[Cheering Songs] Japanese tracks to listen to when you’re troubled, lost, or feeling anxious
As we go through life, everyone experiences anxiety and the like.
Even within that anxiety, there can be confusion, worries, and all sorts of things.
Here, we’ll introduce a whole lineup of uplifting songs that will support your heart in times like these!
If you’re looking for a way to deal with the negative feelings you’re carrying right now, be sure to read to the end!
I’m sure you’ll find songs that truly resonate with your feelings.
There are plenty of tracks that can even turn your anxiety into something positive, so try finding the ones that suit you!
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[Cheer Songs] Japanese songs to listen to when you're troubled, lost, or anxious (71–80)
Embracing wrinkled cloudsDISH//
A song that gives you the courage to keep looking forward when life doesn’t go as planned.
Created by DISH// as the theme for the 2022 drama “Ride on a Unicorn,” this piece is a pep song that gently scoops up emotions you come to understand with maturity.
Through ever-changing elements of nature like wind and clouds, it quietly conveys a resolve to embrace shifting days and relationships while hoping to smile in the future.
Rather than racing ahead, it stays by your side like a breeze passing through, softly nudging those striving toward their dreams and those on the verge of giving up.
Heretical StarOfisharu Higedan Dism
It’s a powerful song that pushes you forward if you want to change yourself and live true to who you are without worrying about others’ eyes.
Included on Official Hige Dandism’s mini-album “Report,” released in April 2017, this track delivers a message about the importance of sticking to your own path without yielding to society’s pressure to conform.
The lyrics carry a firm resolve—unafraid of criticism from those around you—and reflect vocalist Satoshi Fujihara’s real-life experience of staying true to his convictions when he switched from drummer to vocalist despite being told, “Don’t do it.” It’s a gem of an anthem that we hope everyone looking to take a new step forward will listen to.
GloriousBE:FIRST
BE:FIRST is a boy group born from an audition program.
The song they created as the support anthem for the 102nd All Japan High School Soccer Tournament is “Glorious.” In addition to SKY-HI, who serves as the producer, member LEO also took part in writing the lyrics for this track.
They’ve successfully expressed the passion of chasing dreams with powerful words.
It’s a song that people dedicated to any pursuit—not just soccer—will surely relate to.
We are youngKing&Prince
King & Prince is one of Japan’s leading idol groups.
“We are young” was created as the theme song for the drama We are young, which stars group member Yuta Kishi.
It’s a medium-tempo ballad about life, carrying the message “Let’s live a life without regrets.” The chorus, where the meaning of the title becomes clear, is sure to stir your heart when you hear it.
Incidentally, the composition was handled by Koji Tamaki.
Don’t give up on your dreamsOkamura Takako
This was likely the first major hit by Takako Okamura after she left Aming—known for hits like “Matsu wa”—to pursue a solo career.
Although originally written as a heartbreak song, listeners later embraced it as an uplifting anthem, and it was frequently used on TV shows and in commercials.
In 2005, it was chosen as the theme song for the film ‘Gyakkyo Nine,’ which led to the release of a remastered version.
It’s a timeless classic that continues to be loved across generations.
rainbow-coloredayaka
It’s a rousing anthem whose powerful, life-giving vocals and warm, embracing melodies resonate deep in the heart.
It gently paints the strength to overcome any hardship and the hopeful future that awaits beyond.
The lyrics, which speak to the new vistas revealed through painful experiences and the importance of moving forward step by step, stay close to the listener and give them courage.
Ayaka’s 13th single was newly written in June 2014 as the theme song for the NHK morning drama series “Hanako and Anne.” This work is an encouraging message song that speaks to everyone standing at a crossroads in life, feeling anxiety or uncertainty.
It’s a track we especially hope will reach those taking a new step forward or harboring vague worries about the future.
flying boatKing Gnu
This is a song by King Gnu—known for their distinctive musicality—that gives you a push when you want to break through the status quo and take a new step forward.
It carries a powerful message: don’t be bound by society’s conventions or ideas of correctness—embrace your past and future alike, and move ahead by your own will.
Monumental, stadium-shaking choruses fuse with earth-rumbling low-end to shake the listener to the core.
Released in August 2019, the track was also featured in an ANA commercial.
If you listen to it when you’re facing a major challenge or need to fire yourself up in the morning, it just might make you believe in limitless possibilities.