Classic songs about the four seasons—recommended popular tracks.

to clear up (weather)Yorushika

Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Non-Credit Opening (Cour 2) / Opening Theme: Yorushika — Haru

It’s a track that evokes a refreshing feeling, as if heralding the arrival of spring.

Released for streaming in January 2024, it was also chosen as the opening theme for the TV anime Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End.

Showcasing Yorushika’s delicate musical sensibilities to the fullest, the song is wrapped in a breezy atmosphere that conjures images of fresh greenery and a pleasant spring wind.

Suis’s translucent vocals and n-buna’s literary lyrics blend beautifully to deliver a message that resonates deeply.

It’s a piece that gently embraces the emotions of those who carry hope at the start of a new season.

Highly recommended for anyone who wants to experience, through music, the yearning for a new world that comes with the arrival of spring.

Spring ThiefYorushika

Yorushika – Spring Thief (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

It’s a beautiful piece that conjures up images of cherry blossoms in full bloom and petals swirling in the wind.

The message attached to the music video—“We liken life to cherry blossoms”—suggests that it’s not merely depicting spring scenery, but expressing the transience of life.

Our lives, while feeling the cycle of the seasons on our skin, will one day scatter like cherry blossom petals.

Just as people say, “This year’s cherry blossoms were beautiful,” it would be wonderful if we, like the blossoms, could remain beautiful to the very end and fulfill our lives.

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back number – Winter and Spring

Back number’s stirring melodies and delicate vocals beautifully capture the emotions of moving on from heartbreak amid the transition from winter to spring.

Produced in January 2024, the piece was helmed by Masanori Shimada, who also produced “Suiheisen,” and the music video marks Iyori Shimizu’s first attempt at directing.

The use of snow-covered asphalt on the jacket symbolically expresses both the change of seasons and the transformation of the heart.

It’s a song that resonates with the pain of heartbreak—an experience shared by all—and the journey of recovery that follows, making it a track you’ll want to listen to alone on a quiet night.

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Fireworks – aiko (Full)

This is a masterpiece whose sweet melody—like a slice of the summer night sky—and poignant lyrics about an unattainable love resonate deeply.

Released by aiko in August 1999, the song vividly portrays the fleeting yet beautiful scenes of love, like fireworks rising into the night.

Included on the album “Sakura no Ki no Shita,” it gently envelops those quiet moments before sleep or the times you gaze up at the night sky thinking of someone dear, with its delicate vocals.

It remains a song many wish to listen to alone on a quiet night, and one that continues to comfort those carrying the ache of a tender, unfulfilled love.

cherry blossomKetsumeishi

Sakura – Ketsumeishi (Full)

The song itself was, of course, great, but the music video really became a hot topic.

The MV is set up like a drama and features Emi Suzuki and Naoto Hagiwara.

Suzuki looked truly neat and innocent—so adorable, right? It became Ketsumeishi’s biggest hit, fully capturing the feeling of spring.

Winter is starting.Makihara Noriyuki

[Official] Noriyuki Makihara “Winter Begins” (Music Video) [4th Single] (1991) / Fuyu ga Hajimaru yo

This is Noriyuki Makihara’s 74th single, and it was used as the commercial song for Sapporo Beer’s “Fuyu Monogatari” that was on sale in 1991.

Perhaps because it was intended for use in a commercial, the keyword “beer” appears in the lyrics.

It’s a seasonally themed track brimming with the excitement of the onset of winter.

Blue and SummerMrs. GREEN APPLE

Mrs. GREEN APPLE – Blue and Summer

A youthful pop tune, reflecting the cool hues of the sky and the summer sunlight, has arrived from Mrs.

GREEN APPLE.

Woven with exhilarating guitar riffs and a lyrical melody, this track heralds the beginning of summer.

Released in August 2018 as the theme song for the film “Ao-Natsu: Kimi ni Koi Shita 30-Nichi,” it portrays an honest, relatable first love and a longing for summer.

The song carefully expresses the emotions of falling in love with a season one once felt indifferent to, gradually discovering its charm, and carries a powerful message about believing in human connection.

Performed at the 75th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen in December 2024, it has become a staple of the summer season.

It’s the perfect track for creating radiant memories of youth—like running along the seaside with friends and talking about love under a bright blue sky.