[2026] Summary of Western songs used as theme and insert songs in Japanese dramas

Songs chosen as drama theme tracks tend to stick in our memories, and they’re easy to talk about as common topics with school friends or coworkers—something that hasn’t changed even in the 2020s.

In fact, if you watch a lot of Japanese dramas, you probably know that Western songs are quite often used as well.

In this article, we’ve researched and compiled Western music that has been used as theme songs and insert songs in Japanese dramas.

We cover everything from the 2010s to the latest dramas of the 2020s, so feel free to use this for trend-checking or to spark some slightly nostalgic conversations!