Songs women like. Famous and popular Japanese songs.
I feel that songs popular among women tend to place more importance on lyrics compared to songs popular among men.
Many of them are about themes like lovers, family, and the future, and this article has gathered many tracks with strong messages—so I hope you discover a new song here!
Songs women like. Classics and popular J-Pop tracks (1–10)
Breathe love into my bodySuperfly
Released in October 2014 by Superfly, it peaked at No.
12 on the Oricon weekly chart.
The song, which evokes an image of a strong yet gentle woman, is used as the theme song for the TV drama “Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon.”
ImaginationSPYAIR
It’s a single released by SPYAIR in April 2014, which reached No.
9 on the Oricon weekly chart and No.
6 on the Billboard singles chart.
The song was used as the theme for the TV anime Haikyu!! and has a real sense of speed.
Let's become a familyMasaharu Fukuyama
This is a single by Masaharu Fukuyama released in August 2011, which was used as the theme song for a Zexy commercial.
It might also be nice to use as background music for weddings.
It reached number one on both the Oricon and Billboard Japan charts.
I miss you so much and want to see you.Kana Nishino
It’s a song that became a massive hit thanks to the strong resonance it found with women, and I think this is the track most people associate with Kana Nishino.
Her charm lies in her overall gentle vocals; she doesn’t belt the high notes but sings them in mixed voice, which lets the message of the lyrics flow in naturally and makes it very pleasant to listen to.
This song conveys the real feelings of a girl in love—maximum heartbreak—and it’s the kind of track that might bring you to tears.
It’s one you’ll want to sing with all your might when you want to pour your feelings out to the person you like.
Girls don't cry.Rina Katahira
This is singer-songwriter Rina Katahira’s second single, released in 2014.
It’s especially popular among women of the same generation as Katahira and reached No.
18 on the Oricon weekly chart.
It was also used as a commercial song for CanCam.
StargazerSpitz
This is a single by Spitz released in January 2004, which reached number one on the Oricon weekly chart.
It was also included on the album “Iroiro Gown,” released in March of the same year.
The song was used as the theme for the Fuji TV show “Ainori.”
miracleKobukuro
It’s a single by Kobukuro released in March 2015.
It appeared on the Oricon charts 10 times, peaking at No.
9.
The song was used as the ending theme for the TV drama “DOCTORS: Saikyō no Meii,” starring Ikki Sawamura.