Karaoke songs to sing in April: classic and popular spring hits

PinkieBUMP OF CHICKEN

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This is a song that spins a delicate tale themed around cherry blossoms.

It beautifully portrays the determination to keep holding close the promises made with someone dear, even as time slips by.

From the intro, the gentle tone of the strings and the warm vocals of Motoo Fujiwara from BUMP OF CHICKEN seep into the heart, resulting in a piece that perfectly accompanies the cherry blossom season.

It was included as the coupling track to the single “HAPPY,” released in April 2010.

In the springtime, when anxieties and expectations about new environments mix together, this is a song that will gently give you a push forward.

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CHE.R.RY – YUI (Full)

This pop tune, packed with sweet-and-sour feelings of first love, vividly paints a timeless page of youth.

Expressing the emotions of unrequited love through delicate exchanges via cell phone messages, the song captivates with YUI’s clear, translucent vocals and acoustic sound.

Released in March 2007, it became a memorable track as a commercial jingle.

It was also included on the album CAN’T BUY MY LOVE and selected as the ending theme for the TV anime ReLIFE: Final Arc.

It’s a refreshing, encouraging song perfect for the season when spring arrives—one that anyone harboring feelings of love can relate to.

The flowers are cherry blossoms; you are beautiful.Ikimonogakari

Ikimono-gakari “Flowers Are Cherry Blossoms, You Are Beautiful” Music Video

A song brimming with distinctly Japanese sentiment has been born, intertwining cherry blossoms with feelings of love.

Released by Ikimono-gakari in January 2008, this piece portrays the pure emotional landscape of youth alongside the gentle scenes of spring.

Incorporating traditional Japanese expressions and polite language, it beautifully harmonizes an old-fashioned flavor with a modern sensibility.

The melody is based on the yonanuki pentatonic scale, and its rhythmic phrases leave a strong impression.

It was also used in a commercial and reached a peak position of No.

7 on the Oricon charts.

It’s a perfect song to listen to as spring approaches, and is recommended even for elementary school students about to embark on a new school term.

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Vickeblanka – Ulala

You’ll be captivated by this pop number, brimming with a light, breezy atmosphere that evokes the cheerfulness of spring and the sense of new beginnings.

While the song centers on farewells and encounters in spring, it gently guides you toward a positive mindset.

Buoyant acoustic guitar and soaring vocals wrap the listener in warmth, as if giving a gentle push forward.

Released in April 2018 as the major-label debut single, the track opens with a goodbye at the doorstep and goes on to portray the courage and hope needed to take a new step.

It’s a song that will resonate with anyone facing a season of change—entering a new school, starting a job, or relocating.

I heard the sound of cherry blossoms blooming.＝LOVE

=LOVE (Equal Love) / 1st ALBUM track 'I Heard the Sound of Cherry Blossoms Blooming' MV [YouTube ver.]

This is a heartwarming =LOVE song that gently conveys the arrival of spring.

It portrays a faint, bittersweet first love by likening the flutter of a first crush to the invisible scene of “the sound of cherry blossoms blooming.” The reasons the protagonist prefers riding in the third car of the school commuter train, and the care she takes with her hairstyle, convey the feelings of a girl earnestly navigating her first love despite her confusion.

Included on the May 2021 album “Zenbu, Naisho.” (“Everything’s a Secret.”), the song also drew attention for its refreshingly springlike visual beauty in the music video.

It’s a perfect track for the spring season—one that makes your heart flutter when listened to at the start of a new school term.

It’s recommended not only for those in love, but also for anyone who wants to enjoy the spirit of spring.

Tomorrow, when spring comesTakako Matsu

Tomorrow, When Spring Comes – Takako Matsu (High Quality / With Lyrics)

A debut work by Takako Matsu that portrays a boy who stakes his youth on baseball and the pure feelings of the girl who watches over him.

Set to a bittersweet yet refreshing melody, it captures cherished memories and the hope of new encounters.

Flowing from past to future, the song gently embraces precious memories that linger in the heart.

Released in March 1997, it was used in an NTT commercial and was performed at the 48th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen that same year.

Takako Matsu’s clear, translucent voice and the warmth of the music will quietly encourage you to take a new step as spring arrives.

In this season when anxiety and anticipation mingle with new beginnings, why not listen to this song and find a little courage?

Cherry Blossom Timeaiko

aiko - “Sakura no Toki” music video

This is a celebrated song that delicately portrays feelings of love budding with the arrival of spring.

The love story spun by the protagonist, “atashi,” resonates all the more thanks to warm, gentle vocals and a light, airy sound.

Using cherry blossoms as a motif to express the start of love, hopes for the future, and even anxious emotions, the piece weaves a deep love story that anyone can relate to.

Since its release in February 2000, it has continued to be cherished as one of aiko’s signature songs and also drew attention as the theme for a Calpis Water commercial.

It was included on the album Under the Cherry Tree (Sakura no Ki no Shita) and has sold 1.

418 million copies.

As a song perfect for the season of new beginnings and springtime encounters, it’s one you’re sure to hear when the cherry blossoms are in bloom—highly recommended for anyone seeking a new romance.