90)

DEPARTURESglobe

globe / 'DEPARTURES' (Starring: Ayaka Miyoshi)
DEPARTURESglobe

From globe, a group known for producing many songs that fit the winter season, this track shifts from a ballad to high energy.

From the intro to the pre-chorus, the relaxed vocals invite you to sway, and then the chorus suddenly modulates into a danceable section—making it a quintessential winter song overflowing with poignancy and bittersweet melancholy.

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In conclusion

We introduced a variety of winter dance music, from songs with explicit winter imagery to ones that simply convey a wintry atmosphere.

While gently soothing, bittersweet winter tracks are lovely, it might also be nice to bring music into your daily life that heats up the heart precisely because it’s winter—and keep your spirits high.